The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Adopt a Beach program

fosters volunteer stewardship of the State's coastal beaches and reduces the threat of marine debris to fish and wildlife. The DEP selects two days per year, one in the spring and one in the fall, for coast wide cleanups. Program volunteers adopt beaches for one year, agreeing to clean the beach of litter and debris on designated cleanup days. Adopt a Beach volunteers have been removing marine debris from the State's shorelines since 1993. All cleanups start at 8:00 a.m. Call for information about future dates for cleanups at DEP at (609) 29-BEACH or check the calendar of events.

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If you have a group of Volunteers who want to assist you must register prior to the event to reserve a beach and to receive supplies or you may join us
To register your group online visit www.nj.gov/dep/seeds/aabreg.htm

• We at New Jersey Beach Buggy  take our beaches seriously and work with http://.state.nj.us/dep/watershedmgt/adopt a beach.htm to maintain our coastline.

• We have projects from Wildwood to Island Beach State Park

• If you have a group that wants to get involved contact us, you can join our team or we can set you up at another location.

• Additional Information
   Additional Information
  Clean Communities Office
  222 West State Street
  Trenton, New Jersey 08608
  Phone: 609-989-5900
  NJCCC@njclean.org

• Division of Watershed Management

This program fosters volunteer stewardship of the state's coastal shorelines and beaches through public participation.

• Participants must pre-register to participate in this initiative.                    

• Registration Form: www.nj.gov/dep/seeds/aabreg.htm

• Target Audience(s)
  Citizen groups, schools, organizations and individuals

Adopt-a-Beach May 15, 2010: