Join the NEAq to Clean-Up Beaches in Celebration of World Oceans Day June 6, 2009

BOSTON — Celebrate World Oceans Day with the New England Aquarium and help clean up three local beaches just as beach season begins.

Teams of volunteers are needed to clean up debris from three beaches around metro Boston between 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 6. Clean-Up teams will work at Carson Beach in South Boston, (meet at Castle Island parking lot), Wollaston Beach in Quincy (meet on beach adjacent to Wollaston Yacht Club) and Revere Beach in Revere (meet on beach across the street from Kelly’s Roast Beef).

The World Oceans Day Beach Clean-Up is a part of a weekend-long celebration at the New England Aquarium designed to educate the public about ways we can all live with greater consideration for the environment and the oceans.

The NEAq will provide garbage bags and safety instructions. A limited supply of gloves will be available; please provide your own if possible. Educators will be present to answer questions and explain the unusual objects, both man-made and natural, found on urban beaches. Volunteers will receive a coupon for one free child’s admission to the NEAq to be used on June 6 or 7 with the purchase of an adult ticket.

Everyone is welcome and encouraged to use public transportation to travel to the beaches. Online registration is required. To register, or for more information, visit www.neaq.org/cleanup.

Official Website: http://www.neaq.org/cleanup