See It Clean It - Coastal Conservation Campaign

Friends of A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Highway is working in partnership with the Town of Marineland to engage communities, municipalities and civic associations along the A1A coastal corridor in a litter control campaign. This project is made possible from a grant received from the Florida Coastal Management Program through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Specifically, the non-profit will use FCMP funds to conduct beach clean-ups; provide tools and supplies for mini-projects (rakes, trash cans and mutt mitts); conduct a coastal needs assessment; conduct group presentations on how to conserve the scenic and natural qualities of the Byway; and create and distribute brochures, flyers and news releases on the negative impacts of litter on coastal areas.

The project also allows for the byway community to develop an environmental educational forum to further share coastal conservation strategies with like-minded organizations and citizens. The project relies greatly on community volunteers for regular cleanups and projects.

Outcomes: The A1A Byway Coastal Conservation Campaign will

· promote awareness of litter as a negative experience for Byway travelers;

· conduct two beach cleanups per month for targeted coastal areas;

· educate residents in conservation strategies by conducting volunteer coastal assessments on potential restoration areas, invasive species and hazardous coastal conditions; and

· perform mini-projects to improve coastal habitats.

Check out the schedule below for your beach cleanup opportunity.
Bring your energy, eagle eyes and community spirit and join the team!
We supply the water, bags, grabbers, gloves and smiling faces :)
We meet early at 8 am and work until 11 am to beat the heat....come anytime to lend a helping hand.

Month	St. Johns County Beaches	Flagler County Beaches
July	Crescent Beach 7/5/09
August	Micklers Landing 8/15/09	Malacompra Beachfront Park 8/29/09
September	Vilano Beach at Porpoise Point 9/7/09 Crescent Beach 9/19/09 Crescent Beach 9/26/09	Flagler Beach 9/19/09 Malacompra Beachfront Park 9/19/09
October	Ponte Vedra Beach 10/10/09	Beverly Beach 10/24/09
November	St. Augustine Beach 11/14/09	Varn Park 11/28/09
December	South Ponte Vedra Beach 12/19/09	Marineland 12/26/09
January	Butler Beach East 1/9/2010	Fort Matanzas Beachfront Park 1/23/2010
February	Crescent Beach 2/13/2010 St Augustine Beach 2/27/2010 TURTLE TROT	Flagler Beach 2/20/2010
March	Micklers Landing 3/13/2010	Malacompra Beachfront Park 3/27/2010
April	Ponte Vedra Beach 4/10/2010	Beverly Beach 4/24/2010
May	Marineland 5/1/2010 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FAIR South Ponte Vedra Beach 5/8/2010	Varn Park 5/22/2010
June	Vilano Beach 6/12/2010	Fort Matanzas Beachfront Park 6/26/2010

Friends of A1A is striving to enhance coastal conservation strategies along the A1A Byway. Please share your thoughts for improvements you may see by taking the survey below. Your feedback is valued as we love our beaches and want you to continue to enjoy them.

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229R6QAMMH7

Want to learn more??????????????

Join us for our

Environmental Education Fair
May 1, 2010 at University of Florida Whitney Laboratory

A full day of interactive environmental exhibits and workshops specially offered for our
Byway Community

This project is funded in part, through a grant agreement from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Coastal Management Program, by a grant provided by the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA NA08NOS4190415. The views, statements, findings, conclusions and recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the State of Florida, NOAA or any of their sub agencies. May 1, 2010.