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Maine Points: Maine Coastal Cleanup 2021

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Maine Points: Maine Coastal Cleanup 2021

September is Coastal Cleanup Month! The International Coastal Cleanup was established over 35 years ago to address the problem of trash in our oceans and on our coasts. The Ocean Conservancy manages the ICC and maintains a database of all the items that volunteers around the world record when collecting trash. As of 2020, the one-day event in September has become a whole month of Cleanups around the world!

Danny speaks with Theresa Torrent of The Maine Coastal Program
with Department of Marine Resources about this event.

You Can register by going to the below link:
www.mainecoastalprogram.org/

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