lifeguard tower 26 - Ocean Park, Santa Monica CA
trash collected for 20 minutes
1.5 pounds
765.5 pounds total
COMMUNITY COUNT DAY 116 - HEATHER AND JON
trash collected for 20 minutes
2 pounds
709.5 pounds total
THE DAILY OCEAN COMBINED TOTAL -
1473.5 POUNDS OF TRASH OFF OF BEACHES AROUND THE WORLD
One of the first sights we see is a nondescript piece of feather-lite, clear plastic poking out of the sand. This is a typical discovery. I wish that it wasn't.
fr left to right: Jon, Heather and Whitney
Whitney wanted us to come out onto the beach a little earlier than I normally do so that she could shoot some footage for a CBS interview she is putting together as part of their "American Spirit" series. I am excited to be part of this! Thank you to Heather and Jon for coming out to be interviewed. This segment will most likely air while we are away on our 5 Gyres research expedition. If you watch CBS Nightly News, keep an eye out for it on a Wed. or Friday night edition, and let me know how it was!
Plastic bag rose origami that I found this way.
We are already in Chile for the start of our 10 weeks away. Most of that time will be on the crew of a 5 Gyres Institute research expedition. You can join one too! Find out how and come aboard! I know that they have openings for the Cook Islands to Tahiti this summer that goes out for about a week.
As soon as we sat down for a coffee in the Santiago Airport yesterday, we saw the footage of the earthquake in Japan on the nearest TV. Coastal Chile was on a tsunami warning, but all is well as far as we know. We are in Valdivia, which is a little farther inland in Southern Chile. My heart goes out to all of the families who may have a loved one missing at the moment, and to all of the Japanese people who were most likely very scared as it was happening.
