6th Nestucca Bay Cleanup
a BIG success!
About 42 people gathered at the County Boat Ramp
in Pacific City early on March 12th to hunt down debris in Nestucca Bay. The results were impressive: 1,880 pounds of trash. "Treasures" included 36 tires, 2 water tanks, assorted plastic and even a small boat dock ramp
THANK YOU again to all who contributed.
Local sponsors included Stimulus Espresso & Cafe, Grateful Bread Bakery, and Sportsmen's Pub ‘N Grub. Other sponsors included Tillamook Co. Public Works, Tillamook Co. Parks, Oregon State Parks, Fish & Wildlife, and the Lottery.
photo by Stephanie Welch photo by Guy Sievert
The Nestucca Bay Cleanup is an award winning biennial event where volunteers of all ages from all corners of Tillamook County come to conquer trash and spend a day giving a little back to the estuary. Plus it is an excuse to play in the mud!
Sponsored by NNWC, in the past the Nestucca Bay Cleanup has attracted several hundred willing laborers who have hauled out 8.5 tons of rubbish and over 300 tires in a coordinated land and sea effort. A big thank you to all boat owners who contribute to this event ferrying volunteers around the bay and returning with debris. And to volunteers with trucks who helped haul trash off the spit and ferry it from other sites around the bay.
The inaugural 2000 event won the SOLV Cup Award for Best Rural Project and Governor Kitzhaber honored NNWC with a commemorative plaque.
The next Nestucca Bay Cleanup is planned for April 2013. We hope to see all of our volunteers at this or a future Sand Lake Cleanup scheduled for 2012. Donations to help fund it can be mailed to NNWC, PO 86, Pacific City, OR 97135. All contributions are tax-deductible.