Houston Sierra Club: Beach Cleanup at North Jetty

Title: Houston Sierra Club: Beach Cleanup at North Jetty
Location: The North Jetty – on the Bolivar Peninsula just south of the Audubon Society’s Bolivar Flats Sanctuary
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Description: BEACH CLEANUP AT NORTH JETTYBoliver HPIM1663

Saturday, April 28, 9:30am-12:30pm

The Houston Group has adopted this stretch of beach as part of the Texas “Adopt-A-Beach Program”. The North Jetty is a popular fishing, crabbing, and birding spot on the Bolivar Peninsula just south of the Audubon Society’s Bolivar Flats Sanctuary. Because this site is heavily used, trash and litter have become a problem. Much of the trash, such as discarded fishing line and plastics, are hazards to area wildlife. The ferry crossing to Bolivar is usually a great opportunity to observe dolphins and brown pelicans. And since April is spring migration season, after the cleanup we will drive up to High Island to visit the Audubon Sanctuaries – particularly the rookery at Smith Oaks, a nesting site for snowy egrets, spoonbills, and herons. Contact Frank Blake, frankblake@juno.com
Start Time: 09:30
Date: 2012-04-28
End Time: 12:30