Adopt-a-Beach kicks off the new year on Padre Island with its first clean ups on Feb. 7 and 8. South Padre Island gets ready for spring with a cleanup at Edwin Atwood Park. And in the Coastal Bend, cleanup begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 on five beaches.
Coastal Bend check-in sites and coordinators (for more information):
Aransas Pass/Redfish Bay, Nueces County
Lighthouse Lakes Park, four miles east of Aransas Pass on Hwy. 361
Richard Gonzales
361-779-7351
richard.gonzales@texasadoptabeach.org
Port Aransas, Nueces County
Avenue G at the beach
Deno Fabrie
361-749-0256
deno.fabrie@texasadoptabeach.org
North Corpus Christi Beach, Nueces County
Texas State Aquarium
2710 North Shoreline Blvd
Rosanna Gossett
361-881-1203
rosanna.gozzett@texasadoptabeach.org
Cole Park (Kids Place), Corpus Christi, Nueces County
1526 Ocean Drive
Angela Gonzalez
361-826-3673
angela.gonzalez@texasadoptabeach.org
Padre Island National Seashore, Kleberg County
Malaquite Visitor Center
20420 Park Road 22
William "Buzz" Botts
361-949-8068
buz.botts@texasadoptabeach.org
Be sure to dress comfortably and wear closed-toe shoes. Take drinking water, sunscreen, a hat and bug repellant with you.
When you check in, you will receive cleanup data cards, pencils, trash bags and disposable gloves.
The next clean up will be coast-wide on April 26.
For more information, visit the Texas Land Commission website.
