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Foundation invites locals to take part in new Adopt A Beach program
By Staff | Apr 16, 2021
MAALAEA Pacific Whale Foundation (PWF), a leader in marine debris research since 2013, last week announced a new program designed to involve the public in keeping Maui’s coastlines clean and debris-free. The Adopt A Beach program, set to launch on Earth Day, April 22, will augment a pilot program initiated in 2015 that encouraged volunteer community scientists to monitor and remove debris as part of PWF’s Coastal Marine Debris Monitoring Program (CMDMP), resulting in over 100,000 debris items removed and documented to date. The new program offers a more structured approach for committed community scientists by providing opportunities for individuals to “adopt” a stretch of shoreline that they will clean and record the amount and type of marine debris found at the same time each month for a year. This will foster a sense of ownership over their selected area and al