Adopt-a-Beach in Our Communities
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1 Adopt-a-Beach in Our Communities Ottawa County Health Department Annual Water Quality Forum November, 2
2 Who is the Alliance for the Great Lakes? We are a group of volunteers and professionals working for clean water throughout the Great Lakes.
3 What s ahead? Who is the Alliance for the Great Lakes? Adopt a Beach overview Adopt a Beach results Adopt a Beach partnerships Ottawa County Adopt a Beach Next Steps
4 Our mission is to: Conserve and restore the world s largest freshwater resource using: Policy Education Local Efforts
5 Ensuring a healthy Great Lakes and clean water for generations of people and wildlife.
6 The Adopt-a-Beach Program Today the program is a year round opportunity for families, schools, businesses and community based groups to conduct litter monitoring and water quality testing along the Great Lakes shorelines.
7 The Adopt-a-Beach Program 99 begun as part of the International Coastal Cleanup 23 year round program launched 28 Adopt a Beach next steps aligned forms with EPA Sanitary Survey Partner with beach health officials
8 29 Adopt-a-Beach Results: All States (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) State ILLINOIS INDIANA MICHIGAN OHIO WISCONSIN 29 Totals Total number of beach sites Total number of teams
9 29 Adopt-a-Beach Results: All States (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) State Estimated number of volunteers Total volunteer hours Wages in volunteer participation (based on state minimum wage) ILLINOIS 3,783,97 $95,256. INDIANA 668,63 $,85.69 MICHIGAN 3,634,256 $83,294.4 OHIO 365,74 $7,786.5 WISCONSIN 568 2,65 $4, Totals 9,8 27,93 $23,2.65
10 29 Data Sets Completed Adopters All States (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) Routine Visit Form: Adopters collect information on beach health using science based observations and testing. Litter Monitoring Forms: Adopters collect detailed information on litter removed from beaches. State ILLINOIS INDIANA MICHIGAN OHIO WISCONSIN 29 Totals Litter Monitoring Forms Routine Visit Forms
11 29/2 Data Sets Completed Ottawa County Routine Visit Form 29 Routine Visit Form 2 Litter Monitoring Form 29 Litter Monitoring Form 2 Brucker Street Buchanan Street Grand Haven Channel 2 Grand Haven City Beach Grand Haven State Park Holland State Park James Street Beach Kouw Park Kirk Park Mill Point Park North Beach 6 9 Pigeon Creek South 2 2 Port Sheldon Township Beach Riley Street Beach 2 2 Rosy Mound Beach Sheldon Dunes - Private Tunnel Park Tunnel Park to James Street - Private Windsnest Park Beach Totals
12 29 Litter Results (All states IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio Wisconsin Weight of debris in lbs. 5,46 3,5 9,46,8,65 Pounds of debris removed per person Totals 3,468
13 29 Litter Results: Top Items Collected All States (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) Michigan Cigarette filters 86,767 Cigarette filters 7,784 Food wrappers & containers 5,652 Food wrappers & containers 24,422 Caps and lids 45,567 Caps and lids 6,8 Straws and stirrers 23,942 Straws and stirrers 8,228 Cigar tips 22,937 Cigar tips 7,66 Plastic bags 6,689 Plastic bags 6,4 Cups, plates, eating utensils 4,448 Cups, plates, eating utensils 5,8 Glass bottles,98 Balloons 4,59 Plastic bottles,8 Plastic bottles 3,29 Beverage cans 9,2 Paper bags 2,33
14 29 Adopt-a-Beach Litter Results: By percentage All States (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) Michigan Smoking-related 48% Food-related 44% Smoking-r elated 48% Food-r elated 43% Other 5% Medical and personal hygiene related % Balloons 2% Other 6% Medi cal / Hygi ene % Bal l oons 2%
15 29 Adopt-a-Beach Litter Results: Ottawa County by percentage Food-r elated 45% Smoking-r elated 46% Other 6% Medi cal / Hygi ene % Bal l oons 3%
16 29 Adopt-a-Beach Litter Results: Ottawa County by percentage Ottawa City and State Parks (Holland and Grand Haven State Park, Grand Haven City Beach) Ottawa County Parks (Tunnel, Kirk, Rosy Mound, North Beach) Balloons 2% Other 4% Medi cal / Hygi ene % Bal l oons 6% Other 8% Medi cal / Hygi ene % Smoking-r elated 3% Food-r elated 37% Smoking-related 57% Food-r elated 55% Ottawa County Parks made a rule to make their beaches smoke-free in 29.
17 28 Adopt-a-Beach Litter Results: Ottawa County by percentage Ottawa City and State Parks (Holland and Grand Haven State Park, Grand Haven City Beach) Ottawa County Parks (Tunnel, Kirk, Rosy Mound, North Beach) Balloons % Medical/ hygiene % Ot her 4% Balloons 3% Medical/ hygiene % Ot her 6% Food-related 29% Cigarette litter 44% Cigarette litter 66% Food-related 47% Ottawa County Parks made a rule to make their beaches smoke-free in 29.
18 Ottawa County Adopters: Working with beach health officials Project partners Lend A Hand Program Ottawa County Health Department US Geological Survey Division Team visited 2 beaches 2 times weekly Trained by Ottawa County Health Department to collect and prepare water samples for bacteria Water samples analyzed in the lab along with Petri film method used by Adopt a Beach program Trained by USGS intern on collecting modeling information
19 Adopt a Beach TM Next Steps Expand the Adopt a Beach program into areas not currently served Focus on beaches in AOC s with BUI s for beach closures Develop partnerships with beach health officials in target areas
20 Adopt a Beach TM Next Steps Develop and implement Tiered system for volunteer monitors Tier Two increased beach visits, higher level of training Tier One more flexibility with beach visits Develop and deploy improved online data entry system with a web interface for the public to view results Work with volunteer monitors and beach officials to identify actions to improve beaches
21 Contact Information! Alliance for the Great Lakes Jamie Cross Adopt a Beach Beach Manager jcross@greatlakes.org Fan us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Photo by David Riecks
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