21st Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup set

AUSTIN - The 21st Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup will take place Saturday September 22nd at 26 sites along the Texas coast announced Jerry Patterson Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office. The all-volunteer event is coordinated through the Adopt-A-Beach Program of the Texas General Land Office. Additional cleanups are scheduled for the winter and spring.

Volunteers can register at any of the check-in sites from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. on September 22nd and will be given data cards gloves pencils and trash bags. Volunteers are advised to wear closed-toe shoes bring sunscreen and plenty of drinking water.

"Seventy percent of trash found on Texas beaches is left behind by average beachgoers” Patterson said.  “Humans created this problem and humans have a responsibility to fix it. I urge all my fellow Texans to join me at the beach and help turn the tide against trash."

This year Texans who are not able to attend the cleanup can help keep Texas beaches clean by making a tax-deductible donation online. There are several different Adopt-A-Beach sponsorship levels ranging from $25 to $25000 allowing both individuals and corporations to contribute to this major cleanup effort.

Texas beaches receive large amounts of marine debris due to a convergence of currents in the Gulf of Mexico. Since 1986 more than 355000 Adopt-A-Beach volunteers have picked up more than 6700 tons of this debris some of it originating from as far away as Greece. Volunteers record data on the trash to learn more about the causes of marine debris and to help mitigate pollution along Texas’ 367 miles of coastline.

The success of the Adopt-A-Beach Program is made possible by the generous efforts of dedicated volunteers and the strong support of community leaders and sponsors across the state. This year the Adopt-A-Beach Program thanks its statewide Fall Cleanup sponsors: Shell Oil Company Rowan Companies Inc. Lyondell Chemical Company ExxonMobil Halliburton and the Ocean Conservancy.

Fall 2007 Media Sponsors
Local news media sponsors for the cleanup include: KFDM-TV Channel 6 CBS NFDM-TV Channel 10 The CW Southeast Texas and Clear Channel Radio stations KLVI-AM 560 KYKR-FM 95.1 KCOL-FM 92.5 KKMY-FM 104.5 and KIOC-FM 106 in Beaumont; KRIS-TV Channel 6 NBC KDF-TV Channel 47 Fox NRIS-TV Channel 23 The CW South Texas KORO-TV Channel 28 Univision KCRP-TV Channel 2 Telefutura and Clear Channel Radio stations KKTX-AM 1360 KNCN-FM 101.3 KMXR-FM 93.9 KRYS-FM 99.1 KUNO-AM 1400 and KSAB-FM 99.9 in Corpus Christi; KHOU-TV Channel 11 CBS KTMD-TV Channel 47 Telemundo and Clear Channel Radio stations KPRC-AM 950 KTRH-AM 740 and KLOL-FM 101.1 in Houston; KGBT-TV Channel 4 CBS KTLM-TV Channel 40 Telemundo and BMP Radio Stations KURV-AM 710 KBUC-FM 102.1 KSOX-AM 1240 KJAV-FM 104.9 and Univision Radio stations KGBT-FM 98.5 KGBT-AM 1530 and KBTQ-FM 96.1 in the Rio Grande Valley; and  KAVU-TV Channel 25 ABC KVCT-TV Channel 19 Fox KXTS-TV Channel 41 My 41 KMOL-TV Channel 6 NBC KVTX-TV Channel 45 Telemundo KUNU-TV Channel 21 Univision and GAP Broadcasting radio stations KIXS-FM 107.9 KLUB-FM 106.9 and KQVT-FM 92.3 in Victoria.

The GLO’s Adopt-A-Beach Cleanups are held rain or shine!
 
For a complete listing of cleanup sites for the upcoming Fall Cleanup to learn how you can participate or for additional information on the Adopt-A-Beach Program please visit www.texasadoptabeach.org or contact the GLO at 1-877-TX COAST.

Who: Volunteers sponsors and GLO staff members
What: Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup
When: Saturday September 22 2007
    Registration from 8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m.
    Cleanup will be from 9 a.m. - noon
Where: 26 sites all along the Texas coast