Haines Friends of Recyling, Alaska Division of State Parks and a local hiking club are sponsoring the first beach cleanup here in about seven years on May 13-14.
The effort will target a south-facing cove sometimes called “Battery Bay” and “Bear Man Cove.” The site is located about a mile south of where Battery Point Trail reaches a popular beach.
Retired federal biologist Molly Sturdevant, a HFR board member, said the cove traps marine debris.…
