This year, 159 youth and adult volunteers removed marine debris from our beaches. These incredible folks removed 10 super sacks of trash, a refrigerator, eight tires, and several pallets from our local beaches. Not only that, but they recorded every single piece of trash that was picked up and sorted it to be shipped down south for recycling and upcycling! Amazing! 

Takshanuk Watershed Council is tremendously thankful for each and every volunteer who dedicated their time and energy to this project. It would be an impossible task without you. We are grateful! 

Thank you, Haines Arts Council, the Haines Borough School District and the Svensons for partnering on the afterschool marine debris muralmaking class; to Rusty Fingers for providing music at the sorting event; and the Small Boat Harbor for providing a space for sorting and storing marine debris. 

Thank you, Reilly Kosinski for presenting at our kickoff event and for supplying super sacks for marine debris storage. Finally, a huge thank you to our partners at the Chilkoot Indian Association for providing boat and logistics support. 

Because of all these amazing folks, our beaches look a whole lot cleaner.

Thank you,

Tracy Wirak-Cassidy, Takshanuk Watershed Council