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Adopt-a-Beach

Adopt-a-Beach volunteers are on the front lines of keeping litter, most of it plastic, out of the Great Lakes. And they collect valuable data on what they find for researchers to use worldwide.

Visit our Adopt-a-Beach page to see how you can get involved with Adopt-a-Beach. Read the latest news about Adopt-a-Beach cleanups below.

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August 27, 2020

Trash picked up anywhere can help clean beaches everywhere

Trash picked up anywhere can help us have cleaner beaches and lakes everywhere. While the journey of a piece of trash can be as short as a few feet – […]

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May 28, 2020

New Adopt-a-Beach Website Is Live!

We’re excited to share our new Adopt-a-Beach website with you! Visit adopt.greatlakes.org to check it out. The new website will make hosting Adopt-a-Beach events much easier. It also makes it super […]

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March 18, 2020

Adopt-a-Beach Cleanups Suspended Until Early May

At the Alliance for the Great Lakes, our volunteers’ safety is our top priority. We have been monitoring developments with the COVID-19 virus and have made the decision to suspend […]

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February 25, 2020

Alliance Announces Exciting Updates to Adopt-a-Beach Website

While it’s been too cold for Adopt-a-Beach, we’ve been cooking up some big things here at the Alliance. We’re happy to share that this year, we are launching a new […]

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November 18, 2019

Adopt-a-Beach 2019

Our Adopt-a-Beach volunteers put in some serious work during the 2019 Adopt-a-Beach season. We had volunteers cleaning on all five Great Lakes in all eight Great Lakes states. And across […]

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September 23, 2019

Celebrating September Adopt-a-Beach

From Duluth, Minnesota to Rochester, New York⁠—Parrotheads to university students⁠—September Adopt-a-Beach brought together a large community of people who love the Great Lakes.  September Adopt-a-Beach, part of the International Coastal […]

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June 4, 2019

Fourth Graders Take on 57th Street Beach in Chicago

This Earth Day, fourth graders at University of Chicago Lab School took on cleanup efforts at 57th Street Beach in Hyde Park. Nearly 100 Lab students are becoming Adopt-a-Beach volunteers […]

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May 10, 2019

Eco Evie and the Girl Scouts Clean Up Milwaukee’s Bradford Beach

When we plan open-invitation Adopt-a-Beach cleanups, we don’t always know what we’re to get. We can’t control the weather, we don’t know what we’ll find on the beach, and we […]

Press Release

April 9, 2019

Adopt-a-Beach Program Springs into Action for 2019 Beach Season

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 (Chicago) – As spring finally begins to appear around the Great Lakes, volunteers are heading out to beaches for a spring cleaning. The Alliance for the […]

ADOPT-A-BEACH TEAM OF THE WEEK

October 11, 2018

Michigan Students Make an Impact Beyond the Beach

Christine Webster makes it her mission to inspire the next generation of eco-conscious citizens. An Adopt-a-Beach team leader and science instructor of 28 years, Webster also sponsors Hudsonville High School’s […]

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