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The 24th annual Beach Sweep/River Sweep will cleanup beaches statewide and is slated for Saturday, September 15 from 9 a.m. until noon.
The S.C. Sea Grant Consortium and S.C. Department of Natural Resources organize the statewide event, which is held in conjunction with the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup. Anyone can participate – individuals, families, schools, youth groups, civic and conservation clubs and businesses. All necessary supplies are provided.
Last year over 3,000 volunteers removed 20 tons of debris at 200 locations statewide. In its 23-year history, nearly 1,100 tons of litter have been collected and recycled when possible.
Here is a list of sites in the tri-county area:
Berkeley County
Various boat landings
Stacy Harris
(843) 572-4400
(843) 719-2676 map link
Dorchester County
Jessen boat landing, Ashley River
Sawill Creek/Greenway at Luden Road
Colonial Dorchester State Park
Carolyn Tomlinson
(843) 832-0070
(843) 297-2829 (cell)
CTomlinson@dorchestercounty.net
Old Santee Canal Park / Biggin Creek
Mary Bell
(843) 761-8000 x 5216
mary.bell@santeecooper.com map link
McClellanville
Jeremy Creek in the village - Cleanup on Sept. 22
Cheves Leland
(843) 887-3404
hclhalcyon@tds.net map link
Bull Island
Coastal Expeditions
(843) 884-7684
cex@coastalexpeditions.com map link
Isle of Palms
Stacey Johnson
(843) 886-0687
staceysusanne@yahoo.com map link
Sullivan's Island - Cleanup starts at 10am
Olivia Williams
(843) 883-3123 x50
olivia_williams@nps.gov map link
Mt. Pleasant
Shem Creek - land-based cleanup
Kelly Cousino
(843) 884-1229
kcousino@tompsc.com map link
Pickett Recreation Area (Old Pitt St. bridge)
Kent Prause
(843) 884-1229
kprause@tompsc.com map link
Ben Sawyer causeway
Dionna Ebeling
(843) 375-5462
cell (843) 870-4364
debeling@mpwonline.com map link
Charleston
Waterfront Park
Edward Evans
(843) 762-0625
edwardevans@knology.net map link
Colonial Lake park
Michael Master
(843) 965-5497
michaelmaster@hotmail.com map link
Charleston-area Creeks, Rivers, and Marshes
Ashley River
Coast Guard base to Bristol Marina
Stuart Robertson
(843) 278-4934
SRobertson@megadock.us
Marsh area under Harborview Rd. exit, James Island
Pam Ferguson
(843) 437-7513
epidemiologydoc@hotmail.com map link
Longbranch Creek out to Stono River
and marsh area behind Clemson Experimental Station
Clyde Umphlet
(843) 343-7074
LibertymarineSC@aol.com
Longbranch Creek, by Hwy. 17
Doug Thomas
(843) 224-5314
long.branch.creek.sweep@gmail.com map link
Ashley River at Middleton Place
Luke Pope
(843) 300-8706
charlestonkayak@gmail.com
Marsh areas under Cosgrove Bridge – Cleanup starts at 2pm
Jennifer Scales
(843) 579-7501
scalesj@charleston-sc.gov map link
Upper Wando River to Horlbeck Creek – 526 bridge to 41 bridge
Brad Kerr
(843) 991-2626
bradley@carolinaboatyard.com map link
Folly Island
Folly Beach
Marty Morganello
mmorganello@bellsouth.net map link
Mariner's Cay Racket and Yacht Club
Sharon Geiger
(843) 607-2785
geigers@bellsouth.net map link
Kiawah Island
Bradley Schmoll
(843) 819-1071
bradley_schmoll@kiawahresort.com map link
Edisto River
Good Hope Landing, Long Creek Landing, T.W. Messervy Landing
Marcus Sizemore
(803) 367-6222
msizemore@denniscorporation.com map link (PDF)
Edisto Island / Edisto Island State Park
Ida Tipton - FRESPACE
(843) 869-4422
Tiptonseachef@aol.com map link
There are other locations in need of volunteers, for a complete list of coastal site captains and cleanup locations, head here.
