Tena koutou katoa
Take action in September to enhance streamsides, beaches and sea and help to
combat marine debris!
. Conservation Week from 12-19th September
. National Clean Up Week from 17-24th September
. International Coastal Cleanup Day on 25th September 2010
www.ecoevents.org.nz/coastal-clean-up is a dedicated page for information
about coastal cleanup activities in the Auckland region. Through this page
you can:
. Learn about marine debris and why beach cleanups are so important.
. Access useful tools and resources to help you organise and promote beach
cleanups including a litter hotspots map.
. Find out about beach cleanup events in the Auckland region happening in
September and at other times of the year.
. Follow some useful links to websites and videos that can tell you more
about marine debris.
We encourage you to visit Ecoevents - http://www.ecoevents.org.nz/ and
join up to list any clean up events that you are organising. Coastal Clean
Up events will automatically be linked to the Coastal Clean Up page.
Register on the National Clean Up Week website -
http://nationalcleanupweek.knzb.org.nz/ to receive a pack to help you run
your Clean Up Week event and bags to collect rubbish and recyclables.
Do you already carry out regular beach cleanups? If so, we would love to
hear from you to add your beach and group details to our map,
http://www.ecoevents.org.nz/content/auckland-litter-hotspots
Please forward this message to others who might be interested.
We look forward to your participation in beach clean ups during September
2010.
Kind regards
Liz Ross
Auckland Regional Council
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Phone 09 366 2000 ext 8667
