GET INVOLVED:
Join a Beach Clean Up effort or organize your own! You can start one at your favorite location by the water or just around town. Grab a few friends, make it a family activity, start a clean up day with your class or school, you could even begin a town wide event!
If you're ready to jump in, volunteering time to do clean ups are probably the quickest way to take direct action in aiding wildlife that can become entangled or injured by discarded trash.
You can even take your activism further by writing/urging your local representatives (city council, mayor, governor, congress member, etc.) to pass legislation that prohibits littering or create other related policies that protect habitat and wildlife in your area. Even advocating for your city to provide waste receptacles goes a long way in keeping local waterways cleaner and wildlife a bit safer. YOUR VOICE MATTERS! Use it locally to create big changes.
Check out these pages to learn more & volunteer:
Clean This Beach Up (Miami, FL)
Coral Restoration Foundation (Key Largo, FL)
Student Conservation Association (USA/Nationwide)
PADI: Dive Against Debris (Worldwide)
PETITIONS TO SIGN:
Add your name and voice to help support these organizations' campaigns. See below linked pages for up to date actionables and current petitions:
DONATE TO HABITAT RESTORATION:
See the details and learn about the areas in need of critical aid- from mangroves to coral reefs, wetlands to your favorite lake, every aquatic habitat matters! Help fund restoration efforts across the globe with the below organizations :
FOLLOW OUR FRIENDS:
Want to learn and do more?! Follow some of your friends working to help our blue planet.
MORE RESOURCES:
From tips and tricks with day to day routines to more major action steps in helping our planet- check out these resources:
(World Ocean Day) - 12 Months of Action
(NOAA) - How Can You Help Our Ocean
(FishFreeFebruary) - Resources: Book, Film and Sustainable Seafood Guide
(OCEANA) - 10 Ways You Can Help Save the Oceans
(WWF) - Green Tips
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