Tideline clean up reinforces need to rethink plastic

Wilderness School youth and Surfrider Foundation partner on monthly beach clean up

The rain showed no signs of letting up while a group of youth hurriedly worked to set up a tarp in hopes of a sheltered lunch. As they ate, the clouds lifted higher in the sky, rewarding their hard work with an occasional burst of sunshine.

The nearby waves crashed into the rocky shore, pulling stones back into the ocean as they retracted. The natural rhythm drew attention to the evidence of humans on the area. More of the beach began to show itself with the dropping tide, revealing plastics and other man-made materials.