Beach Bucket Stations going back up on Sanibel

Coastal Watch has partnered with the city of Sanibel and Bailey's General Store to install Beach Bucket Stations at beach access points on Sanibel again The stations were originally installed in July, but unfortunately all were lost during Hurricane Ian

It reported that there has been an amazing effort from the city and residents to get the island beaches cleaned up after the storm However, trash continues to be uncovered and washed in from the Gulf of Mexico. The goal of the project is to provide beachgoers both with a more convenient way to collect trash and act as reminder that everyone needs to do their part to keep the beaches clean

“We hope people take advantage of this resource, as there is still a continuous flow of debris washing onto our beaches in addition to the hurricane debris still buried and scattered,” Director Kealy McNeal said “We've noticed many people stuffing trash into their pockets, tackle boxes, shell bags, et cetera, and we wanted to cre-

See BEACH BUCKET STATIONS, page 17