FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 18, 2015 CONTACT: DEP Press Office, 850.245.2112, DEPNews@dep.state.fl.us  VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ON INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP DAY ~Help keep Florida's coast trash free~ Volunteers remove trash from Florida's coastline on International Coastal Cleanup Day. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection invites residents and visitors across the state to take part in International Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 19. The department is partnering with organizations statewide to host cleanups along Florida’s vast coastline. This year marks the 30th anniversary of International Coastal Cleanup Day, the world’s largest volunteer effort to help protect oceans, lakes and rivers. In 2014, 561,895 volunteers across the globe picked up almost 9,000 tons of trash along nearly 13,360 miles of coastline. In Florida, DEP’s Florida Coastal Office and Florida Park Service will host numerous events on Saturday. Volunteer opportunities include: Northwest District Apalachicola – Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Panama City Beach – St. Andrews State Park, 8:30 a.m.-noon Franklin County - Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Wakulla Springs – Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 9 a.m.-noon Northeast District Ponte Vedra Beach – GTM National Estuarine Research Reserve, 8-11 a.m. Southeast District Hollywood – John U. Lloyd Beach State Park, 1-4 p.m. Miami – Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves, 9 a.m.-noon Miami – Oleta River State Park, 8:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. North Palm Beach – John D. MacArthur Beach State Park, 8 a.m.-noon Southwest District Lithia – Alafia River State Park, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

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