Rhonda Cummins, coordinator for the April 28 Adopt-A-Beach Clean Up at Magnolia Beach reports a turn out of 176 volunteers who cleaned up six miles around the Crabbing Bridge area.

2,500 pounds of litter was removed from the area and deposited into bins furnished by Waste Management of Houston. Some of the unusual items collected were: a $20 bill; plastic leg from a toy action figure; 911 sign; winter glove; hazmat mask and a WaterPik toothbrush. Lots of cigarette butts were picked up, the most popular brand being Marlboro.

Thanks go out to all the volunteers and to Ineos Nitriles, Green Lake site for furnishing lunch.

At another clean-up site, Swan Point in Seadrift, 15 volunteers from Lakeside 4H Club collected 50 pounds of trash.

Thanks to everyone who participated in Adopt-A-Beach, the twice-yearly effort to clean Texas’ waterfront.