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With the help of many amazing people the paddle part of this mission is underway!...see the "Blog" for updates
We had a few changes to our plan and schedule, but we started on Sunday June 9th. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all your support and generosity. |
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Our Mission
In partnership Ocean Recovery Alliance and YOLOboard, we plan to leave the border of South Carolina on June 8, World Oceans Day, and paddle on standup paddleboards roughly 40 miles per day up the North Carolina Intracoastal Waterway to the border of Virginia, inviting partners along the way to join in promoting ocean sustainability and reducing their plastic footprint.
Plastic is meant to be disposable, yet lasts forever. It litters our oceans, damages our ecosystems, infiltrates the marine food chain, and kills seabirds, turtles, dolphin, and other marine life. As we paddle the entire North Carolina coast, we will document and share the beauty of the North Carolina coastline from water’s edge in hopes of promoting its protection and preservation. We will also seek fellow stewards through marinas and coastal North Carolina State parks by inviting their efforts to REDUCE, ELIMINATE, OR RECYCLE plastic.
We would like to invite marinas and parks to take the following steps in order to help build the community of those committed to reducing marine debris and promoting healthy oceans:
Plastic is meant to be disposable, yet lasts forever. It litters our oceans, damages our ecosystems, infiltrates the marine food chain, and kills seabirds, turtles, dolphin, and other marine life. As we paddle the entire North Carolina coast, we will document and share the beauty of the North Carolina coastline from water’s edge in hopes of promoting its protection and preservation. We will also seek fellow stewards through marinas and coastal North Carolina State parks by inviting their efforts to REDUCE, ELIMINATE, OR RECYCLE plastic.
We would like to invite marinas and parks to take the following steps in order to help build the community of those committed to reducing marine debris and promoting healthy oceans:
- Offer refillable water sources
- Provide or sell refillable bottles
- Maintain a recycling program for all plastics
- Provide a recycle bin for fishing line and maintaining the Fishing Line Recycling Program
- Post signs to educate people about marine debris and encourage them to eliminate, reduce, reuse, recycle plastics
- Take active steps towards NO single use plastic distribution (containers, cups, utensils, bags, etc.)
Kimberley Sutton & Kacie Wallace