We are always looking for more “Trash Buster” volunteers to help with Our “Adopt-A-Beach“ Program. We must send in reports of what has been found on the beach, so it takes a bit more than just picking up the garbage. If you would like to help in any way, let me know!
Karen Whitehead, Litter Control Coordinator
Phone: 838-7627
THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
EARTH DAY BEACH SWEEP VOLUNTEERS!!
It was a beautiful Friends of Hunting Island park and beach sweep day. We met at the Lighthouse aand set out in all directions. The fabulous Rotary Club of the Low Country provided a lunch of hamburgers, hot dogs and COOKIES! Watch the video!
We wish to thank Veronica Miller, Keep Beaufort County Beautiful, Dataw Garden Club and the 137 volunteers for helping to remove a total of 146 bags, approximately 566 lbs of litter from Hunting Island State Park on Saturday, April 18th at the Friends of Hunting Island Earth Day/Beach Sweep.
Kudos to Karen Whitehead and the Friends social committee for making the event such a great success.
Thanks for helping to preserve this beautiful natural treasure at our doorstep.
When visiting the park, do your part in protecting our oceans and the environment by hauling out what you haul in…. Only leave footprints behind.
Bonnie Wright, President
Friends of Hunting Island State Park
New Monofilament Collection Stations
Scouts emptying monofilament disposal tube at end of H.I. fishing pier
Our monofilament recycling line program is up and running thanks to the help of the scouts from Troop 1712. We are working with DNR and Berkley Line Company that will be recycling the line into fish habitats, new line and new spools for the line.
Look around the lagoon and beach accesses to find our collection boxes for depositing monofilament line you may find at the park. Fishing line is a huge danger to sea birds, turtles and other wildlife. Read below to see how long it can last in the environment. Please do your part. Our volunteers will empty them on a regular basis. And pick up any line or other trash you find. The line will be bagged and sent to the DNR for proper disposal.
It was a very successful training day. The boys (2 Junior Assistant Scoutmasters, 1 Instructor, 1 Senior Patrol Leader, and 2 Patrol Leaders) who attended the training are some of the older Troop 1712 Scouts and are part of the boy leadership corps. They are really excited about this service project and thoroughly enjoyed this outing to Hunting Island. The troop will empty the monofilament disposal tubes each month and prepare the monofilament for recycling, rotating the responsibility between the four patrols of Troop 1712. Since this is a new venture for both the troop and Hunting Island, we will evaluate and modify this schedule as needed. Yesterday the tubes at the lagoon and South Beach were approximately half full; those on the pier were full!
Troop 1712 Scouts Brandon Massalon, John Rosemeyer, Christian Hart, Luke Hetherington, Nathaniel Rollings on pier
Scouts Luke Hetherington, Bryce Hill, (Karen Whitehead in rear), Christian Hart, and Brandon Massalon sorting contents of tubes in Nature Center classroom
Friends of Hunting Island Litter & Trash Education:
Marine Debris BioDegradation Timeline
Paper towel: 2 to 4 weeks
Newspaper: 6 weeks
Apple Core: 8 weeks
Cardboard Box: 2 months
Milk Carton: 3 months
Cotton Gloves: 1 to 5 months
Natural Fiber Rope: 3 to 14 months
Biodegradable Diaper: 1 year
Wool Glove: 1 year
Plywood: 1 to 3 years
Painted Wooden Stick: 13 years
Tin Can: 50 years
Styrofoam Cup: 50 years
Styrofoam Buoy: 80 years
Aluminum Can: 400 years
Plastic Beverage Holder (6-Pack): 400 years
Disposable Diaper: 450 years
Plastic Bottle: 450 years
Monofilament Fishing Net: 600 years
Glass Bottles & Jars: ???
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