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The future depends on how we act today. By making small shifts in your lifestyle, you can take a powerful stand against plastic pollution. Live Sustainability. REGISTRATION#: CH52020 A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. Ocean Plastics: The Ecological Disaster of our Time Did you know that of the 8 billion tons of plastic ever made, every single piece still exists? Really take this in for a second…. Think about every toothbrush, every plastic razor, plastic bag or “disposable” water bottle, every straw, plastic cup…every shampoo bottle you’ve ever used. Every. Single. One. Read More Lollipop Lollipop Here in south Florida, so many plastic lollipop sticks have been washing ashore that recently Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s (LMC) conservation department was prompted to take a closer look at these single use plastic items. What they found was surprising; 452 plastic lollipop sticks on a third of a mile of beach in only 7 days. Read More Nurdle by .... Nature? Nurdles. The name sounds inoffensive, cuddly even…. However, nurdles are anything but. "Nurdle" is the name for pre-production plastic pellets; these are the raw material of the plastic industry – the building blocks for plastic bottles, plastic bags, drinking straws, balloons, to-go containers – in fact almost anything you can think of that's made of plastic. Read More Bottles Bottles Everywhere! How often do you drink bottled water? Once in a blue moon? Once a week? Several times a day? Every single second, Americans go through about 1500 plastic water bottles . Bottled water has become so prevalent in our society, a lot of us don’t give it a second thought. But it was not that long ago that bottled water seemed, well, irrational. I mean… it’s water. Read More Sunny with a chance of Climate Change In an effort to reduce pollution, local residents can volunteer at organizations like Boca Save Our Beaches— a non-profit started by Jessica Gray, member of the Green Living Advisory Board (GLAB)in Boca Raton—which encourages citizens to work together to establish goals to safeguard the coast, while promoting a clean marine environment through beach cleanups and green activities. Read More Hurricane Preparedness in the Age of Climate Change Although hurricanes in Florida are nothing new, scientists know that climate change is already fueling slower, larger, wetter and more dangerous storms as a result of warmer temperatures, and they concur that this trend will continue if we don’t act swiftly on climate change. Read More Be a part of the solution Consumer demand is what drives plastic sales, and plastic production for that matter. By making small shifts in your lifestyle, you can take a powerful stand against plastic pollution. The easiest and most direct way that you can reduce plastic pollution is by limiting your own use of single-use plastics. Read More

Boca Save our Beaches partners with Surfrider Foundation's Blue Water Task Force water monitoring program. Every Monday, a BSOB volunteer heads out to the local waterways to take water samples. The samples are then dropped off to the lab which is stationed at Boca High. The water is carefully tested under scientific methods using special equipment for a bacteria called enterococcus. High levels of this bacteria can cause infections. Water Testing. Boca Save our Beaches partners with Surfrider Foundation's Blue Water Task Force water monitoring program. Every Monday, a BSOB volunteer heads out to the local waterways to take water samples. The samples are then dropped off to the lab which is stationed at Boca High. The water is carefully tested under scientific methods using special equipment for a bacteria called enterococcus. High levels of this bacteria can cause infections. Water testing is made available to fill in the gaps that local authorities are unable to meet when it comes to keeping the public informed of the water quality they are swimming and playing in. For more information on this program click here: Blue Water Task Force

Boca Save our Beaches volunteers removed over 92 pounds of trash in less than two hours at South Beach Park. Check out some pictures below. On Saturday, September 15th of 2018, Boca Save our Beaches volunteers removed over 92 pounds of trash in less than two hours at South Beach Park. Check out some pictures below. Beach cleanup supplies were generously donated by Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful and Florida's Surfing's Evolution & Preservation Foundation. Thank you to our donors, participants and partners for taking part in the annual International Coastal Cleanup Day.

Boca Save our Beaches International Coastal Cleanup Day 2016 brought in more than 98 pounds of trash from Spanish River Park. Beaches, dunes and mangroves were cleaned for three hours on Saturday, September 24th. International Coastal Cleanup Day 2016 collected more than 98 pounds of trash from Spanish River Park. Beaches, dunes and mangroves were cleaned for three hours on Saturday, September 24th. A special thanks to our partners: World Of Scuba , Beer Trade Co Boca Raton , Islamorada Beer Company , Friends of Gumbo Limbo Nature Center and Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful, Inc. we appreciate you and are grateful for your help with this event. AND - to the volunteers, THANK YOU - we could not have done this without you. Cheers until the next one!

408 pounds of trash was removed from South Beach Park in Boca Raton on Saturday, September 23rd during International Coastal Cleanup Day. Boca Save our Beaches partnered with 4Ocean and World of Scuba, pulling together over 85 people to help clean our beaches. Plus, we were able to beat our prior record of 377 pounds o 408 pounds of trash were removed from South Beach Park in Boca Raton on Saturday, September 23rd during International Coastal Cleanup Day. Boca Save our Beaches partnered with 4Ocean and World of Scuba , gathering over 85 people to help clean our beaches. Plus, we were able to beat our prior record of 377 pounds of trash collected. Beach cleanup supplies were generously donated by Unger USA , Ultimate Survival Technologies , Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful and the City of Boca Raton, Gumbo Limbo . Boca Save our Beaches was happy to welcome the team of Girl Scout Troop 24512, lending a hand to nature. In addition, members of our City Council: Andrea Levine O’Rourke, Jeremy Rodgers and Scott Singer spent the morning combing through the sand collecting litter. Once trash was brought back to the registration site, trash was combined into large bags for 4Ocean. 4Ocean uses the trash from beach cleanups to make bracelets. For every bracelet made, 4Ocean saves our ocean from one pound of trash! 4Ocean charitably donated a bracelet for every cleanup participant on Saturday. Thank you to our donors, participants and partners for taking part in the International Coastal Cleanup Day. Remember to leave it better than you found it! Photo Credits: Emily Creighton at Two Seventy Magazine

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Get involved and help us save our beaches by registering for one of our beach cleanups in Southeast Florida. Sign up to clean up here. Events. Before a cleanup, we ask that you download the CleanSwell App and enter the group name of: Boca Save our Beaches . This helps us record items, track distances, measure weight and keeps a historical record of our group cleanup efforts. The Rotary Club of Boca Raton Cleanup in Memory of Kris Amorello Sat, Mar 07 Share Sign me up! Do It Yourself #SoloCleanup DIY Cleanup Share Sign me up!

Boca Save our Beaches offers community outreach programs perfect for the workplace, school systems and neighborhoods. Programs. Boca Save our Beaches offers community outreach programs perfect for the workplace, school systems and neighborhoods. Our programs offered create a sense of community and brings people together. Not only do our programs serve a practical purpose, such as education, cleaning and revitalizing an area, but also, people often leave our events with a greater sense of unity, friendship and purpose. It isn’t uncommon for our participants to develop a love for nature, develop a new respect for one another and attain a sense of pride in their community after an event hosted by us. Protect what you love. Collaboration EDUCATION Our workbook introduces young students to marine debris and helps them understand why ocean pollution poses such a threat to our seas. Follow Seymour to "see more" of the sea! Students will learn to recognize, investigate and take action on marine debris. Learn more. Conservation CONSERVATION All of our waste goes somewhere, and when we don't care about our trash, it becomes litter. Our conservation programs highlight how to take individual action to reduce single plastic by practicing the 4R's: refuse, reduce, reuse and recycle. Learn more. Education COLLABORATION Getting outdoors and experiencing nature in meaningful ways leads to happier, healthier and more productive individuals. We provide cleanup supplies needed to furnish your group with hands on opportunities to engage in team building while giving back to the community. Learn more. Check out how our friends from Calusa Elementary spent their last day of Spring Break. We were happy to introduce a straw ban topic to City Council. Thank you Councilwoman Monica Mayotte for realizing the harmful effects of single use plastics! Boca Raton Straw Introduction Play Video Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tumblr Copy Link Link Copied

Boca Save our Beaches partnered with SeaWatch on the Ocean and Stoked on Salt for a shoreline beach cleanup on July 16, 2017 to help preserve and protect our living coral reef ecosystems. Boca Save our Beaches partnered with SeaWatch on the Ocean and Stoked on Salt for a shoreline beach cleanup on July 16, 2017 to help preserve and protect our living coral reef ecosystems. Over 20 ocean conservation groups joined forces to educate the public on corals, manatees, lionfish, ocean debris, sharks, sea turtles, manta rays, whales dolphins, lobsters and much more! Ocean Conservation Day 2017 was a huge success, removing over 230 pounds of trash from the ocean! Photos provided by Ola'pi Creative .

Seymour’s First Journey into the Sea of Debris is an educational workbook about marine debris and its impact underwater. Learn what you can do to help and discover dangers of litter. Follow Seymour to begin conversations with children on how our actions affect the environment. The workbook is a use Shop Sustainably. Seymour's Second Journey Buy Now Seymour's Second Journey $15.00 Seymour's First Journey Buy Now Seymour's First Journey $15.00 Solar, Orange you glad this isn’t plastic Tumbler 🍊 Buy Now Solar, Orange you glad this isn’t plastic Tumbler 🍊 $25.00 UV Shirts Buy Now UV Shirts $30.00 My Account Track Orders Shopping Bag Display prices in: USD

Boca Save our Beaches volunteers removed over 105 pounds of trash in less than two hours at South Beach Park. Check out some pictures below. On Saturday, April 14th, Boca Save our Beaches volunteers removed over 105 pounds of trash in less than two hours at South Beach Park. Check out some pictures below.

Boca Save our Beaches is a volunteer based community sharing a passion to preserve and protect the South Florida ecosystem. About Us. Boca Save our Beaches is a 501C3 nonprofit dedicated to protecting the marine ecosystem through community collaboration, conservation and educational awareness. Our objective is to empower people of all backgrounds and ages in the community to work together in establishing goals to safeguard the coast while promoting a clean marine environment. We are a 100% volunteer based community sharing a passion to preserve and protect the environment in South Florida for future generations. Did you know? Global wildlife populations have fallen by 60% in just over four decades 90% of seabirds have plastics in their stomachs, compared to 5% in 1960 There will be more plastic than fish in the sea by 2050 We are the last generation to save nature