Kodiak CoastWalk

Mission: Develop and promote stewardship, restoration and maintenance projects for trails.

Dates: May-Sep 2013

Summary:  Kodiak Coast Walk is a volunteer marine debris clean up and removal program from 81 beaches that were deemed accessible from the Kodiak road system. Participants involved in the program (1) selected a specific beach or beaches that they would clean from the list on the ITN website (2)  conducted the clean-up on a date of their choosing using ITN protocols (3) returned the marine debris to ITN, while reporting basic information about the beaches they cleaned,

Results: The 81 beaches identified for Coast Walk included a total of 27.9 miles of shoreline, of which total of 15.02 miles were cleaned by 459 participants. a total 47 of a possible 81 beaches (58%) were cleaned, totaling 4,600 lbs.

Funding Partners: Alaska Marine Stewardship Foundation

In-kind Partners:  Alaskans for LItter Prevention and Recycling, Kodiak Lions Club, KMXT Public Radio, Alaska State Parks, NOAA Fisheries Office of Enforcement

 KMXT Media Coverage (2013)

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