Keep Covington Beautiful (KCB) will partner with the City of Covington to participate in Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation’s (LPBF) 25th annual Beach Sweep presented by Toyota on Tuesday, September 16, 2014. This year’s theme is “25 Years of Keeping It Clean”. The event is held in conjunction with the International Coastal Cleanup sponsored by the Ocean Conservancy.
Event projects are designated to clean up areas that drain into Lake Pontchartrain. KCB’s special activity will be to place storm drain markers at drains in downtown Covington. The markers will serve as a reminder to citizens that it is important to keep the drains clean & free of debris to prevent flooding. It is also important to prevent litter and pollutants from contaminating storm water flowing through the drains into our rivers and on into Lake Pontchartrain.
Volunteers are needed to place the drain markers and pick up litter in the downtown area. Debris picked up by volunteers is recorded on data cards that catalogue and quantify the types and amounts of trash collected. LPBF forwards this data to the Ocean Conservancy to be included in its International Coastal Cleanup master database of marine debris.
Volunteers will meet at the Covington Trailhead at 9:00 a.m. to get supplies and area assignments. Light refreshments will be served following the cleanup. A limited number of event t-shirts for volunteers will be available that morning. Please contact KCB at kcb@covla.com or 985-867-3652 to volunteer. To learn more about KCB’s projects, become a volunteer or member, visit www.KeepCovingtonBeautiful.org.
