General Beach Cleanup
Collecting trash on foot and carrying the bags off the beach to designated roadside collection points.
For a better idea of what's involved, see our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Volunteer Welcome and Check-in Station
Help get volunteers checked in as they arrive. This will include staffing the check in area, meeting and greeting other volunteers, ensuring that all volunteer paperwork is properly filled out, providing volunteers with an orientation and safety message, and checking for wilderness permits and bear cans for those going for overnight stays. Also includes acting as a liaison between the Olympic National Park volunteer coordinator, Olympic National Park area rangers, and the event volunteers. Distribute and collect reporting cards that indicate the location of large or hazardous items, all volunteer paperwork, registration supplies, and other necessary materials. Return these items to the designated drop off locations after the event. This is a great way to help if you don't want to walk far or carry out full garbage bags.
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Check In Time and Location
Please check in at the Three Rivers Resort, between Forks and LaPush, between 7:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Saturday. A CoastSavers representative will provide trash bags and basic information about the Cleanup and your beach. Be sure to fill out and bring the "Volunteer Agreement" form with you (download at www.coastsavers.org/forms). If you do not bring one, forms will be available at check in.
If you wish to camp at First Beach, on the Quileute Reservation, they offer a commercial campground. If you will be wilderness camping within Olympic National Park, you'll need to check in at the Olympic National Park Wilderness Information Center (WIC) in Port Angeles or the Forks Transit Center to get your permit. Frontcountry camping at the coastal campgrounds is on a first-come, first-served basis, and camping will be FREE for Cleanup participants on the nights of Friday the 16th and Saturday the 17th. The Park will also waive all wilderness permit fees and entrance fees for coastal areas during the Cleanup for participants. You may check in at either of these locations on Friday until 5:30 p.m. For hours, directions, trail status, and other info, call the WIC at (360) 565-3100 or see the WIC website.
Beach Features:
Rope ladders, headlands, tides, beach logs. Basic Safety Guidelines:
 Wear gloves, proper clothing, and water-resistant shoes.
Do not touch medical waste, dead animals, hazardous materials or sharp objects. If you are uncertain about an item, do not touch it.
Do not approach wildlife.
Report hazardous items that cannot be removed to event staff.
Work with a partner.
Be careful of unstable banks, steep slopes, or slippery surfaces.
Do not try to lift anything that is too heavy for you. Ask for help!
Watch for poison oak, plants with thorns, or other natural hazards.
Watch for any trucks or equipment that might be used in the project.
When driving on the beach (State Parks only), stay on compacted sand. Do not drive onto high tideland where sand is soft or onto very wet sand areas.
More Information:
For more information about volunteering at this location, please contact our beach coordinator, Maggie at Maggie_tyler@nps.gov.
For detailed information on hiking in the wilderness areas of Olympic National Park, take a look at the Park's trip planner and wilderness regulations.
Beach Location & Directions:
Located in La Push, just west of Forks, WA. |
