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Jasper Buffalo River Cleanup with Blue Sail Coffee Partners

February 4 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EST

horseshoe Canyon Ranch + Google Map
Free
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Jasper Buffalo River Cleanup with Blue Sail Coffee Partners

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Join us as we push back on pollution.

Friday: Arrival 4pm

Saturday:

-7am Elk Spotting Trip

-10-4pm Clean up Hike

-7pm Campfire and S’mores

Sunday

-7am Trash Trot 5k and maybe a polar plunge for the brave

-9-12pm final clean up and haul to dump

To celebrate National River Day and to honor Arkansas most beloved natural gem, Blue Sail Coffee is closing its café for the weekend to spearhead a cleanup initiative on the Buffalo River.

Recommend ringing: Your own food, water gloves and first aid kit. Bags for trash will be provided.

Please fill out waiver form: 

Volunteer Release Form (ID #19318)

I’m concerned about SOLVE Oregon’s plastic bag use but I’m planning to volunteer with them in the near future, should I cancel? Absolutely not! Maybe just bring a bucket instead of using their disposable bags. Also, see if you can find time to share your concerns with your volunteer coordinator or group lead. Let them know you appreciate the work they’re doing (we certainly do) but that changes need to be made. We’re stronger together, especially if we can keep each other honest. You can also add your name to the petition linked below and at the top of the page to let SOLVE Oregon know there are many of us who are invested in seeing change.

I’m concerned about SOLVE Oregon’s plastic bag use but I’m planning to volunteer with them in the near future, should I cancel?

Absolutely not! Maybe just bring a bucket instead of using their disposable bags. Also, see if you can find time to share your concerns with your volunteer coordinator or group lead. Let them know you appreciate the work they’re doing (we certainly do) but that changes need to be made. We’re stronger together, especially if we can keep each other honest.

You can also add your name to the petition linked below and at the top of the page to let SOLVE Oregon know there are many of us who are invested in seeing change.
Volunteer Release Form

A release form is needed for each volunteer on your team. Please make copies of this form as needed for each one of your team members. Please take completed forms with you to your project site the day of the event to make sure everyone signed. Thanks!!

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Participants under the age of 18 require parent or guardian signatures
I hereby release, indemnify and hold harmless to Ocean Blue Project, Inc, Volunteers, the organizers, sponsors, and the supervisors of all its activities, from any and all liability in connection with any injury (including any injury caused by negligence), in conjunction with Beach Cleanup and River Cleanup Events. Ocean Blue Project does not allow drinking of alcohol during education events or on City or State property. I likewise hold harmless from liability any person transporting me to or from any Ocean Blue Project, Inc. activity.
I hereby give to Ocean Blue Project, Inc with Oregon and or groups hosting beach cleanup in Washington, Oregon, California, Texas, Florida, Hawaii, South Carolina, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Maine and the United States and whom may be working into its nominees, agents and assigns, my free and unlimited consent and permission, waiving all claims for any compensation by reason thereof or for damages by reason thereof, to use, publish, republish or exhibit in the furtherance of its work, with or without identification of me by name, the photographs, videos, or statements taken, and to disseminate statements referring to me in conjunction therewith if Ocean Blue Project, Inc so desires and to authorize any newspaper, company or other organizations to use, publish, republish or exhibit said photograph with or without identification of me by name and to publish or disseminate statements, referring to me in conjunction therewith in promotion of Ocean Blue Project, Inc. and any of its fundraising campaigns or activities.
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Details

Date:
February 4
Time:
9:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
Cost:
Free
Event Category:

Venue

horseshoe Canyon Ranch
HC 70, 261, Jasper, AR 72641
Jasper, Ar + Google Map

What to Pick Up

How to stop ocean pollution - Beach cleanup near me

1

Litters & Debris

Even Small Bits, Animals can mistake them for food

2

Recyclables

like glass, aluminum cans, tin cans, plastic drinking bottles

3

Trash

plastics, metals, glass, styrofoam, foil wrappers, cloth, cardboard, paper, leftover food or food waste

4

Microplastics

A. By technical definition, microplastics are about the size of sesame seeds.
B. They often come from larger plastics that break down into smaller and smaller
pieces.
C. Common sources of microplastics are plastic containers and bottles, bottle caps & lids, packaging, ropes, &
ghost nets.
D. Microplastics are found along the beach on the high tide mark, since floating debris is often left behind by the high tides. 
5

Leave No Trace

Gloves, cleaning supplies, and anything
you brought with you; leave nothing behind but your footprints!

Cleanup Best Practices

  • Split recyclables and trash into separate bags
  • Tie trash bags and dispose in dumpsters (beware overflowing bins: they can cause items to fly away and end up back in the water)
  • Don’t pick up weapons or anything that looks like it came from a hospital. Mark questionable items and inform your organizer or the lifeguard. 
  • If it occurs naturally in nature — like kelp, shells, driftwood — leave it be (try not disrupt animals and plants in the area)
  • Know your cleanup zone boundaries and meeting times 
  • Take note of the nearest lifeguard station and know what to do in case of an emergency
Create-a-Cleanup

Volunteer With a Friend!

Register A Cleanup

The pollution in our communities is a reflection of what’s hurting the ocean.

Whether you’re close to the water or not, you can fight ocean pollution with local changes. Make a difference by joining a community cleanup!

Most importantly, creating local community cleanups is a great way to teach youth the importance of healthy communities and clean water projects. Lastly, the more ocean plastic we can remove depends on Ocean Cleanup volunteers like you! Thank you for supporting Ocean Blue Project the save the ocean organization nonprofit.

Trying to convince a friend to join you in a cleanup? Here are a few reasons why we should all care about the health of our waters:

  • The ocean provides over 70% of the oxygen we breathe
  • Rivers and oceans are important sources of food
  • Seaweed is an ingredient in many consumer products and captures carbon from our atmosphere
  • Scientists use marine organisms for lifesaving medicines 

If we keep our waters healthy, we can keep our livelihoods and economies thriving, protect wildlife, enjoy water recreation, and build a brighter future for generations to come.

About Us

Why Pick Up Plastics and Microplastics?

Look Out for Wildlife

As you explore the cleanup zone, enjoy the nature around you, but try not to disrupt the animals and plants. They're enjoying a beach day too! If you find an injured animal, contact your nearest wildlife agency.

Microplastics occur when the sun breaks down plastic debris into smaller and smaller fragments that never fully biodegrade. Animals often mistake plastics and microplastics for food and can get entangled, injured, gravely sick, or wash ashore. When animals that ingest — but can’t digest — these microplastics are eaten, the plastic moves up the food chain, potentially into our food.

Thank you for keeping our ocean blue.

"Beach cleanups are vital to protecting marine ecosystems because they remove plastic debris before it has the chance to break into smaller fragments that washout to sea and harm wildlife. By joining a cleanup, you’re contributing to the sustainability of our planet."

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