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November 8, 2018
How to Be a Plastic-Free Great Lakes Champion
Today, the Alliance teamed up with partners at Access Living and Shedd Aquarium on a live webinar to talk about plastic pollution in the Great Lakes and how people around […]
ADOPT-A-BEACH TEAM OF THE WEEK
October 11, 2018
Michigan Students Make an Impact Beyond the Beach
Christine Webster makes it her mission to inspire the next generation of eco-conscious citizens. An Adopt-a-Beach team leader and science instructor of 28 years, Webster also sponsors Hudsonville High School’s […]
Press Release
September 15, 2018
Thousands of Adopt-a-Beach Volunteers Join Regional Cleanup Effort, Fight Plastic Pollution
September 15, 2018 (Chicago) — Great Lakes beaches are getting a deep clean today as thousands of volunteers head out for the Alliance for the Great Lakes’ annual September Adopt-a-Beach […]
ADOPT-A-BEACH TEAM OF THE WEEK
September 12, 2018
Erie County community a model in keeping beaches clean
Six years. Sixteen sites. Seven miles of shoreline. 60 to 100-plus volunteers, every month. All the result of one man’s decision to voice concern about his local beaches. “I […]
Adopt-a-Beach Team of the Week
August 17, 2018
Pathways program removes 86 lbs. of litter from Foster Beach
Beachgoers flooded Chicago’s lakefront for fun and fireworks on a toasty Fourth of July. In the aftermath of the festivities, it became apparent the beach was in need of some […]
Adopt-a-Beach Team of the Week
August 3, 2018
Middle School Green Team supports Green Day in the Bay
When the Whitefish Bay Middle School Green Team stumbled upon a broken air conditioning unit at their local beach cleanup, they kept their cool. And, they did what they do […]
Blog
June 29, 2018
Tiny Plastic, Huge Victory
As of July 1st, the final phase of the nationwide microbead ban will take effect, ending the sale of personal care products containing plastic microbeads by retailers. Microbeads are tiny […]
Adopt-a-Beach Team of the Week
June 7, 2018
Cleveland Young Professional Council hosts its first-ever Adopt-a-Beach cleanup as a group
This Cinco de Mayo, the Alliance’s Cleveland Young Professional Council did not spend the day cheers-ing drinks. Rather, they dedicated their morning to protecting Lake Erie. The council hosted its […]
Adopt-a-Beach Team of the Week
May 24, 2018
Sacred Keepers Sustainability Lab: Keeping and sustaining relationships between generations
A baby, bundled up. A toddler, picking up plastic before constructing sand castles. High school youth groups. College sorority sisters. Religious group Sisters. The Earth Day cleanup — the 6th […]
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May 19, 2018
Kicking Off Adopt-a-Beach 2018
The Future Is Bright for Adopt-a-Beach and the Lakes Adopt-a-Beach volunteers across the region took to their local beaches for Spring Kickoff this year with a record 108 cleanups in […]