Volunteers round up 1,587 pounds of trash

Nikki Loehr (center) gets help from Delilah Howser, 5, (left) and Shalyla Howser, 8, in picking up trash at Twin Lakes State Beach Thursday morning as part of a massive beach clean up headed up by Save Our Shores following Fourth of July celebrations. (Photos by Tarmo Hannula).

SANTA CRUZ — Swarms of volunteers hit local beaches in Santa Cruz County early Thursday to help collect the fallout from Fourth of July celebrations.

A crew from Save Our Shores and 238 Star Spangled Beach Cleanup volunteers picked up 1,587 pounds of trash and debris from beaches between Seacliff and the north coast of the county, said Colleen Bednarz, communications coordinator.

The cleanup is the second largest community cleanup of the year on the Central Coast. Santa Cruz cleanups took place at Cowell/Main, Seabright, Twin Lakes, Moran Lake, and Seacliff/Rio Del Mar Beaches. Monterey County cleanups took place at Del Monte Beach at Wharf No. 2, and Carmel Beach.

“It feels good to help out,” said volunteer Sue Mahan. “I try to help keep our beaches clean on a year-round basis. I live near (Seabright Beach) so it makes sense to pitch in.”

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