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SUMMARY:SB Partner: Friends of the Farms Film\, "Women's Work"
DESCRIPTION:Get tickets hereOn Sunday\, April 19th\, at 7pm\, Friends of the Farms will screen the documentary “Women’s Work: The Untold Story of America’s Female Farmers” at Lynwood Theater. \nThis compelling film shines a light on the often-overlooked contributions of women in agriculture and presents a uniquely matrilineal perspective on America’s farming history through a rich tapestry of narratives. It’s a powerful and inspiring homage to the strength and ingenuity of women in farming.
URL:https://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/event/sb-partner-friends-of-the-farms-film-womens-work/
LOCATION:Lynwood Theater\, 4569 Lynwood Center Rd NE\, Bainbridge Island
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260422T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260422T193000
DTSTAMP:20260505T012758
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SUMMARY:SB Partner: Solarize Bainbridge
DESCRIPTION:Is solar still worth it in 2026? Learn more about if solar is right for your home at this free public workshop at Bainbridge Island City Hall\, 280 Madison Av\, put on by Solarize Bainbridge Island. This limited-time program is sponsored by The City of Bainbridge Island and Olympia Community Solar with the primary goal of educating and supporting homeowners through the solar purchasing experience. Whether you’re seriously looking to get an installation done this year or simply wanting to learn more\, Solarize Bainbridge Island is making the process simple\, secure\, and accessible. \nLearn about the basics of solar\, the benefits of this program and get all your questions answered directly from local installers at this free public workshop. Refreshments provided! Sign up for a free home assessment here and RSVP to the workshop here.
URL:https://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/event/sb-partner-solarize-bainbridge/
LOCATION:Bainbridge Island City Hall\, 280 Madison Av N\, Bainbridge Island\, WA\, 98110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bainbridge Solar Collective,Climate Action Bainbridge,Earth Month
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T120000
DTSTAMP:20260505T012758
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SUMMARY:Scrap Metal Sorting
DESCRIPTION:Come sort ferrous from non-ferrous metal at the BI Senior/Community Center for about an hour any 2nd or 4th Saturday of the month from 11am-noon. Participants say it is easy\, relaxing\, companionable and meaningful. \nEnter through the side door (thrift store entrance)\, walk down the hall\, and turn left at the last doorway in that hallway. Magnets provided for sorting. The aluminum\, steel and other metals are taken to a scrapyard. Funds received are donated back to the BISCC. The third time you help out\, you get your own magnet for keeps! \nThis is a project sponsored jointly by BI Zero Waste and the BISCC and headed up by Barbara Ochota. Questions? Email scrapmetalgal@gmail.com.
URL:https://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/event/scrap-metal-sorting-24/
LOCATION:Bainbridge Island Senior & Community Center\, 370 Brien Dr SE\, Bainbridge Island
CATEGORIES:Earth Month,Volunteering,Zero Waste
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ORGANIZER;CN="Barbara Ochota":MAILTO:scrapmetalgal@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260426T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260426T120000
DTSTAMP:20260505T012758
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SUMMARY:Weed Warriors Native Plant Restoration Weed Pull
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Earth Month! Join Weed Warriors at Bloedel\, Sunday\, April 26\, 10-noon as part of their all-day celebration. Warriors will also have an information table and demonstrations. Register HERE! \nJoin Earth Day 2026 at Bloedel Reserve – April 26 @ 10 AM‑3 PM for a day of science\, community stewardship\, plant sales\, nature activities\, and a chance to explore biodiversity with the City Nature Challenge\, including an Ivy Pull with Weed Warriors from 10 AM to 12 PM—come join the fun! Nature Challenge and Ivy Pull Participants should enter at the staff entrance at 7571 NE West Port Madison Rd. Register Right Here for City Nature Challenge\, collecting data. For more information on International City Nature Challenge visit the website and learn more. \nPark at staff entrance 7766 NE W. Port Madison Rd. On left less than a mile from roundabout for Weed Warriors and/or City Nature Challenge. \nNot only will we be removing the noxious ivy\, we will have a contest for the longest\, strongest stretches of ivy vines. We need materials for a Weed Warriors “Tug of War” at the BI Parks Spring Carnival on Saturday\, May 7. Plan for a festival of fun!
URL:https://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/event/weed-warriors-native-plant-restoration-weed-pull-7/
LOCATION:Bloedel Reserve\, 7571 NE Dolphin Drive\, Bainbridge Island\, 98110
CATEGORIES:Volunteering,Weed Warriors
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jeannette Franks":MAILTO:jfranks1@comcast.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260426T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260426T200000
DTSTAMP:20260505T012758
CREATED:20260313T145125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T145125Z
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SUMMARY:ReFashion Show-10th Anniversary!
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate the 10th anniversary of the ReFashion Show on Sunday\, April 26\, at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art. Doors open at 5:30 with hors d’oeuvres\, a cash bar\, and some smooth jazz by The Flamingos. The show goes from 6:30-8. \nIf you like\, bring a piece of jewelry to exchange. \nEntrants are competing in four categories: Pants and Pockets\, Birthday Party\, Rotary Remix\, and Mystery. You can read the descriptions here. \nGet your tickets now at this link. \nThe official ReFashion page is here.
URL:https://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/event/refashion-show-10th-anniversary/
LOCATION:Bainbridge Island Museum of Art\, 550 Winslow Way E\, Bainbridge Island\, 98110
CATEGORIES:ReFashion Bainbridge,Zero Waste
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ORGANIZER;CN="Naomi Spinak":MAILTO:refashion@sustainablebainbridge.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260427T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260427T190000
DTSTAMP:20260505T012758
CREATED:20260424T163008Z
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SUMMARY:Sustainable Bainbridge Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to attend a Sustainable Bainbridge board meeting. We meet the fourth Monday of most months. Our next meeting is March 30\, 2026\, 5-7 pm\, still at the Marge Williams Center\, 221 Winslow Way West\, with a virtual option available by clicking on this link. To see who is on the board and who the program managers are\, go here.
URL:https://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/event/sustainable-bainbridge-board-meeting-10/
LOCATION:Marge Williams Center\, 221 Winslow Way W\, Bainbridge Island\, WA\, 98110\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Diane Landry":MAILTO:bizerowaste@sustainablebainbridge.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T130000
DTSTAMP:20260505T012758
CREATED:20260504T190801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T190801Z
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SUMMARY:SB Partner: Kitsap County's Compost Giveaway
DESCRIPTION:Free compost giveaway event\nKitsap County Solid Waste is partnering with WM and North Mason Fibers to give away free compost to Kitsap households on Saturday\, May 9\, 2026\, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Kitsap County Fairgrounds -Thunderbird Arena. This event is first come\, first served and may close before 1pm if all the compost is gone! Visit the event webpage to learn more details\, including tools to bring and limits per household.
URL:https://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/event/sb-partner-kitsap-countys-compost-giveaway/
LOCATION:Kitsap Fairgrounds\, 1200 NW Fairgrounds Rd\, Bremerton\, 98311
CATEGORIES:Zero Waste
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kitsap Solid Waste":MAILTO:solidwaste@kitsap.gov
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T120000
DTSTAMP:20260505T012758
CREATED:20260503T010714Z
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SUMMARY:Scrap Metal Sorting
DESCRIPTION:Come sort ferrous from non-ferrous metal at the BI Senior/Community Center for about an hour any 2nd or 4th Saturday of the month from 11am-noon. Participants say it is easy\, relaxing\, companionable and meaningful. \nEnter through the side door (thrift store entrance)\, walk down the hall\, and turn left at the last doorway in that hallway. Magnets provided for sorting. The aluminum\, steel and other metals are taken to a scrapyard. Funds received are donated back to the BISCC. The third time you help out\, you get your own magnet for keeps! \nThis is a project sponsored jointly by BI Zero Waste and the BISCC and headed up by Barbara Ochota. Questions? Email scrapmetalgal@gmail.com.
URL:https://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/event/scrap-metal-sorting-25/
LOCATION:Bainbridge Island Senior & Community Center\, 370 Brien Dr SE\, Bainbridge Island
CATEGORIES:Volunteering,Zero Waste
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ORGANIZER;CN="Barbara Ochota":MAILTO:scrapmetalgal@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260517T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260517T123000
DTSTAMP:20260505T012758
CREATED:20260501T051531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260503T012137Z
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SUMMARY:Beach Exploration for Family and Friends
DESCRIPTION:Join the Bainbridge Beach Naturalists on Sunday\, May 17\, between 11:00am–12:30pm\, at Rockaway Beach\, Bainbridge Island.  This is a joint exploration with WSU Extension. \nParking is very limited so please carpool and angle park.  Street parking is also available farther uphill.  The beach is very rocky\, consider bringing a walking stick for balance.
URL:https://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/event/bainbridge-beach-naturalists-beach-exploration/
LOCATION:Rockaway Beach
CATEGORIES:Beach Naturalists
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ORGANIZER;CN="Gaywynn Cooper":MAILTO:gaewyncooper@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260523T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260523T120000
DTSTAMP:20260505T012758
CREATED:20260427T183547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260502T051105Z
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SUMMARY:Weed Warriors Native Plant Restoration Weed Pull
DESCRIPTION:The next Weed Warrior invasive weed pull is at Bloedel Reserve on Saturday\, May 23\, 10am-noon. Please register here. Meet in the staff parking lot at 7766 NE West Port Madison Rd\, just past the “public trail” sign on the left. Contact Jeannette for more information.
URL:https://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/event/weed-warriors-native-plant-restoration-weed-pull-8/
LOCATION:Bloedel Reserve\, 7571 NE Dolphin Drive\, Bainbridge Island\, 98110
CATEGORIES:Volunteering,Weed Warriors
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jeannette Franks":MAILTO:jfranks1@comcast.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260523T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260523T120000
DTSTAMP:20260505T012758
CREATED:20260503T010928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260503T010928Z
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SUMMARY:Scrap Metal Sorting
DESCRIPTION:Come sort ferrous from non-ferrous metal at the BI Senior/Community Center for about an hour any 2nd or 4th Saturday of the month from 11am-noon. Participants say it is easy\, relaxing\, companionable and meaningful. \nEnter through the side door (thrift store entrance)\, walk down the hall\, and turn left at the last doorway in that hallway. Magnets provided for sorting. The aluminum\, steel and other metals are taken to a scrapyard. Funds received are donated back to the BISCC. The third time you help out\, you get your own magnet for keeps! \nThis is a project sponsored jointly by BI Zero Waste and the BISCC and headed up by Barbara Ochota. Questions? Email scrapmetalgal@gmail.com.
URL:https://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/event/scrap-metal-sorting-26/
LOCATION:Bainbridge Island Senior & Community Center\, 370 Brien Dr SE\, Bainbridge Island
CATEGORIES:Volunteering,Zero Waste
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ORGANIZER;CN="Barbara Ochota":MAILTO:scrapmetalgal@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260528T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260528T190000
DTSTAMP:20260505T012758
CREATED:20260501T052530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T052530Z
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SUMMARY:SB Partner: Rotary Green Team Open House
DESCRIPTION:Do you love not throwing anything away? Do you like to sort? To dumpster dive? Helping Rotary raise money for our island nonprofits? If you answered yes to any of these questions\, please come to the Rotary Auction Green Team Open House on Thursday\, May 28\, 6-7pm\, at BARN\, 8890 Three Tree Lane\, to see if you might like to join our team. There will be a short slide show to acquaint you with our five divisions\, listed below\, then you’ll have the chance to talk with the leaders of any of the teams to learn what each one does. \n\nLawn of Opportunity\nRecycle Team\nCardboard and Box Team\nGreen Desk\nMealtime Monitors\n\nHope to see you there!
URL:https://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/event/sb-partner-rotary-green-team-open-house/
LOCATION:Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network\, 8890 Three Tree Ln NE\, Bainbridge Island\, WA\, 98110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Volunteering,Zero Waste
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ORGANIZER;CN="Diane Landry":MAILTO:bizerowaste@sustainablebainbridge.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T103000
DTSTAMP:20260505T012758
CREATED:20260503T012539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260503T012539Z
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SUMMARY:Beach Exploration for Family and Friends
DESCRIPTION:Join the Bainbridge Beach Naturalists on Saturday\, June 13\, 9:00 – 10:30am\, at Point White Pier\, Bainbridge Island.  This is a joint exploration with WSU Extension and IslandWood.  Parking is limited so please carpool if possible. \nMore information on what to expect can be found here.
URL:https://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/event/beach-exploration-for-family-and-friends-8/
LOCATION:Point White Pier Park\, 3939 Crystal Springs Dr NE\, Bainbridge Island\, WA\, 98110
CATEGORIES:Beach Naturalists
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ORGANIZER;CN="Gaywynn Cooper":MAILTO:gaewyncooper@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T120000
DTSTAMP:20260505T012758
CREATED:20260503T013509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260503T013509Z
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SUMMARY:Scrap Metal Sorting
DESCRIPTION:Come sort ferrous from non-ferrous metal at the BI Senior/Community Center for about an hour any 2nd or 4th Saturday of the month from 11am-noon. Participants say it is easy\, relaxing\, companionable and meaningful. \nEnter through the side door (thrift store entrance)\, walk down the hall\, and turn left at the last doorway in that hallway. Magnets provided for sorting. The aluminum\, steel and other metals are taken to a scrapyard. Funds received are donated back to the BISCC. The third time you help out\, you get your own magnet for keeps! \nThis is a project sponsored jointly by BI Zero Waste and the BISCC and headed up by Barbara Ochota. Questions? Email scrapmetalgal@gmail.com.
URL:https://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/event/scrap-metal-sorting/
LOCATION:Bainbridge Island Senior & Community Center\, 370 Brien Dr SE\, Bainbridge Island
CATEGORIES:Volunteering,Zero Waste
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ORGANIZER;CN="Barbara Ochota":MAILTO:scrapmetalgal@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260627T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260627T120000
DTSTAMP:20260505T012758
CREATED:20260503T013652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260503T013652Z
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SUMMARY:Scrap Metal Sorting
DESCRIPTION:Come sort ferrous from non-ferrous metal at the BI Senior/Community Center for about an hour any 2nd or 4th Saturday of the month from 11am-noon. Participants say it is easy\, relaxing\, companionable and meaningful. \nEnter through the side door (thrift store entrance)\, walk down the hall\, and turn left at the last doorway in that hallway. Magnets provided for sorting. The aluminum\, steel and other metals are taken to a scrapyard. Funds received are donated back to the BISCC. The third time you help out\, you get your own magnet for keeps! \nThis is a project sponsored jointly by BI Zero Waste and the BISCC and headed up by Barbara Ochota. Questions? Email scrapmetalgal@gmail.com.
URL:https://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/event/scrap-metal-sorting-2/
LOCATION:Bainbridge Island Senior & Community Center\, 370 Brien Dr SE\, Bainbridge Island
CATEGORIES:Volunteering,Zero Waste
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ORGANIZER;CN="Barbara Ochota":MAILTO:scrapmetalgal@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260712T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260712T103000
DTSTAMP:20260505T012758
CREATED:20260503T012904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260503T012904Z
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SUMMARY:Beach Exploration for Family and Friends
DESCRIPTION:Join the Bainbridge Beach Naturalists on Sunday\, July 12\, 9:00 – 10:30am\, at Bainbridge Island Ferry Terminal.  This is a joint exploration with WSU Extension and  IslandWood.  Park in Winslow or at the waterfront\, and walk along the path towards the ferry.  After crossing the footbridge\, and after crossing Harborview Dr\, straight ahead to the foot path to the water. \nMore information on what to expect can be found here.
URL:https://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/event/beach-exploration-for-family-and-friends-9/
LOCATION:Bainbridge Island Ferry Terminal Beach\, 400 Harborview Dr SE\, Bainbridge Island\, WA\, 98110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Beach Naturalists
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ORGANIZER;CN="Gaywynn Cooper":MAILTO:gaewyncooper@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260810T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260810T100000
DTSTAMP:20260505T012759
CREATED:20260503T013217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260503T013217Z
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SUMMARY:Beach Exploration for Family and Friends
DESCRIPTION:Join the Bainbridge Beach Naturalists on Monday\, August 10\, 8:30am – 10:00am\, at Rockaway Beach\, Bainbridge Island.  This is a joint exploration with WSU Extension. Parking is very limited\, so please carpool and angle park.  Some street parking is available farther uphill.  The beach is very rocky\, consider bringing a walking stick for balance. \nMore information on what to expect can be found here.
URL:https://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/event/beach-exploration-for-family-and-friends-10/
LOCATION:Rockaway Beach
CATEGORIES:Beach Naturalists
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ORGANIZER;CN="Gaywynn Cooper":MAILTO:gaewyncooper@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260926T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260926T130000
DTSTAMP:20260505T012759
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SUMMARY:BI Beach Cleanup
DESCRIPTION:Calling all who love our shorelines and want to help make them healthier for people and wildlife. Saturday\, September 26\, 2026\, is the 11th annual Bainbridge Island Beach Cleanup. Stay tuned here for more details and a link to register. \n\nSign up coming this summer!Puget Soundkeeper is the regional coordinator for the International Coastal Cleanup; BIBC is part of the Central Puget Sound cleanup area\, and they publish a local report each year. Here is the 2025 report. \n*************************************************************\nCheck out our video from 2025  below on What’s Up Bainbridge!\nBI Beach Cleanup FAQsHow do I register?Please register at the BI Beach Cleanup Signup Genius. This helps us track participation and keep in contact with you about the event!Why should I register for the Bainbridge Beach Cleanup?\nSigning up with us helps in a number of ways: we can reach you with important information about the cleanup\, you can help us track the amount of trash we are collecting during the event\, and we have a better sense of the number of folks who want to help and whether we’re actually covering all the shoreline area we are hoping to clean. While you can of course go out any time to pick up shoreline debris at your favorite beach (please!)\, this one-day event is a big concerted effort to cover as much of the Island as possible\, and letting us know you want to participate is a great help. \nDo I need to be part of a team? Can I form my own team?\nYou do not need to be part of a team to participate. Anyone can help— individuals\, couples\, families\, friends\, coworkers. If you would like to make your own team\, all you need is to do is designate a contact person to register and have that person let us know how many of you are in the group. It is that easy! \nHow do I know where to clean that day? Are there assigned locations?\nWe focus on access points at public road ends and public shorelines\, as well as encourage private landowners to use this as an opportunity to remove debris on their properties. The sign-up provides an opportunity for you to indicate where you are planning to go that day\, which will help us get a sense of the coverage across the Island. \nDo I need to sign in that morning?\nNo need to sign in at all. All you need to do is remove as much as trash at your location sometime between 9am and 12:00pm that day. \nWhat if I do not find much trash to collect? What if I do not see much on the beach I am assigned to clean?\nWhat a great problem to have! Due to the influence of winds\, tides\, and local currents\, some beaches might have a lot of trash while others seem to have very little. And some pieces might be really small\, but removing even those tiny pieces helps a lot. Every bit of trash you can remove helps our shoreline environment\, so even if it does not seem like much—you are making a difference! It’s important to note\, too\, that a beach that may not at first seem to have much debris might\, on closer inspection. Microplastics — small pieces of plastic hidden in the sand and beach wrack — are found everywhere. See below\, “Where on the shoreline should I focus\,” for more tips on how to search for debris. \nWhat should I bring?\n\nDress comfortably and appropriately for the weather\, including wearing comfortable walking shoes or rubber boots.\nWear shoes with a good grip — some of our beaches have slippery rocks!\nConsider using sunscreen and bringing a water bottle and gloves.\nA smartphone is great if you have one and would like to download and use the free Clean Swell app to track what you have collected. Ocean Conservancy uses these data to make up their annual worldwide list of the most-collected beach litter. (Aside from tiny foam pieces\, cigarette butts topped the list in 2023.)  The MyCoast.org free app will come in handy if you find objects too big to haul. (See related FAQ.)\nBring bags and/or buckets and gloves for collecting trash.  You can use your own\, or pick up bags and/or buckets to borrow and return at the Miller Road gravel parking lot\, just south of Congregation Kol Shalom and north of New Brooklyn Rd.\, prior to heading out to your site. BI Parks will leave a bin with trash bags at four of the main shoreline parks: Fay Bainbridge\, Blakely Harbor\, Fort Ward and Pritchard. After filling the bags with beach trash\, you may leave them right next to the bin.\n\nAre kids allowed?\nAbsolutely! In fact\, they are encouraged to participate. Please make sure they are under adult supervision\, especially when it comes to picking up trash that could be sharp or dangerous. \nWhat if someone asks why I’m there?\nExplain that you are part of a one-day\, island-wide volunteer beach cleanup where we are doing everything we can to make our beaches more beautiful and healthier for humans and wildlife. Because we are focusing on public road-ends and public shorelines\, we don’t expect your presence in these public areas to be an issue. If someone does ask you to leave their property\, please respect their wishes. \nDo I need to be there throughout the whole event\, 9am to 12pm?\nNo\, we want you to do only as much as you can with the time you have available. If you have a section with very little trash that doesn’t take you very long\, fantastic! If you have a section that has too much trash for you to deal with in the time you have available\, that is okay\, too — please let us know if it is an area you think needs more attention. Email info@sustainablebainbridge.org with the location and information about what you think is needed. \nWhere on the shoreline should I focus?\nFocus your efforts between the high tide-wrack line (this is often where seaweed has piled up\, and where a lot of trash is located) and the water. Keep your eyes peeled for small pieces of plastic as well as larger debris. If you find it necessary to move a rock to remove trash\, please replace those rocks\, as they are often home to ocean life. Also\, there might be items upland of the high tide line that could look like trash but might be private property. If you aren’t sure\, please leave it alone. \nWhat do I do with things that are too big to take with me?\nIf you find an item like this\, the best thing to do is to use the free MyCoast.org app to alert Washington Department of Natural Resources so that our local and state agencies can find and remove the item. Examples of items that are good to report on this app are washed-up boats or boat pieces\, large buoys\, Styrofoam floats\, and creosote logs.  Be sure to snap a photo of it right where it’s located so those coordinates can be used at higher tides to find it again.  If you can’t use this app\, then email info@sustainablebainbridge.org with a location and brief description of its state\, such as whether it is buried. \nWhat do I do with my trash?\nIf you’ve collected a small amount of trash and are willing to just take it home and put it in your garbage\, that works great. Otherwise\, bring your beach trash to our event collection station at the Miller Road gravel parking lot\, located north of New Brooklyn Rd and just south of Congregation Kol Shalom on the east side of Miller Road. The collection station will be open on the day of cleanup between 8:30 am and 12:30 pm. \nHow do I share what I have collected?\nWe have many ways for you to share what you have collected\, including: \n\nUse the free CleanSwell App* (available for Android and iPhone)\nMake a public Facebook post using #bibeachcleanup or share to our Facebook page \nPost pictures on Instagram using the hashtags #bibeachcleanup and #litterati (the latter is a global trash tracking program)\nEmail info@sustainablebainbridge.org\n\n* Interesting factoid: Because of beach cleaners’ record keeping\, we know that 2019 was the first year in which candy wrappers chip bags became the most commonly found beach trash\, surpassing cigarette butts as the top item for the first time. \nHow can I keep plastic off the beach and out of Puget Sound?\nTake the Plastic Pledge.  For one month\, try to change a single-use plastic behavior to see if it becomes a habit! \n\nCollaborating Organizations\nWhy we conduct a beach cleanup…\nThank you for doing your part to help keep the Bainbridge shoreline clean and healthy for everyone! 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URL:https://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/event/beach-cleanup/
CATEGORIES:Beach Naturalists,Volunteering,Watershed Council,Zero Waste
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