Oceanic Global & WCS World Oceans Day Community Cleanup: Coney Island

Join us for WCS’s World Oceans Day Coney Island Beach Clean-up sponsored by Armitron and Oceanic Global in partnership with Corona USA’s Protect Our Beach Initiative.

Help us protect our coastal habitats and connect with as well as other ocean change-makers in the Coney Island community! Volunteers are invited to join WCS’s Coney Island Beach Clean-up sponsored by and in partnership with for a litter cleanup of the area surrounding New York Aquarium preventing marine debris and microplastics from entering our waterways.

Entrance, Parking & Access Details:

Meeting Point: Meet the team on the boardwalk at the NY Aquarium Arch, located between the NY Aquarium and the NY Aquarium Education hall (PIN HERE)

• Walk down the boardwalk from public transit below
• Walk through aquarium parking lot to the boardwalk

Public Transit & Parking:

• Closest Bus Stop: Surf Ave/W 6th St.
• Closest Subway Stops: NY Aquarium and W 8th St. (F & Q Trains) or Stillwell Ave. (N & D Trains)
• Limited paid parking is available for volunteers at the New York Aquarium Parking Lot (3099 W 8th St. Brooklyn, NY 11224) until at capacity

Accessibility: Coney Island Boardwalk is largely ADA accessible, but please expect mixed terrain and sandy conditions. Most cleanup activities at this location should be able to accommodate a wide range of abilities and ages. Some cleanup activities that are on the beach may not be accessible.

What to pack: Volunteers will be provided with clean-up supplies, including gloves and bags. Come dressed comfortably for the clean-up. We recommend closed-toe shoes and bring your reusable water bottle. If you'd like, feel free to bring your own gardening gloves and reusable bags!

Activities:

• ~ 3:00 PM Volunteer Sign-in & grounding remarks by the Wildlife Conservation Society Team
• ~ 3:15 PM Cleanup to protect Coney Island!
• ~ 4:30 PM Impact Sorting & Closing Remarks
• ~ 5 PM - 7 PM Happy Hour at NYC Aquarium

Volunteers can purchase discounted tickets to the NY Aquarium to be used on June 7th. Discount Code to be provided upon registration!

Oceanic Global and Corona are on a mission to clean up 100 beaches and remove 1 million pounds of plastic waste by 2025. Since 2021, Oceanic Global (“the Guiding Partner”) has partnered with Corona USA to host a nationwide series of volunteer Community Cleanups across the country as part of the ‘Protect Our Beaches’ program. Each year the program includes a series of Community Cleanups which are supported by mission-aligned local NGO partners.

Oceanic Global reminds us of humanity’s original role in earth’s broader ecosystems and guides us in restoring equilibrium to our blue planet. Our core pillars of focus are designed to deepen humanity’s connection to the ocean as the lifeblood of the earth, provide tangible solutions for resilience, and create a blueprint for coexisting in harmony with our natural world. The 501(c)(3) non-profit sheds light on humanity’s essential relationship to the ocean and empowers individuals, communities, and industries to create positive change for our collective wellbeing.

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to continue showing support for protecting our neighboring Atlantic Ocean through the final designation of Hudson Canyon as a National Marine Sanctuary. It’s critical this designation moves forward!

• Starting 100 miles SE of the Statue of Liberty is a magnificent underwater canyon—the Hudson Canyon— the size of the Grand Canyon and the depth of 7 Empire State buildings.
• Hudson Canyon is home to hundreds of wildlife species, from giant and threatened whales and dolphins, sharks, and sea turtles, to soaring seabirds and deep-sea corals. Plus numerous species important to fisheries, including tilefish, squid, crabs, flounder, and tuna.
• Whether we are aware of it or not, we depend on this rich environment: from local, commercial, and recreational fisheries to wildlife tourism to the massive ships that are entering/exiting one of biggest ports in the world, to a network of deep-sea communication cables connecting us to the rest of the world. And yet this unique ecosystem has few permanent protections; and is vulnerable.

Whether you are unable to attend or looking to deepen your impact with Oceanic Global, here are some actions you can to take to further connect and support:

• Share the Cleanup Series with your community in NYC!!
• Join a Regional Hub Volunteer Chapter to support grassroots action in your community
• Sign-up to the Oceanic Global Newsletter to stay informed about Ocean Action & upcoming events
• to support Oceanic Global in protecting the ocean and our collective wellbeing

Corona USA is on a mission to clean up 100 beaches and remove 1 million pounds of plastic from their business and beaches by 2025. Corona is our flagship sponsor for the Protect Our Beaches Cleanup series. If you'd like to join other cleanup events to help Corona and Oceanic Global achieve their goal, discover the full 'Protect Our Beaches' cleanup series calendar here.

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Wildlife Conservation Society’s goal is to conserve the world's largest wild places in 14 priority regions, habitat for around 50% of the world’s biodiversity and a wide range of charismatic megafauna.

The challenges are greater than ever, but with the focus, dedication, and passion of a committed staff—combined with a unique mixture of field, zoo, and aquarium expertise—WCS will continue to set the bar for science, conservation action, and education that has driven our success in protecting wildlife and wild places for over a century. WCS saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature. WCS envisions a world where wildlife thrives in healthy lands and seas, valued by societies that embrace and benefit from the diversity and integrity of life on earth.

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