Clean up day in Huntington Harbour

Orange County CoastKeeper and the City of Huntington Beach are

having a Huntington Harbour Cleanup Day Saturday.

The event will be from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Percy Dock, off Warner

Avenue just inland from Pacific Coast Highway.Volunteers will be given an

opportunity to board boats and participate in the cleanup effort, said

Rich Barnard, director of communications for the city.

“There will be boats taking volunteers who sign liability waivers out

into the harbor and special skimming tools will be provided,” Barnard

said. “There will also be educational materials and exhibits pertaining

to debris cleanup and water quality issues.”

This is the first harbor cleanup conducted by the CoastKeeper, a group

dedicated to improving the water quality of county beaches, bays and

harbors.

“We will have food and snacks for the volunteers and Home Depot was a

big help by providing skimmers and debris bags for the boats,” said Beth

Nerrie of CoastKeeper. “Newport Harbor has been having harbor cleanups

for 20 years and we thought it was a good idea to get involved with

Huntington Harbour too.”

For more information call Orange County CoastKeeper at (949)723-5424.