The 24^th Annual
Halifax/Indian River Cleanup
September 15, 2012
8:00 am to 10:00 am

The 24th Annual Halifax/Indian River Cleanup will be held in conjunction with the International Coastal Cleanup on September 15.  Please check back in August for online registration.

There are several different sites to report to along both rivers. Volunteers are asked to report to one of these sites to sign-in, receive trash bags and plastic gloves:

Map of sites

• Tomoka State Park - Map
  2099 N Beach St, Ormond Beach
  On Ormond’s scenic Loop, 4.1 miles north of Granada Blvd on Beach St
  Registration near park store and boat ramp
• Sanchez Park - Map
  329 Sanchez Ave, Ormond Beach
  Adjacent to the south end of Tomoka State Park and Thompson's Creek
  1 mile south west of Ormond Beach Middle School
• Cassen Park - Map
  1 S Beach St, Ormond Beach
  Just south of Granada Blvd on Beach St, across from the Ormond Library
  Additional parking available at City Hall/Ormond Library
• Sunrise Park North - Map
  1135 Riverside Dr, Holly Hill
  Just north of LPGA Blvd on Riverside Dr
• Halifax Harbor Marina - Map
  419 Basin St, Daytona Beach
  0.2 miles south of Orange Ave off of Beach St
  Registration near Daytona Beach Boat Club
• Riverside Pavilion Park - Map
  3431 Ridgewood Ave, Port Orange
  0.4 miles north of Dunlawton Ave on Ridgewood Ave
• Port Orange Causeway Park - Map
  93 Dunlawton Ave, Port Orange
  Located at the large boat ramps under the Dunlawton bridge
  Registration near the large gazebo
• Turnbull Bay - Map
  Between 2880 & 2902 Sunset Dr, New Smyrna Beach
  River access point at the west end of Willard St
• Buena Vista Park - Map
  524 N Causeway, New Smyrna Beach
  Just south of the North Causeway on the west side of river
• Riverside Park - Map
  105 S Riverside Dr, New Smyrna Beach
  Just north of the South Causeway on the west side of river, south of Canal St
• JB’s Fish Camp - Map
  859 Pompano Ave, New Smyrna Beach
  7.3 miles south of Flagler Ave off of Turtlemound Rd
• George Kennedy Park - Map
  103 N Riverside Dr, Edgewater
  Just north of Park Ave, across from Edgewater City Hall
• River Breeze Park - Map
  250 H.H. Burch Rd, Oak Hill
  6.0 miles south of Indian River Blvd/SR-442 off of US1

Volunteers should wear comfortable clothing and close-toed shoes and bring work gloves.  Rakes, shovels, and trash grabbers may be helpful but not necessary.  Steps should be taken to protect yourself from the sun.  Bottled water is a good idea to bring.

Volunteers with vessels who can get on the river are welcome also.  Tires, white goods (appliances, electronics) and hazardous waste will be piled separately from other trash.

For more information about the event or to learn how you can be involved, please contact Stacey Bell at (386)238-4716 or sbell@co.volusia.fl.us.

Previously, the 23rd Annual Halifax/Indian River Cleanup was held on May 14, 2011.  With the help of our 690 volunteers, 16.5 tons of debris was removed from the river.  We would like to thank all of our community groups and individuals who participated in the event. The participants who pre-registered for this event received a T-shirt and a reusable water bottle.

Volusia County has been blessed with a wonderful diversity of wildlife.  However, many of these animals are threatened each day by the debris that finds its way into our rivers.  By becoming stewards of the environment we can all work together to keep our estuaries and shorelines clean and to help insure healthy waterways for the future.  We look forward to seeing you on the river!

A special thank you goes out to all of our wonderful sponsors for 2011, whose help made the event possible:

  American Rivers
 Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND)
  Keep Volusia County Beautiful
  Emerald Waste
  Waste Pro

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Interested in learning how to help protect Volusia County's waterways year-round?  Click here for more info!

Cleaning up both the Halifax and Indian Rivers for the health of the rivers, including an improved habitat for wildlife and a more aesthetically pleasing resource for humans.

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