On Saturday, November 21. 2020, members of our Rio Grande Valley Chapter participated in a beach cleanup at Boca Chica Beach. Several members concentrated on cleaning the area of one of two sites monitored by our partner, Stephanie Bilodeau, Conservation Field Biologist, for the Coastal Bend Bay & Estuaries Program here in the valley.  

There are future plans to continue cleaning the second site before the Piping Plovers and Red Knots return to nest in the spring. Due to limited beach access and beach erosion, the areas are not easy to access. It will take some planning to be able to return to the second site. We also need to continuously follow directives with respect to COVID-19 to balance our safety with what we wish to do for our environment. We will keep our members informed of the next cleanup date.