Clear the tideline litter from Ormond Beach's snowy-plover shore (2026-07-18)

The same beach that hosts nesting snowy plovers collects the harbor's and highway's plastic. A monthly tideline sweep, run to the plover rules, is direct habitat care at one of the coast's most important sites. Standard: USFWS western snowy plover beach guidelines; Coastal Cleanup data protocol. SDG 14. Proof: tally card + haul photo + stretch GPS Method (USFWS western snowy plover beach guidelines; Coastal Cleanup data protocol. SDG 14.): 1. Check the plover-season rules posted at access points; stay on wet sand and outside any posted enclosure. 2. Sweep the assigned tideline stretch; bag litter, tally by category (Coastal Cleanup card). 3. Weigh or estimate bag weights; photograph the haul. 4. Pack out everything; submit tally, weights, photos, GPS of stretch. Done when: tally card + haul photo + stretch GPS

Where

Ormond Beach tideline (public beach), Oxnard, CA 93033

Pay

$80 proposed

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Proof

tally card + haul photo + stretch GPS

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

entry

Open until

2026-08-17

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 60–120 minutes. Method of record: NOAA coastal habitat (eelgrass / salt marsh) extent + condition

Bring

• tide table
• GPS phone
• quadrat frame
• measuring tape
• boots/waders
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Check the tide table; plan to work the low tide; tell someone your plan and return time.
2. 2. Navigate to the habitat edge; record GPS waypoints along the patch/edge.
3. 3. Photograph the meadow/marsh at low tide.
4. 4. Record shoot/stem density per quadrat and estimate patch extent (or edge scarp height for marsh).
5. 5. Note condition (epiphytes, dieback, wrack) and adjacent land use/armoring.
6. 6. Enter density, extent, condition, GPS, photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Soft mud / rising tide -> stop and retreat; safety over data.
• Edge retreat or heavy dieback observed -> flag for living-shoreline / protection planning.

What counts as done

• Density (shoots/stems per quadrat) recorded
• Patch extent or edge position recorded via GPS
• Condition + adjacent-use note recorded
• Low-tide photos + GPS waypoints

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.