Aerial shot of a beach with distant people cleaning up litter.

Beach Sweep/River Sweep Cleanup Sites

To join a group, find your local area below and contact the Site Captain listed.

If you want to clean an area that is not listed below, please contact Susan Ferris Hill at (843) 953-2092 or Susan.Ferris.Hill@scseagrant.org.

Sites listed North to South along the coast. Cleanups are on Sept. 19 and start at 9:00 a.m. unless otherwise noted.

Cherry Grove Beach

Cherry Grove Beach
Robin Pendergraft
robinp@boulineaus.com

North Myrtle Beach

North Myrtle Beach and Cherry Grove Marsh
City-wide cleanup, land- and water-based
Megan Petit and Jim Grainger
(843) 281-3732

Longs

Waccamaw River
Bucksport Marina, water-based cleanup
Cleanup is on Sept. 5 at 10:00 a.m.
Preston Kelly
riverkeeper@winyahrivers.org

Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach Travel Park
Cleanup is from 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Anna Grace Watford
(843) 848-6621
awatford@mbtravelpark.com

82nd Ave. N to Apache Campground
Jackie Orcutt
(843) 450-0666
semperorcutt@aol.com

67th Ave. N to 82nd Ave. N.
Mike Williams
surf120215@gmail.com

15th Ave. N. to 45th Ave. N.
Pat Pierce
sciencelady@earthlink.net

Ocean Boulevard between 9th Ave. N. and 12th Ave. N.
Carolyn Ritchie
(843) 916-0888 ext. 3233
ritchie@ripleys.com

8th Ave. N. to 2nd Ave. N.
Amanda Sturgeon
(843) 267-4511
amanda.sturgeon@gmail.com

Springmaid Pier
Donna Hoghaug
(843) 742-1560
djhoghaug@gmail.com

Myrtle Beach State Park
Meet at Shelter B2
Kira Maier
(843) 238-0874
kmaier@scprt.com

Surfside Beach

Surfside Beach
Meet at the Holiday Inn Oceanfront
Brenda Lawhorn
(703) 987-7688
keepsurfsidebeachbeautiful@gmail.com

Georgetown County

Murrells Inlet
Stacy Johnson
(843) 357-2007
info@murrellsinletsc.com

Huntington Beach State Park
Stephanie Ponton
sponton@scprt.com

Pawley’s Island beach, creek, marsh, and boat landings
Frank Johnson
(843) 340-1717
fjohnson@wbtw.com

DeBordieu Colony
Cleanup is on Sept. 13
Alex Moore
(843) 527-4436
amoore@debordieucolony.org

Georgetown’s East Bay Park
Cleanup scheduled for Sept. 12
Joanna Lombardozzi
(843) 545-4006 or (631) 896-0718 (cell)
jlombardozzi@georgetownsc.gov

McClellanville

Jeremy Creek
Allie Kreutzer
akreutzer@creecs.org

Berkeley County

Daniel Island
Claire Law
(401) 595-8353
claire@eduave.com

Old Santee Canal Park
Kathy O’Connor
(843) 761-8000 ext. 5216
kathy.oconnor@santeecooper.com

Sullivan’s Island

Sullivan’s Island—West End
Cleanup is from 7:00 a.m. –  9:00 a.m.
Meet at Fort Moultrie
Walt Young and Rebekah Claussen
(843) 883-3123
walter_young@nps.gov
rebekah_claussen@nps.gov

Sullivan’s Island—East End
Cleanup is from 8:00 a.m – 11:00 a.m.
Meet at Station 17
Cleanup from Station 17 and East toward center of island
Olivia Keating
(615) 922-8773
olivia.keating@southstatebank.com

Mt. Pleasant

Mount Pleasant Waterfront Memorial Park
Register Here
Amanda Voges
(803) 448-5114
avogeslambert@gmail.com

Land-based cleanup on the Vickery’s side of Shem Creek, Mt. Pleasant dock/boardwalk area
Cleanup is from 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Cody Robinette and Taylor Campbell
(843) 856-2157 ext. 8883 (Cody)
(854) 293-2379 (Taylor)
crobinette@tompsc.com
tcampbell1@tompsc.com

Water-based cleanup on Shem Creek
Nature Adventures
Elizabeth Anderegg
(843) 568-3222
info@natureadventureschs.com

Ben Sawyer Causeway
Meet at Toler’s Cove, cleanup is from 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Brian Head
(843) 297-6658
brianhead@mpwonline.com

Charleston-Area Creeks, Rivers, and Marshes

Bulls Bay Area/Awendaw – Moores boat landing to Buck Hall boat landing
Brad Kerr
(843) 991-2626
bradley@carolinaboatyard.com

Brittlebank Park
Morgan Foley-Coburn
mfoley@scpdist.com

Waterfront Park
Edward Evans
(843) 696-7923
edwardevans1014@gmail.com

Wagener Terrace/Halsey Creek
Meet at corner of 10th Ave and Gordon St.
Blake Scott
scottbc@cofc.edu

Newmarket Creek
Land-based cleanup
Meet at 970 Morrison Drive
Blake Scott
M.A.R.S.H. Project
scottbc@cofc.edu

Gadsden Creek
Land-based cleanup on Sept. 20
Meet at corner of Fishburne and Hagood
Linda Rowe
(843) 579-8544
lrowe@scaquarium.org

Vardell’s Creek
Land-based cleanup
Meet under Ravenel Bridge on-ramp at Johnson St.
Cheryl Carmack
(843) 501-9034
cheryl@charlestonwaterkeeper.org

Marsh area just south of Ashley River bridge on HWY 17S
Pam Ferguson
(843) 437-7513
epidemiologydoc@hotmail.com

Marsh area under Harborview Rd. exit, James Island
Cleanup is on Sept. 18 from 1:00–2:30 p.m.
Hunter Stewart
(513) 262-6728
StewartWH@bv.com

Northbridge Park
Darby Reed
(843) 276-7955
reedd@charleston-sc.gov
Sign-up Form

Sylvan Shores neighborhood, Stono River and marsh
Cleanup is on Sept. 26
Rick Johnson
johnsonrl@hotmail.com

Upper Wando River, Horlbeck Creek north to Paradise boat landing
Brad Kerr
(843) 991-2626
bradley@carolinaboatyard.com

Folly Island/Folly Beach

Folly Island
Register Here
Meet at 10:00 a.m. at Taco Boy to check in (106 E. Ashley Avenue)
Cleanup is from 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Kate Chatman
kate.chatman@scseagrant.org

Kiawah Island

Meet at Mingo Point
Bradley Schmoll
(843) 819-1071
bradley@saltmarshkids.org

Meet at The Sandcastle
Kelly Thorvalson
(843) 579-8585
kthorvalson@scaquarium.org

Edisto Island

Edisto Island
Kristi Outland
(843) 200-2073
kristi@thejogglefactory.com

St. Helena Island

Lands End
Honey Wilson
(803) 422-0764
honeywilson64@gmail.com

Beaufort

Lemon Island on the Broad River
Email for day and time of cleanup
Buddy Coleman
lrcolemanjr@hotmail.com

Bluffton

May River at Oyster Factory Park
Hannah Quast
(843) 540-6958
hquast@townofbluffton.com

Hilton Head Island

Mitchelville Freedom Park and Fish Haul Beach Park
Kathy Weatherhead
nkweatherhead@yahoo.com

Driessen Beach Park
Jen Westerfeld
jwesterfeld77@gmail.com

Sea Pines Beach
Cleanup is on Sept. 18 at 2:00 p.m.
$9 cash gate fee for non-residents
Mallory Munson
(843) 842-1954
mmunson@seapines.com

Fripp Island

Fripp Island
Colleen Goff
(843) 838-1516
cgoff@frippislandresort.com

Daufuskie Island

Daufuskie Island
Cathy Miller
(910) 617-2385