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More than 100 teens from Ponte Vedra and Nease high schools came together on April 18 to celebrate Earth Day with a first-ever Trashy Prom. Hosted by Beaches Go Green, the Trashy Prom theme required that students use an outfit that they already had or purchase one from a thrift store and adorn it with trash or recycling to make it “trashion” (trash fashion).

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Natalie Decker’s love for the environment is a family affair. Her mom drilled it in her head since she was a little girl but it didn’t always stick. “I kind of rejected the sustainable lifestyle for a really long time because I grew up right next to it. My mom was…

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — This Earth Day students in our community are getting involved and spreading awareness on the importance of keeping our parks and beaches clean. This year we’re facing a new environmental threat. Disposable face mask and other PPE have been known to save lives during the pandemic, but it’s also been spotted…

Imagine a greener world with less plastic pollution. This is what local nonprofit Beaches Go Green hopes to inspire. Through its Reusable Bottles for Sports program, BGG connects a local sponsor with a school or community sports team to provide team branded reusable bottles to young athletes.

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — In honor of Earth Day, an educational and awareness nonprofit called Beaches Go Green held a unique yet very creative prom for their club members from Ponte Vedra and Nease High School.

As we count down to Earth Day, Anne Marie Moquin from Beaches Go Green joins us today to discuss the importance of keeping our planet safe and clean.

New “smart” litter bins are being installed and a creative new campaign to keep the ocean, local waterways and parks cleaner and healthier is under way in Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach. 

Sparkling colors light up the night at Deck the Chairs in Jacksonville Beach, including the anticipated return of a 100-foot-long vibrantly lit octopus exhibit with an eco-friendly message. This is the third year that Beaches Go Green, an educational and environmental awareness nonprofit organization, is displaying its Octopus Garden at the holiday event. It turned environmentally harmful materials into…

Ocean Palms Elementary School was recently recognized as the Florida Department of Education’s 2019-2020 winner of the Family and Community Involvement Award in the elementary category for Region II. This is the highest award presented by the State Department of Education.