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Deck the Chairs is on for 2020!
The Grinch named COVID-19 could not keep a Beaches holiday favorite from coming back this year. Jacksonville Beach Deck the Chairs will be on display from Nov. 21 to Jan. 1. The unusual event features 40 brightly decorated lifeguard chairs, festive music and a 100-foot glowing octopus. The displays are creative, dazzling and popular, and…
Read MoreCreate Eco-Friendly Lunches for Kids
Beaches Go Green founder, Anne Marie Moquin shares simple ways to reduce your carbon footprint when preparing lunches.
Read MoreJacksonville Beaches Go Green Eliminates Waste Around Our Coast
Approximately 80% of plastic in the ocean comes from land-based sources. Nonprofit organizations in the Jacksonville community such as Beaches Go Green are coming up with ways to help reduce waste.
Read MoreDon’t Be a Trash Talker, Put Your Beliefs Into Action
It’s the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day! For five decades, concerned groups of people around the world have made it their priority to act and celebrate caring for our planet. You can call her Earth, Mother Nature, Mother Earth, the environment or whatever you’d like, but you have to acknowledge that energy, that simplicity, that…
Read MoreGood News: Miss Daisy’s ‘heavenly quilts’
It was a big night for the nonprofit Beaches Go Green at the U.S. Green Building Council North Florida Awards this month in downtown Jacksonville. The organization won three awards: Green Nonprofit of 2020, Green Hero of 2020 (honoring founder Anne Marie Moquin) and the People’s Choice award.
Read MorePonte Vedra Beach Rotary, Beaches Go Green join forces for Mickler’s Landing cleanup
Saturday’s strong winds and brisk early-morning temperatures didn’t deter hundreds of local residents from gathering at Mickler’s Landing for a community beach cleanup. Organized by the Rotary Club of Ponte Vedra Beach in partnership with the nonprofit Beaches Go Green, the volunteer effort saw everyone from young children and local high school students to senior…
Read MoreAtlantic Beach balloon ban would make people pay the price for releasing balloons, lanterns
After a tragedy, an accident, a crime or vigils to honor the victims often include a release of massive numbers of balloons. People have been releasing helium balloons, in celebration and in sympathy, for decades. But after they float away, those balloons turn into trash and often wind up harming wildlife. Now, there’s a new…
Read MoreBalloon release ban proposed in Atlantic Beach
ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — An ordinance to ban balloon releases was introduced at the Atlantic Beach commission meeting Monday. If passed, police could fine you $250 for each violation. The bill says the items are harmful to the environment and wildlife. Action News Jax spoke to the founder of Beaches Go Green, who says…
Read MoreCity of Atlantic Beach considering ordinance that would ban the release of balloons, sky lanterns
The City of Atlantic Beach is considering an ordinance that would ban the release of balloons and sky lanterns. According to the ordinance, the City Commission considers releasing balloons or sky lanterns to be littering and poses a danger to the environment and wildlife. If passed, you could be fined $250 per balloon or sky…
Read MoreBGG Partners with Rotary Club of PV to Clean Up Micklers Beach
On Saturday February 22, 2020 Beaches Go Green partnered with the Rotary Club of Ponte Vedra Beach to host a beach and community clean-up at Mickler’s Beach in Ponte Vedra, FL.
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