Vineyarders Give Beaches a Helping Hand on Earth Day
Mel BenDavid and Martha Klein volunteer at Bend in the Road.
Mel BenDavid and Martha Klein volunteer at Bend in the Road.
Susan Balogh, Gigi Solomon, Kenny Ivory and Kathy Gardner prepare to scour the dunes.
Susan Balogh, Gigi Solomon, Kenny Ivory and Kathy Gardner prepare to scour the dunes.
Volunteers scoured 25 locations in all six Island towns.
Volunteers scoured 25 locations in all six Island towns.
Searching along the bike path on Beach Road.
Searching along the bike path on Beach Road.
Barbara Mandelik, Ari Dagostino and Ron Dagostino work State Beach.
Barbara Mandelik, Ari Dagostino and Ron Dagostino work State Beach.
Picking up the trash from the fragile dunes.
Picking up the trash from the fragile dunes.
Crossing Big Bridge.
Crossing Big Bridge.
A wave from the shore of Sengekontacket.
A wave from the shore of Sengekontacket.
Volunteers on the other side of Sengie search for debris.
Volunteers on the other side of Sengie search for debris.
Sharry Stevens Grunden fills her bag.
Sharry Stevens Grunden fills her bag.
Susan Gauthier beachcombs on Earth Day.
Susan Gauthier beachcombs on Earth Day.
Donalexander Goss and Ewell Hopkins team up at Inkwell Beach.
Donalexander Goss and Ewell Hopkins team up at Inkwell Beach.
Jen Underwood Thomas.
Jen Underwood Thomas.
Working from Seaview avenue down to the beach below.
Working from Seaview avenue down to the beach below.
This was the 33rd annual Earth Day beach cleanup.
This was the 33rd annual Earth Day beach cleanup.
The haul from Eastville Beach.
The haul from Eastville Beach.
Scores of beachcombers fanned out across the shores of Martha’s Vineyard on Saturday, for the 33rd annual Earth Day beach cleanup event, coordinated by the Vineyard Conservation Society.
Clear blue-skies and springtime warmth brought trash pickers out in droves, spreading out to 25 locations in all six Island towns.