The 18th Annual Mississippi Coastal Cleanup was held on September 16, 2006. More than 3,200 volunteers collected 63,111 pounds of trash along 147 miles of Mississippi Gulf Coast and barrier islands waterways. These are photos submitted by volunteers and members of the Mississippi Marine Debris Task Force. Click on any thumbnail to view the picture full-sized.

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18th Annual Mississippi Coastal Cleanup

Barrier Islands
Front Beach, Ocean Springs
Gautier
Gulf Park Estates, Ocean Springs
Gulfport Lake, Gulfport
Hancock County
Jackson County
Keegan Bayou, Biloxi
Preservation Oakes, Pascagoula
Rodenburg Ave, Biloxi
 
White Avenue, Biloxi (near Michel Middle School)
The Schlicht family
Connor at work
Connorzilla
Got something!
Picking it up and logging it
Pure white sandhopper friend
Steve and Connor

All photographs on this page appear with the permission of their respective owners. Thank you to Lauren Thompson, Anjl Craig, Steve and Terresa Schlicht of The Great Southern Humanist Society, Lisa Jones, Ellis Cuevas, Shelly Becker, David Hilbert, Jody O'Hara, Melissa Arleth, Jeff Wilkinson, Tiffany Ishee, Theresa Bell, Reba Harrell, Robin Dozier, Ellis Anderson, and John Grigsby for their contributions.