The 19th Annual Mississippi Coastal Cleanup was held on September 15, 2007. More than 3,400 volunteers collected 58,830 pounds of trash along 156 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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Gulf Park Estates, Ocean Springs

Signing in
Ew, gross!
I think I caught something!
Tote that barhge, lift that bale!
 
East Beach, Ocean Springs
Kayakers help to get debris out of the deep water
Cheese!
 
Porter Avenue, Biloxi
No, really! It was at least this long!
 
Rodenburg Avenue, Biloxi
The military offers their support
Many military members volunteered their Saturday to spend with us
Hey! That had better not be loaded!
 
Preservation Oaks, Gulfport
Ninja-in-training
Working hard
Hardly working
 
Pass Christian
WLOX was out meeting our volunteers
What better way to spend a weekend than with friends?
The city helped out, too
Are we done?
 
Gulfport
The USM Sierra Club poses before the Cleanup begins
Brandon, Chapter President
Caitlin and Dr. Jawor do their part
Joe
Anjel
Brandon picks up trash
The "Camille"
Brandon stands in front of the "Camille"
More volunteers
More volunteers
Brandon and Caitlin make a big find

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.