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Adopt-a-Beach

The Outer Banks Surfrider Foundation is responsible for coordinating the Adopt-A-Beach program in Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, and Nags Head. This program involves individual, business, and organization sponsors willing to adopt a local public beach access and keep it clean at a minimum of 6 times a year.

The towns in which public accesses are available agree to assist in coordination by providing sponsorship signs for the access offering publicity to the sponsor.

Program Goals

  • Maintain clean, litter-free beaches in Dare County
  • Raise public awareness on pollution issues
  • Collect statistical data on debris found.
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Sign-up to adopt an access!

Commitments for adopting an access:

  1. Check in before cleaning access
  2. Clean your access/ remove litter from the area a minimum of 6 times per year
  3. Record data via Surfrider’s Beach Cleanup Data Portal
  4. Send photos of cleanups to be posted on our social media platforms
  5. Make a $50 donation to the Outer Banks Chapter due at time of application
  6. Make sure to keep your contact information up to date
  7. After 2 year term you will need to re apply for the access if desired.

Click here to view available sites (if any) and submit your application.

Instructions for our application system:

  • Click on one of the opportunity links, scroll through to see which locations are still available. Only 1 person can sign up for each location.
  • You will receive an automatic email from the Golden platform after you sign up for your beach access location. The email will include post registration instructions that will include a link for you to pay your $50 donation and this is due at the time of signing up for the beach you are adopting. Once this is paid you have officially adopted a beach.

 


 

Already signed-up to adopt an access?

  1. Click here to download a cleanup data card to track what you collect. This info helps us measure impact and track litter trends that can contribute to legislation change.
  2. Click here to check-in each time that you are cleaning your access location so we know you are maintaining your adopted location.
    • You will receive a follow up email asking you how many pounds of trash you picked up. 
    • Register an account in the database here: https://cleanups.surfrider.org/register/. Select "Outer Banks, US, NC" as your chapter.
    • Login to the database here: https://cleanups.surfrider.org/login/)
    • Use Google Chrome to access the database for best results. Minimum data to collect includes Beach location, date, # of participants, and pounds of trash. Collect cleanup data and record it via Surfrider’s Beach Cleanup Data collection system.

  2. Please take photos at your cleanups and post to social media or send to vicechair@outerbanks.surfrider.org. If on social media, please tag us!

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Contacts

Program Coordinator: 
vicechair@outerbanks.surfrider.org


Please feel free to email us with questions about your access, to find out more about the Adopt-A-Beach program, or to express your interest in adopting a beach access.