Baynanza 2015 - Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

Join thousands of volunteers and help clean of one of our most precious natural resources: Biscayne Bay. Baynanza takes place from 9 a.m. to noon, with boat captain volunteers gathering by 8 a.m. Registration for all 24 Baynanza cleanup sites will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Register now at : http://www.miamidade.gov/environment/baynanza/volunteer_form.asp
Once you register, make sure to sign up for future Volunteer Cleanup opportunities in your area : http://www.volunteercleanup.org/volunteer 

North

• Oleta River State Park -- 3400 NE 163 St., North Miami Beach
• FIU North Biscayne Bay Campus (boat site) -- Northeast 151st Street and Biscayne Boulevard, North Miami
• Haulover Beach Park -- 10800 Collins Ave., Bal Harbour
• Town of Surfside -- 9301 Collins Ave., Surfside
• Pelican Harbor Marina (boat site) -- 1275 NE 79 St., Miami

Central

• Morningside Park (boat site) -- 750 NE 55 Terr., Miami
• Julia Tuttle Causeway -- Interstate 195, eastbound lanes
• Maurice Gibb Park: Monument and Teachers Island (boat site) -- Purdy Avenue and 18th Street, Miami Beach
• E.G. Sewell Park -- 1825 NW South River Dr., Miami

Keys: Virginia, Biscayne

• Rickenbacker Causeway -- the causeway, just after toll plaza
• Miami Marine Stadium -- 3501 Rickenbacker Cswy., Miami
• Crandon Park -- 6767 Crandon Blvd., Key Biscayne
• Historic Virginia Key Beach Park-South (VIP site) -- 4020 Virginia Beach Dr., Miami
• Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park -- 1200 Crandon Blvd., Key Biscayne

South Central

• Vizcaya Museum and Gardens -- 3251 South Miami Ave., Miami
• Shake-A-Leg Miami (boat site) -- 2620 South Bayshore Dr., Miami

South

• Matheson Hammock Park -- 9610 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables
• R. Hardy Matheson Park -- 11100 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables
• Chapman Field Park – 13601 Deering Bay Dr.
• Deering Estate at Cutler -- 16701 SW 72 Ave., Palmetto Bay
• Palmetto Bay Village Center -- 18001 Old Cutler Rd., Palmetto Bay
• Black Point Marina -- 24775 SW 87 Ave., Homestead
• Biscayne National Park -- 9700 SW 328 St., Homestead
• Homestead Bayfront Park -- 9698 SW 328 St., Homestead

Register now at : http://www.miamidade.gov/environment/baynanza/volunteer_form.asp
Once you register, make sure to sign up for future Volunteer Cleanup opportunities in your area : http://www.volunteercleanup.org/volunteer

What to Bring

Volunteer T-shirts and trash bags will be provided. In addition to work gloves and closed-toe shoes (tennis shoes), volunteers are recommended to bring the following:

• Water (in a reusable Water Bottle)
• Sunscreen
• Mosquito repellent
• Hat or visor

History

The early 1980s marked the beginning of a monumental effort by Miami-Dade County to save Biscayne Bay. The Bay was suffering from pollution and the marine environment of the Bay was in steep decline. Baynanza was created as part of a larger effort to save the bay.

Baynanza is a celebration of Biscayne Bay and its significance as one of our most important ecological systems in South Florida. While Baynanza includes more than 35 great events throughout March and April, the event that has become nearly synonymous with this celebration is the Biscayne Bay Cleanup Day.

In April 2014, this community event drew more than 6,100 volunteers, who collectively removed more than 45 tons of garbage from our shores.

Register now at : http://www.miamidade.gov/environment/baynanza/volunteer_form.asp
Once you register, make sure to sign up for future Volunteer Cleanup opportunities in your area : http://www.volunteercleanup.org/volunteer