COASTSWEEP Cleanup List

Volunteer for beach cleanups organized by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM).

COASTSWEEP cleanups are held from August to November, with most in September and October. By the middle of August each year, the cleanup list is posted below and updated through November.

Please be sure to contact coordinators to let them know you are coming. (Note: Private cleanups that do not seek additional volunteers are also held as part of COASTSWEEP. See the Private COASTSWEEP Cleanup List [PDF, 100 KB].)

Don't see a cleanup in your community? Sign up to be a cleanup coordinator by emailing coastsweep@mass.gov. For more information, see Overview and Index of COASTSWEEP Information, or email questions to coastsweep@mass.gov. We are always happy to help volunteers!

Table of Contents

North Shore (Salisbury to Revere)

Town: Gloucester 
Beach: Good Harbor Beach 
Date: 9/11/25 
Time: 1:00 PM 
Coordinator: Zach Dench 
Organization: GMGI 
Email: zach.dench@gmgi.org 
Phone: (978) 305-0526

Town: Danvers 
Beach: Sandy Beach 
Date: 9/27/25 
Time: 8:00 AM 
Coordinator: Alicia Lenci 
Organization: N/A 
Email: alicia_lenci@yahoo.com 
Phone: (617) 285-6737

Town: Salisbury
Beach: Salisbury State Beach Reservation 
Date: 9/27/25
Time: 11:00 AM 
Coordinator: Erika Richard 
Organization: White Moon Holistic Healing 
Email: whitemoonholistichealing@gmail.com 
Phone: (774) 262-5376

Town: Gloucester 
Beach: Stage Fort Park 
Date: 9/28/25 
Time: 10:00 AM 
Coordinator: Ted Maney 
Organization: Boston Sea Rovers 
Email: ted@bostonsearovers.com 
Phone: (617) 957-3947

Town: Nahant 
Beach: Short Beach 
Date: 9/28/25 
Time: 11:00 AM 
Coordinator: Vi Patek 
Organization: Nahant SWIM 
Email: nahantswiminc@gmail.com 
Phone: (781) 598-1060

Boston Harbor (Winthrop to Weymouth)

Town: Winthrop
Beach: Yirrell Beach 
Date: 9/7/25 
Time: 9:00 AM 
Coordinator: Kim Dimes 
Organization: Winthrop Conservation Commission 
Email: kimdimes@aol.com 
Phone: (360) 335-5489

Town: Dorchester, Milton, Mattapan, Hyde Park, Canton, Norwood, Quincy, Walpole
Beach: Squantum Point Park, Tenean Beach, Neponset Landing, Riverside Ave., Granite Ave., Neponset Greenway Trail, Neponset Greenway Canopy Walk, Belnel Neighborhood, Martini Shell Park, Canton Park and Ride, Alevizos Park and Ellis Pond, Bird Pond & Endean Trail
Date:  9/27/25
Time:  9:00 AM
Coordinator:  Meher Khanna
Organization: Neponset River Watershed Association
Email: khanna@neponset.org
Phone:  (781) 888-1237

Town: Quincy
Beach: Wollaston Beach
Date: 9/27/25 
Time: 10:00 AM 
Coordinator: Maureen Mazrimas 
Organization: Friends of Wollaston Beach 
Email: squantummaz@gmail.com 
Phone: (617) 328-1121

Town: Winthrop 
Beach: Fishermans Bend on Winthrop St and Corinha Beach on Sunnyside Ave 
Date: 10/5/25 
Time: 9:00 AM 
Coordinator: Kim Dimes 
Organization: Winthrop Conservation Commission 
Email: kimdimes@aol.com 
Phone: (360) 335-5489

South Shore (Hingham to Plymouth)

Town: Duxbury
Beach: Duxbury Beach
Date: 9/6/25
Time: 9:00 AM
Coordinator: Ksenya Antonevich
Organization: Nordic Walking Club
Email: nordicwalkingunited@gmail.com
Phone: (857) 352-7394

Town: Hull 
Beach: Nantasket Beach 
Date: 9/20/25 
Time: 10:00 AM 
Coordinator: Kelley Abatzis 
Organization: N/A 
Email: kelley.abatzis@gmail.com 
Phone: (781) 588-5901

Town: Plymouth 
Beach: Plymouth Long Beach 
Date: 9/20/25 
Time: 9:30 AM 
Coordinator: Donna McCarthy 
Organization: Parrot Head Club of Eastern Massachusetts 
Email: dmacado@yahoo.com 
Phone: N/A

Town: Plymouth 
Beach: White Horse Beach 
Date: 9/20/25 
Time: 9:30 AM 
Coordinator: Mike Molnar 
Organization: Manomet Conservation Sciences 
Email: mmolnar@manomet.org 
Phone: (508) 434-6364

Town: Plymouth
Beach: Nelson Street Beach 
Date: 9/27/25 
Time: 10:00 AM 
Coordinator: Carlos Fragata 
Organization: N/A 
Email: carlosTBFragata7@gmail.com 
Phone: (508) 341-1049

Town: Hull 
Beach: Nantasket Beach 
Date: 10/11/25 
Time: 10:00 AM 
Coordinator: Ann Ambiel 
Organization: N/A 
Email: Ambielann@gmail.com 
Phone: (617) 522-7297

Town: Marshfield 
Beach: Rexhame Beach 
Date: 10/12/25 
Time: 9:00 AM 
Coordinator: Michelle Walty 
Organization: N/A 
Emailmnwalty13@gmail.com 
Phone: (617) 827-8521

Town: Duxbury 
Beach: Duxbury Beach Reservation 
Date: 10/18/25 
Time: 9:30 AM 
Coordinator: Susan MacCallum 
Organization: Duxbury Beach Reservation, Inc. 
Email: sue@duxburybeachreservation.org 
Phone: (617) 538-4843

Cape Cod (Bourne to Provincetown)

Town: Barnstable 
Beach: Sandy Neck Beach Park 
Date: 9/14/25 
Time: 9:00 AM 
Coordinator: Donna Bragg 
Organization: Town of Barnstable 
Email: donna.bragg@town.barnstable.ma.us 
Phone: (508) 362-8300

Town: Provincetown 
Beach: Long Point 
Date: 9/20/25 
Time: 9:00 AM 
Coordinator: Jesse Mechling 
Organization: Center for Coastal Studies 
Emailjmechling@coastalstudies.org 
Phone: (508) 487-3623

Town: Sagamore (Bourne) 
Beach: Scusset Beach State Reservation 
Date: 9/20/25 
Time: 2:00 PM 
Coordinator: Ann Ambiel 
Organization: N/A 
Email: ambielann@gmail.com 
Phone: (617) 522-7297

Town: West Dennis 
Beach: West Dennis Beach 
Date: 9/20/25 
Time: 9:00 AM 
Coordinator: Louise Swider 
Organization: N/A 
Email: lsnidrock929@comcast.net 
Phone: (413) 584-2133 or (508) 258-0846

Town: Hyannis 
Beach: Kalmus Beach 
Date: 10/11/25 
Time: 7:00 AM 
Coordinator: Kaitlyn Carpenter 
Organization: Barnstable Marine and Environmental Affairs 
Email: kaitlyn.carpenter@town.barnstable.ma.us 
Phone: (774) 872-2439

Town: Harwich 
Beach: Seymour Pond Beach, Long Pond-Cahoon Road Beach, Earl/Rd.Gray Neck Rd./Brooks Rd. Beaches, Pleasant Rd Beach, Bank St Beach, Red River Beach, Sand Pond Beach, Bells Neck-West Reservoir, Herring River Boat Launch-Rt 28, Cove Landing Rd. Boat Launch, Long Pond Dr. Beach 
Date: 10/25/25 
Time: 9:00 AM 
Coordinator: Connor O’Brien 
Organization: Harwich Conservation Commission 
Emailconnor@harwichconservationtrust.ort 
Phone: (508) 432-3997

Islands (Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and the Elizabeth Islands)

Town: Gosnold 
Beach: Cuttyhunk Island-Barges Beach, Channel Beach, Churches Beach, West End Beach, Jetty Beach 
Date: 9/20/25 
Time: 12:00 PM 
Coordinator: Michelle Carvalho 
Organization: Cuttyhunk STEAM Academy 
Email: mcarvalho@cuttyhunksteamacademy.org 
Phone: (603) 244-9502

Town: Nantucket 
Beach: Nantucket Beaches 
Date: Saturdays through the fall 
Time: Mornings 
Coordinator: William O’Connell 
Organization: Clean Team Nantucket 
Email: wconnell@connellandersen.com 
Phone: (917) 287-7493

South Coastal (Wareham to Seekonk)

Town: Fairhaven 
Beach: Fort Phoenix State Reservation 
Date: 10/25/25 
Time: 1:00 PM 
Coordinator: Ann Ambiel 
Organization: N/A 
Email: ambielann@gmail.com 
Phone: (617) 522-7297

Town: Westport 
Beach: Horseneck Beach 
Date: 11/8/25 
Time: 1:00 PM 
Coordinator: Ann Ambiel 
Organization: N/A 
Email: ambielann@gmail.com 
Phone: (617) 522-7297

Town: Dartmouth 
Beach: Demarest Lloyd State Park 
Date: 11/22/25 
Time: 1:00 PM 
Coordinator: Ann Ambiel 
Organization: N/A 
Email: ambielann@gmail.com 
Phone: (617) 522-7297

Inland Cleanups (rivers, ponds, and lakes not on the coast)

Town: Milton 
Beach: Houghton’s Pond 
Date: 10/18/25 
Time: 10:00 AM 
Coordinator: John Harrell 
Organization: Friends of the Blue Hills 
Email:  john@friendsofthebluehills.org 
Phone: (804) 572-3789

Underwater Cleanups

No public cleanups scheduled. Please check back later.

Get Data and Information

Check out the Summaries of Annual Cleanups for links to an overview and statistics from past years of COASTSWEEP cleanups.

To learn about what marine debris is and how to reduce it, see More on Marine Debris.

And see the COASTSWEEP Contact Information for a staff list and contact details.

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