Clean living

International Coastal Cleanup Day is September 19, and we have teamed up with the Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA), the Gulf of Mexico Alliance, Acadiana Native Plant Project and Parish Proud to mark the occasion. We’ve got everything you need to clean up along your local waterway or in your neighborhood, and we’ll be in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette to maximize our collective impact. Volunteers can pick up cleanup kits at between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. and turn a relaxing paddle into a small act of service. Headed to the park? Bring your cleanup kit! Kits include a trash bag, gloves, hand sanitizer and a seed packet of native plants to further beautify the area. To register, go here.

Our friends at Pontchartrain Conservancy are holding their annual beach sweep on Sept. 19 to coincide with International Coastal Cleanup Day. They’ll be picking up trash from streets, catch basins and waterways to keep it from draining into the Pontchartrain Basin. You can register through their website.