Great Lakes Climate Corps cleans up Marquette beaches after Independence Day - WLUC

Great Lakes Climate Corps cleans up Marquette beaches after Independence Day

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Friday morning at McCarty’s Cove, volunteers from the Great Lakes Climate Corps ( GLCC) picked up trash after the Independence Day holiday. The Climate Corps is a branch of the Superior Watershed Partnership.

The GLCC Crew Leader says in previous years the beaches were left filled with trash but in the past few years they’ve seen less.

“A couple of years ago, during COVID, we had some really bad incidents of cans, garbage, just all over our beaches so, we’re just trying to make sure our beaches are clean and can be enjoyed by everyone who wants to go for a swim,” said Jacob Fewkes, GLCC Crew Leader.

Fewkes says cleanup efforts like this are in line with the mission of the GLCC.

“It’s really important just picking up garbage, animals will end up eating it, people can step on glass bottles and get hurt, and Marquette County is just gorgeous and we want to keep it that way, we want to respect the county and make sure that we’re not trashing it, if we respect the environment it will respect us,” Fewkes said.

Fewkes says there are some things to remember when enjoying your time at the beach to make sure they stay clean.

“What you pack in you should pack out so everything you bring to the beach, make sure it comes back out with you, in the city of Marquette there are garbage cans all over, at least in the city, make sure you’re throwing away your trash in those garbage cans so we can keep it from getting into the lake or other places where it should not be,” Fewkes said.

The GLCC hosts beach clean-ups and trail restoration events throughout the year.

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