Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to kick-off Earth Day Beach Cleanup at Crandon Park, April 22

Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces celebrates Earth Day, Friday, April 22, 2022, with a beach cleanup and coastal dune planting at Crandon Park - North Beach entrance (6767 Crandon Blvd., Key Biscayne, FL 33149).  Earth Day is a day to not only celebrate our love and appreciation of the natural world and the environment, but to be a positive change for the conservation and preservation of our precious outdoor spaces, like our public parks and beaches. Every day is Earth Day at Miami-Dade Parks!

At 10 a.m., Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, District 7 Commissioner Raquel A. Regalado, and Miami-Dade County Parks Director Maria I. Nardi will kick off the Earth Day Beach Clean-up and Dune Planting at Crandon Park, with a press conference, followed by conservation action and environmental education activities.

Community volunteers will arrive by 9:45 a.m. for check-in at the walkway outside Paradise Cove Pavilion. Beach cleanup and dune planting activities begin at 10:30 a.m. and will take place along the coastline and sand dunes. This year, a mock sea turtle nest will be on display, as a reminder that sea turtle nesting season is here!                                                                                                                                   

At 11:45 p.m., beach cleanup volunteers meet back at Paradise Cove Pavilion to sort the marine debris collected. The event will conclude at 1 p.m.