Great Islands Clean-up Island Contacts

Any questions on GICU events should be directed to your island contact!

SHAW ISLAND

Bring your collected trash to the Shaw Baseball Field dumpster on October 4th between 3pm – 4pm.

Jennifer Woodbridge | outsidelanguage1@gmail.com | 360-378-7948

SAN JUAN ISLAND

Join us at Jackson Beach at 10am to choose your beach or roadway assignment and gather clean up supplies (gloves, bags, pickers). Fuel up with coffee and donuts courtesy of Lautenbach Recycling, then head out to clean up your chosen location. Return all trash and materials by 2pm to the Jackson Beach Picnic Shelter. 

Katie Johnson  katiej@sanjuancountywa.gov 

LOPEZ ISLAND

10am to 11am: Sign-in, pick your route, and pick-up supplies in the Lopez Village Park. Coffee & light snacks will be provided. Some supplies will also be available for pick-up at the Southend Market.

12pm to 2pm: Drop-off collected litter at the Lopez Dump, following signs to designated GICU drop-off area.

Sarah Reeves | sarahr@lopezsolidwaste.org

ORCAS ISLAND

Two ways to participate!

Meet at the Village Green on Saturday, October 4th (day of event) at 10am to get your road assignment. Collected trash can be dropped off the day of the event between 2-3pm at the Village Green. Pick-up bags, vests and grabbers starting Monday, September 29th at The Exchange or at the Village Green the day of the event. Contact Pete Moe | pete@exchangeorcas.org | 360-376-4089 with any questions.

Join a Local Group 

Olga Garbage Gardeners
Meet at the Olga Community Center, 23-3rd Street, Olga on Saturday, October 4, from 11:00 am to 2 pm. We’ll be cleaning from the East entrance of Moran State Park to Eagle Lake. Contact: Karen at miksc001@umn.edu.

West Sound Posse
Choose your date and time between September 27th and October 4th. We’ll be cleaning all of the west side of Orcas Island north to Lover’s Lane, Eastsound. Contact: Ginger at ginger@orcasonline.com.

Highland Hikers
Meet at the Mailboxes at start of Lindsay Way in The Highlands on October 4th at 11am. We’ll be cleaning from Country Corner to the West entrance of Moran State Park. Rosario, too, with enough volunteers. Contact Geri at (503) 548-7845 or davidgeri@rockisland.com.

Road sections will be assigned by the group leaders. Safety vests, long grabbers and garbage bags will be provided by The Exchange. Bring work gloves.

 Participants can stop by Island Hoppin’ Brewery for a free pint starting at 4pm!