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Litter Cleanup and Coastal Habitat Restoration: 12th St Beach

Four teens in windbreakers and hoodies stand on a great lakes beach in the bright afternoon sun, the blue lake visible behind them as they hold up large blue plastic bags of trash collected from the beach.

Comb the shorelines for litter and record data on your findings to support science-based litter prevention strategies. With your help, we can prevent plastic pollution from entering our waterways, endangering wildlife and contaminating our drinking water.

Take action for Great Lakes habitats by pulling weeds, planting native species or seed collecting. Along with the Chicago Park District, help us restore natural spaces and beautify our city parks.

Shedd hosts cleanups along the Chicago River as well as the shoreline of Lake Michigan through the Alliance for the Great Lakes Adopt-a-Beach™ program.

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