Wellfleet Recycles
Earth Day Community Cleanup Continues (self-guided)
SCHEDULE 2016
October 9 SUN
2:00 PM
Wellfleet Public Library
Marcus Eriksen, co-Founder, 5 Gyres Institute
Wellfleet Ocean Week Kick-Off: A talk on plastic pollution by Marcus Eriksen, co-founder of the
5 Gyres Institute. Introduced by singer-songwriter and local favorite Zoë Lewis, singing her song'Plastic Soup'. Sponsored by the Friends of the Wellfleet Library.
October 10 MON
Columbus Day
10:00 AM
Mayo Beach, Wellfleet
Wellfleet CoastSweep -- Meet at Mayo Beach parking lot
A CoastSweep beach cleanup event run by Dennis O'Connell, Wellfleet Conservation Trust with Marcus Eriksen and Anna Cummins founders of the 5 Gyres Institute; co-sponsored by Friends of the Herring River, Mass Audubon, Wellfleet's Conservation Commission and Open Space Committee
October 10 MON
Columbus Day
2:00 - 4:00 PM
Salt Pond Visitor Center,
Eastham
'Plastic Paradise' film screening
Film screening and presentation by Marcus Eriksen. Sponsored by the Center for Coastal Studies, and the Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore.
Angela Sun, Director
October 14 FRI
4:00 - 5:30 PM
Meet at Indian Neck
parking lot, Wellfleet
Tour of Chopper Young's oyster grant
Oyster Farm Tour with champion shucker Chopper Young.
Rubber gloves and boots required.
To sign up, please call Lonni Briggs: 508 237 6051
Wellfleet OysterFest & 5 Gyres Events
5 Gyres tent courtesy of the Center for Coastal Studies
October 15 SAT
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Wellfleet Public Library
'Tackling Marine Pollution' Presentation and Panel
Moderated by Heather Goldstone of WCAI radio with Ocean Conservancy, NOAA, Center for Coastal Studies, and
5 Gyres Institute
note: NOAA in place of International Fund for Animal Welfare
October 15 SAT
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Main Street, Wellfleet
OysterFest Tent
Please note: Admission to OysterFest: $10
Come meet the 5 Gyres crew! An opportunity to learn more and engage in
"More Ocean. Less Plastic."... the goal of the 5 Gyres Institute and allied organizations. Look and learn about the sea creature sculptures in the “Plastic in
Our Oceans: Food for Thought” art exhibit for children outside Preservation Hall
October 16 SUN
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Main Street, Wellfleet
OysterFest Tent
Please note: Admission to OysterFest: $10
Come meet the 5 Gyres crew! An opportunity to learn more and engage in
"More Ocean. Less Plastic."... the goal of the 5 Gyres Institute and allied
organizations. Look and learn about the sea creature sculptures in the “Plastic in
Our Oceans: Food for Thought” art exhibit for children outside Preservation Hall
October 16 SUN
1:30 - 2:30PM
Wellfleet Public Library
'Trash, Manufactured' film screening
Short film screening on Marcus Eriksen's use of artwork to raise awareness about
the detrimental impacts of plastics in our waterways and oceans.
Presented by Marcus Eriksen
Chris Jones, Director
SCHEDULE UPDATES
Oct 10 'Smog of the Sea' will be seen at a later date. Please pardon the change.
Oct 15 A speaker from NOAA's Marine Debris Program will attend in place of International Fund for Animal Welfare