{"id":1513,"date":"2011-09-01T10:03:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/?page_id=1513"},"modified":"2024-10-09T13:53:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T17:53:27","slug":"a-really-big-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/a-really-big-sweep\/","title":{"rendered":"A Really Big Sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
In 1987, North Carolina Sea Grant colleagues tossed around the idea for a litter cleanup along the state’s entire coastline, joining a new national effort organized by the ocean conservancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Initial North Carolina partners included staff from state agencies, who anticipated an enthusiastic response from environmental educators and coastal youth groups. But overall interest and a spectrum of partners grew quickly from that first effort \u2014 and so did funding needs.<\/p>\n\n\n