Orcas Island ExchangeIt Takes a Village to Clean an Island
It Takes a Village to Clean an Island, celebrates the history of the Great Islands Clean-up and the efforts of those who have participated over the years. The beginnings of The Great Islands Clean-up come from…
Catching up with Historical Garbage
Since the first Great Islands Clean-up in 2014, we have been tracking the number of volunteers, miles we’ve cleaned up, and pounds of garbage picked up per mile on Orcas. As you can see from the…
Islanders Keep Great Islands Clean-Up Alive!
The Great Islands Clean-Up (“GICU”) has been a County-wide celebration for the last seven years. Participants band together and scour the islands to pick up all the litter along the roads and beaches on Orcas, Lopez,…
Great Islands Clean Up becomes Month-long Individual Effort
The Spring Great Islands Clean Up has been cancelled, but you can still do your part. In honor of Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary this April, Islanders are encouraged to use the whole month to help tidy…
Fall Great Islands Clean Up 2019
It was another successful Great Islands Clean Up! On September 28th (National Public Lands Day), all islands gathered from 10am – 2pm and cleaned up the roads and beaches in the San Juans. We killed it…
Great Islands Clean-up Spring 2021 Results
Thanks to EVERYONE who participated in this year’s Spring 2021 Great Islands Clean-up! Almost 5,500 pounds of litter was picked up and properly disposed of by 343 volunteers! See below for the full breakdown!
Great Islands Clean Up Spring 2019
The Great Islands Clean-Up Saturday, April 20 | Great Island Clean-up at the Village Green in Eastsound from 10a-2p Bags, grabbers, safety vests and latex gloves will be available at the San Juan County Public Works…
