Robin's Blog for Dauphin Island

The Town of Dauphin Island announced a new program referred to as the Early Morning Beach Sweep Initiative to keep the beaches as clean as possible. Basically, the purpose of this ongoing "spotters" program is to have local volunteers patrol the beaches before 7 a.m. and identify locations of oil, mousse and tarballs washed ashore. When found, the volunteer would call Mobile Incident Command Center at phone number (251) 445-3166 or 3333 to report so that they can insure the oil/mousse/tar swift removal before any beach goers/tourists arrive.

There is a data sheet that the volunteer would fill out and the beach sweep guidelines for Baldwin County (these will have to be modified for DI effort). BP can provide a certain number of GPS units/cameras so that volunteers can provide latitude and longitude for anything found.

If you would like to be a part of this program, please get in touch with Wanda Sandagger at Town Hall 251-861-5525.  Thank everyone in advance!