Clean Ocean Action’s annual Beach Sweeps take place – rain or shine – on one Saturday in April and one Saturday in October. This year, the nonprofit is asking volunteers to join the springtime cleanup event at their local beaches on April 9, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

On Long Beach Island, where COA partners with Alliance for a Living Ocean, volunteers can meet ALO members outside Wally’s Restaurant, at 712 Long Beach Blvd.