Following the drowning of a King High School student on Whitecap Beach, the Texas General Land Office has announced the cancelation of Saturday’s cleanup for the neighboring Padre Island National Seashore and North Padre Island/Padre Balli Park beaches.
As authorities attempt to recover the body, the General Land Office has determined that it is in the best interest of our volunteers and the community to cancel the cleanup. Our thoughts are with the King High School family during this difficult time. All other clean up locations will remain in operation unless previously noted. Volunteers who were signed up at either of these locations are asked to relocate to the closest cleanup location to them.
Neighboring locations:
Mustang Island State Park
Check-in: Park Headquarters Parking Lot, 17047 State Hwy 361
Contact: Eric Ehrlich 361-749-5246
Packery Flats
Check-in: Parking lot off Hwy 361, on Mustang Island near the Packery Channel
Contact: Jace Tunnell, Coastal Bays Foundation 361-882-3439,
jace.tunnell@texasadoptabeach.org
Port Aransas
Check-in: Avenue G at the beach
Contact: Shannon Solimine 512-574-9191
shannon.solimine@texasadoptabeach.org
Angie Huckabay 361-500-7642
angie.huckabay@texasadoptabeach.org
Find all locations here.
