COASTAL CLEANUP JG

BY ALL ACCOUNTS, THE 20TH ANNUAL CALIFORNIA COASTAL CLEANUP ON SATURDAY WAS A SUCCESS. TWO GROUPS IN THE AREA VOLUNTEERED FOR THE EVENT IN THEIR OWN, UNIQUE WAY. THE BAY AREA NATURISTS CLEANED UP BONNY DOON BEACH ALONG HIGHWAY 1 WITHOUT THEIR CLOTHES FOR THE 17TH YEAR IN A ROW. THE GROUP ESTIMATED THEY HAULED AWAY 600 POUNDS OF TRASH. FURTHER SOUTH IN MONTEREY, A GROUP ORGANIZED BY THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF DIVING CLUBS AND THE SAN FRANCISCO REEF DIVERS CLUB USED THEIR EQUIPMENT TO HAUL APPROXIMATELY 4 TONS OF GARBAGE FROM THE OCEAN FLOOR. ABOUT 60 DIVERS PARTICIPATED. ACROSS THE STATE, 700 LOCATIONS WERE CLEARED OF 750 THOUSAND POUNDS OF TRASH.