Cape Hatteras National Seashore has announced it is welcoming organized groups of individuals to adopt sections of CHNS beaches to remove trash and help keep the beaches clean, safe and pristine.

For this first year of the program, CHNS is adopting out 18 sections of beach, focusing on the year-round off-road vehicle routes north of Oregon Inlet and on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. Each section is roughly two-miles-long. Opportunities may expand to other sections of the beach in coming years.

To adopt a section of CHNS beach, a group must commit to completing four cleanups each year and meet all reporting requirements. Upon completion of their first cleanup, each group will be acknowledged via signage at the entry point to their adopted area for the remainder of their commitment.

More information, including requirements, how to sign up and maps of adoptable areas are available at go.nps.gov/adoptabeach. Interested groups may also contact CHNS at caha_adopt_a_beach@nps.gov to learn more about the program. Training and cleanup supplies will be provided to group leaders following signup.

“So many local families and businesses already provide exceptional support to the Seashore by helping to steward our beaches,” said National Parks of Eastern North Carolina Superintendent David Hallac. “Through this program, the Seashore will be able to better support and recognize individuals and organizations that want to help maintain beautiful beaches.”

The CHNS Adopt-a-Beach program has been developed with support and partnership from the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA), the first organization to adopt a CHNS beach. NCBBA provided valuable insight from their decades-long Operation Beach Respect program. The National Park Service also expressed thanks all the individuals who have spent countless hours picking up litter along CHNS beaches.

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