Volunteer To Clean Up The Oil Spill!
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For information on how to volunteer visit:
http://keysspill.com/
Provided by the Florida Keys Environment Coalition
2,300 Volunteers and over 300 Captains.
Our Motto.....Be Prepared For The Worst
Now partnered with The Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife, US Coast Guard
The United Way, GLEE, REEF Relief, and Miami Dade Schools.
We Need Volunteers
Attn: Media - Please Contact Dan Robey
at 305-321-2305 for latest spill info, volunteer meetings
and info on this site. Email dan@abritt.com
Florida Keys Oil Spill Response
URGENT!
Scientists say that oil from the spill could be here in 8 days via the Gulfstream current loop!
Attn: Shoreline monitors
If you see any oil or tarballs IMMEDIATELY CALL the
US Coast Guard at 1-800-424-8802 also make sure you check with Reef Relief or the Nature Conservancy on the proper way to walk shoreline so as not to damage any sensitive habitat areas. !
Attn: All commercial Fisherman, Shrimpers, Charter Boat Captains. Please make sure you and every professional you know is signed up at keysspill.com, we are working directly with the United States Coast Guard and BP, you will need to be HAZMAT certified to be offered contract work for your vessel. Please note that there is no guarantee that BP will contract your boat.
In an effort to be proactive in protecting our Florida Keys environment, KeysSpill.com has been created to help link all partner projects (US Coast Guard,U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service , Nature Conservancy) with volunteers, including Charter Captains,Divemasters, Businesses, Organizations
and Individuals.
KeysSpill.com now has a database of over 2,300 volunteers and is growing everyday!
OUR MISSION
To protect the fisheries, living coral reefs, marine life, the Florida Keys economy, and the Keys way of life!
This KeysSpill.com site is being updated daily with the latest news on meetings and events, visit this site often to stay informed. Things that you might help with include
pre-assessments, boom deployment, beach clean ups, boat work, organizing efforts, local informational meetings, trainings, etc.
Please email "EVERYONE" you know and tell them to sign up at www.keysspill.com, we need volunteers.
***** IMPORTANT *****
Please print out our Flyer and give to everyone you know, you can make copies of it at Office Depot or any other quick copy location. Click Here to download the Flyer in Word Format
IF YOU DID NOT FILL OUT THE "SUBSCRIBE" FORM WHEN YOU FIRST ENTERED THIS WEB SITE PLEASE CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE SITE AGAIN AND FILL OUT THE INFO IN THE "SUBSCRIBE" BOX
***** Training *****
Hazmat Training
(Please note: We have contacted the Coast Guard and BP in regards to providing free HAZMAT training to our volunteers. The response we received is that BP pays for training but not until Spill Oil has been indentified in
our area by the Coast Guard.)
FULL DISCOUNTED HAZMAT TRAINING COURSE NOW ONLINE FOR KEYSSPILL.COM VOLUNTEERS PBSA Inc, has setup up a unique page on our website for keysspill.com volunteers.PBSA has established a discounted price of $69.00 per person for the OSHA Hazwoper (Hazmat) 24 hour training course. Once the student starts the course, they may take the course at their own pace and may login and logout as needed. The course includes 24 hour support by telephone, email and live chat. They may print their completion certificate immediately after successful completion of the course.Here is the link for the course: http://www.oshacampusonline.com/keysspill-24-hour-hazmat.html
***** Documents *****
Coastal Cleanup Checklist
Preparing For An Oil Spill
Coast Watcher Map
(Note: Professional Wildlife Rehabbers are being sought click the link below for a PDF file with more info.)
Professional Wildlife Rehabbers
***** Meetings *****
If you are hosting a local oil spill related information or action event, send us an email to let us know
email dan@abritt.com
* May 22 - Key West is having a special Commission meeting tomorrow, Saturday, May 22, 10:00 am to 11:00 am at Old City Hall. It is an opportunity to brief the Commission and the citizens of Key West on the status of the two continuing oil spill issues, the Deepwater Horizon spill in the northern gulf and the tar ball incident in the lower keys. Incident response representatives from USCG, NOAA, NPS and BP will provide status updates. Written questions will be taken from the audience and will be compiled and presented to the experts for comment as time permits.
* May 20th (Thurs) - Hair Boom Response Meeting 6:30pm at Salute’s on the beach, 1000 Atlantic Boulevard, Key West. We are inviting individuals who will take on the responsibility of being Volunteer Coordinators. We need Carpenters, Materials list, plywood, 2 by 4's, Duct Tape, 4' PVC Pipe, dust masks, gloves. See www.matteroftrust.org for video on boom making construction. For Info contact Diana2030@yahoo.com , 305-879-7682
* May 22nd (Sat) – Shoreline Clean Up of Torchwood Hammock Preserve on Little Torch Key, 8:30am-Noon. Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy. Volunteers should bring kayaks or canoes, sun protection, water bottles, gloves. The Nature Conservancy will provide drinking water and trash bags. Directions: Little Torch Key is at mile marker 28, from US1 oceanside onto Pirates Road, at the end turn left on Jolly Roger Drive then drive to the end. Parking is limited so please carpool and don’t block the road. For more information: Contact Caitlin Lustic at The Nature Conservancy office at 305 745 8402 x 114
May 20th (Thurs) – Annual Hurricane Preparedness Workshop for the Tourism & Business Industry. Keynote speaker is National Hurricane Center Director Bill Read. Will include update on Transocean/BP Gulf Oil Spill. Marathon Government Center, MM48.5 Bayside, 1pm. $10/person, rsvp to 296-4959 or email executiveoffice@keyslodging.org . Although the conference is geared to tourism-related businesses, it is open to the business community and anyone
can register.
* May 29th (Sat) - Mangrove Clean Up – Sponsored by Reef Relief. Meet at Hurricane Hole Marina, 5130 Overseas Hwy 1, Stock Island. Bring a kayak if you own or can borrow one. 10am - 1pm
*May 31st (Fri) – Deadline for businesses to sign the Letter to President Obama in support of halting oil leasing and drilling.
* June 5th (Sat)- Pre-Oil Shoreline Clean Up at Garden Cove County Park and Dagny Johnson State Botanical Site, 9am-Noon. Meet at end of Loquat Drive, just past the Circle K on Card Sound Road in Key Largo. Sponsored by the Florida Keys Chapter of the Izaak Walton League.
For details on the proposal and request for comments send an email to dan@abritt.com
http://keysspill.com/
Provided by the Florida Keys Environment Coalition
2,300 Volunteers and over 300 Captains.
Our Motto.....Be Prepared For The Worst
Now partnered with The Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife, US Coast Guard
The United Way, GLEE, REEF Relief, and Miami Dade Schools.
We Need Volunteers
Attn: Media - Please Contact Dan Robey
at 305-321-2305 for latest spill info, volunteer meetings
and info on this site. Email dan@abritt.com
Florida Keys Oil Spill Response
URGENT!
Scientists say that oil from the spill could be here in 8 days via the Gulfstream current loop!
Attn: Shoreline monitors
If you see any oil or tarballs IMMEDIATELY CALL the
US Coast Guard at 1-800-424-8802 also make sure you check with Reef Relief or the Nature Conservancy on the proper way to walk shoreline so as not to damage any sensitive habitat areas. !
Attn: All commercial Fisherman, Shrimpers, Charter Boat Captains. Please make sure you and every professional you know is signed up at keysspill.com, we are working directly with the United States Coast Guard and BP, you will need to be HAZMAT certified to be offered contract work for your vessel. Please note that there is no guarantee that BP will contract your boat.
In an effort to be proactive in protecting our Florida Keys environment, KeysSpill.com has been created to help link all partner projects (US Coast Guard,U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service , Nature Conservancy) with volunteers, including Charter Captains,Divemasters, Businesses, Organizations
and Individuals.
KeysSpill.com now has a database of over 2,300 volunteers and is growing everyday!
OUR MISSION
To protect the fisheries, living coral reefs, marine life, the Florida Keys economy, and the Keys way of life!
This KeysSpill.com site is being updated daily with the latest news on meetings and events, visit this site often to stay informed. Things that you might help with include
pre-assessments, boom deployment, beach clean ups, boat work, organizing efforts, local informational meetings, trainings, etc.
Please email "EVERYONE" you know and tell them to sign up at www.keysspill.com, we need volunteers.
***** IMPORTANT *****
Please print out our Flyer and give to everyone you know, you can make copies of it at Office Depot or any other quick copy location. Click Here to download the Flyer in Word Format
IF YOU DID NOT FILL OUT THE "SUBSCRIBE" FORM WHEN YOU FIRST ENTERED THIS WEB SITE PLEASE CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE SITE AGAIN AND FILL OUT THE INFO IN THE "SUBSCRIBE" BOX
***** Training *****
Hazmat Training
(Please note: We have contacted the Coast Guard and BP in regards to providing free HAZMAT training to our volunteers. The response we received is that BP pays for training but not until Spill Oil has been indentified in
our area by the Coast Guard.)
FULL DISCOUNTED HAZMAT TRAINING COURSE NOW ONLINE FOR KEYSSPILL.COM VOLUNTEERS PBSA Inc, has setup up a unique page on our website for keysspill.com volunteers.PBSA has established a discounted price of $69.00 per person for the OSHA Hazwoper (Hazmat) 24 hour training course. Once the student starts the course, they may take the course at their own pace and may login and logout as needed. The course includes 24 hour support by telephone, email and live chat. They may print their completion certificate immediately after successful completion of the course.Here is the link for the course: http://www.oshacampusonline.com/keysspill-24-hour-hazmat.html
***** Documents *****
Coastal Cleanup Checklist
Preparing For An Oil Spill
Coast Watcher Map
(Note: Professional Wildlife Rehabbers are being sought click the link below for a PDF file with more info.)
Professional Wildlife Rehabbers
***** Meetings *****
If you are hosting a local oil spill related information or action event, send us an email to let us know
email dan@abritt.com
* May 22 - Key West is having a special Commission meeting tomorrow, Saturday, May 22, 10:00 am to 11:00 am at Old City Hall. It is an opportunity to brief the Commission and the citizens of Key West on the status of the two continuing oil spill issues, the Deepwater Horizon spill in the northern gulf and the tar ball incident in the lower keys. Incident response representatives from USCG, NOAA, NPS and BP will provide status updates. Written questions will be taken from the audience and will be compiled and presented to the experts for comment as time permits.
* May 20th (Thurs) - Hair Boom Response Meeting 6:30pm at Salute’s on the beach, 1000 Atlantic Boulevard, Key West. We are inviting individuals who will take on the responsibility of being Volunteer Coordinators. We need Carpenters, Materials list, plywood, 2 by 4's, Duct Tape, 4' PVC Pipe, dust masks, gloves. See www.matteroftrust.org for video on boom making construction. For Info contact Diana2030@yahoo.com , 305-879-7682
* May 22nd (Sat) – Shoreline Clean Up of Torchwood Hammock Preserve on Little Torch Key, 8:30am-Noon. Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy. Volunteers should bring kayaks or canoes, sun protection, water bottles, gloves. The Nature Conservancy will provide drinking water and trash bags. Directions: Little Torch Key is at mile marker 28, from US1 oceanside onto Pirates Road, at the end turn left on Jolly Roger Drive then drive to the end. Parking is limited so please carpool and don’t block the road. For more information: Contact Caitlin Lustic at The Nature Conservancy office at 305 745 8402 x 114
May 20th (Thurs) – Annual Hurricane Preparedness Workshop for the Tourism & Business Industry. Keynote speaker is National Hurricane Center Director Bill Read. Will include update on Transocean/BP Gulf Oil Spill. Marathon Government Center, MM48.5 Bayside, 1pm. $10/person, rsvp to 296-4959 or email executiveoffice@keyslodging.org . Although the conference is geared to tourism-related businesses, it is open to the business community and anyone
can register.
* May 29th (Sat) - Mangrove Clean Up – Sponsored by Reef Relief. Meet at Hurricane Hole Marina, 5130 Overseas Hwy 1, Stock Island. Bring a kayak if you own or can borrow one. 10am - 1pm
*May 31st (Fri) – Deadline for businesses to sign the Letter to President Obama in support of halting oil leasing and drilling.
* June 5th (Sat)- Pre-Oil Shoreline Clean Up at Garden Cove County Park and Dagny Johnson State Botanical Site, 9am-Noon. Meet at end of Loquat Drive, just past the Circle K on Card Sound Road in Key Largo. Sponsored by the Florida Keys Chapter of the Izaak Walton League.
For details on the proposal and request for comments send an email to dan@abritt.com
