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Biannual Stewart Island beach cleanup is always looking for volunteers

Biannual Stewart Island Beach Cleanup

Mike Black has been doing beach cleanup’s with his dad, Tracker Black, for 50 years. Nowadays, he’s part of the team that cleans the beaches on Stewart Island.

Starting bright and early at 8am on July 12, Black and his team will have a quick breakfast before being choppered to the drop-off location on the island.

Every day of the cleanup is a full eight hours, Black said.

This year’s cleanup is the 7th biannual Talley’s-sponsored event and will focus on the western coastline of Stewart Island from Doughboy Bay to Mason Bay and up to Waituna Bay.