Welcome to the Beach Bucket Brigade! We’re Cayla and Iris, twin sisters, nature lovers, avid birders, conservationists, and Long Islanders. We started Beach Bucket Brigade when we were 14, in the spring of 2019, because there's an enormous need for protecting the wildlife that inhabit our beaches. In the past, we’ve organized beach clean-ups, and we wanted to expand on the idea to reach more community members. With the creation of Beach Bucket Brigade, we hope to involve more beach-goers in keeping our shores clean. Our emphasis is on encouraging children to participate in helping the environment and educating the public on the threats litter poses to wildlife.

In addition, we also teach people how to reduce their carbon footprints and cut down on plastic usage. The main focus of our program is to lend beach-goers reusable buckets that they will fill with litter found throughout their day at the beach. When participants return their filled buckets to us, as a thank you, they will be rewarded with raffle tickets for eco-friendly products to help the planet. Beach-goes can earn raffle tickets by filling buckets with the litter and doing some fun activities to go along with that. The more bucketfuls, the more raffle tickets! Along with the borrow-able buckets, participants may receive a booklet designed by us, that encourages environmentally friendly practices. Please follow our page for updates, notifications where the clean-up events will take place, and interesting info regarding taking care of our environment.