Photos: Wildlife beach cleanup walk (original) (raw)

Volunteer Kiana Encinas picks up charcoal during a community beach clean-up organized by Wildlife Jewels on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Solana Beach in Fletcher Cove Beach Park, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Volunteer Kiana Encinas picks up charcoal during a community beach clean-up organized by Wildlife Jewels on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Solana Beach in Fletcher Cove Beach Park, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The Flowers family collects charred wood from an old firepit during a community beach clean-up organized by Wildlife Jewels on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Solana Beach in Fletcher Cove Beach Park, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The Flowers family collects charred wood from an old firepit during a community beach clean-up organized by Wildlife Jewels on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Solana Beach in Fletcher Cove Beach Park, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The Flowers family finds 111 nails in a single firepit of charred wood during a community beach clean-up organized by Wildlife Jewels on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Solana Beach in Fletcher Cove Beach Park, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The Flowers family finds 111 nails in a single firepit of charred wood. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Beach clean-up organizer Azi Sharif admires the trash collected by a volunteer on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Solana Beach in Fletcher Cove Beach Park, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Beach clean-up organizer Azi Sharif admires the trash collected by a volunteer on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Solana Beach in Fletcher Cove Beach Park, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Volunteer Kiana Encinas picks up charcoal during a community beach clean-up organized by Wildlife Jewels on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Solana Beach in Fletcher Cove Beach Park, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Volunteer Kiana Encinas picks up charcoal during a community beach clean-up organized by Wildlife Jewels. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Kelly Flowers throws a pile of charcoal into a bucket during a community beach clean-up organized by Wildlife Jewels on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Solana Beach in Fletcher Cove Beach Park, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Kelly Flowers throws a pile of charcoal into a bucket during a community beach clean-up organized by Wildlife Jewels on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Solana Beach in Fletcher Cove Beach Park, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Volunteers search the sand for microplastics and charcoal during a community beach clean-up organized by Wildlife Jewels on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Solana Beach in Fletcher Cove Beach Park, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Volunteers search the sand for microplastics and charcoal during a community beach clean-up organized by Wildlife Jewels on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Solana Beach in Fletcher Cove Beach Park, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Azi Sharif holds a piece of charcoal during a community beach clean-up organized by Wildlife Jewels on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Solana Beach in Fletcher Cove Beach Park, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Azi Sharif holds a piece of charcoal during a community beach clean-up organized by Wildlife Jewels on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Solana Beach in Fletcher Cove Beach Park, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

A Batman toy lays among trash found during a community beach clean-up organized by Wildlife Jewels on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Solana Beach in Fletcher Cove Beach Park, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

A Batman toy lays among trash found at Solana Beach in Fletcher Cove Beach Park, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Azi Sharif talks about microplastics during a community beach clean-up organized by Wildlife Jewels on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Solana Beach in Fletcher Cove Beach Park, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Azi Sharif talks about microplastics during a community beach clean-up organized by Wildlife Jewels. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The Flowers family found 111 nails while digging through an old firepit during a community beach clean-up organized by Wildlife Jewels on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Solana Beach in Fletcher Cove Beach Park, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The Flowers family found 111 nails while digging through an old firepit during a community beach clean-up organized by Wildlife Jewels. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Gull tracks imprint the sand on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Solana Beach in Fletcher Cove Beach Park, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Gull tracks imprint the sand on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Solana Beach in Fletcher Cove Beach Park, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Volunteers pose for a photo before starting the community beach clean-up organized by Wildlife Jewels on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Solana Beach in Fletcher Cove Beach Park, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Volunteers pose for a photo before starting the community beach clean-up organized by Wildlife Jewels on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Solana Beach in Fletcher Cove Beach Park, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Originally Published: August 25, 2024 at 5:24 PM PST

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