Join Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation at their annual Earth Day cleanups in Portsmouth and Rye:

Saturday, April 17
Earth Day Cleanup at Peirce Island in Portsmouth
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Kid-friendly cleanup with free refreshments, on-site touch tank and exhibitors from local organizations and businesses! Sponsors: Flatbread Company, Starbucks Coffee, 1 World Trading Co.

Sunday, April 18
Earth Day Cleanup at Rye Harbor State Park
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Cleanup around Rye Harbor State Park and Foss Beach. Free refreshments. All ages welcome! Sponsor: The Oaks Golf Links

Here's a free way to interact with marine life -- on land.

The Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation is bringing back its free marine touch tank on the Isles of Shoals Steamship Company dock in Portsmouth, beginning Memorial
Day weekend (May 23-24) and every day when school's out, beginning in late June.

According to a press release from Blue Ocean Society, "Located at 315 Market Street, the

Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation, a Portsmouth-based non-profit organization, will be hosting beach cleanups and other family-friendly activities in celebration of Earth Day on the weekend of April 18-19.

On Saturday, April 18, we'll have our 6th Annual Earth Day Cleanup at Peirce Island in Portsmouth. This is a family-friendly event, with a visit from our touch tank, a "scoop your poop" demonstration and a cleanup of the island, with free refreshments!

On Sunday, April 19 the fun continues with a cleanup at Rye Harbor State Park.