Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Draws a Line in the Sand
“Don’t Gather With Your Friends on the Beach Until the Covid-19
Epidemic has Passed.”
Proper social distancing requires a 12 foot
diameter circle, with you at the center.
The non-profit Boston Harbor advocacy group Save the
Harbor/Save the Bay issued a statement today in support of the Commonwealth’s
decision to close beach parking lots in coastal communities and asked the more
than 2 million people who live within a short ride or drive to the shore not to
gather with their friends on the beach until the Covid-19 epidemic has passed.
“We understand and support the decision to close beach
parking lots in coastal communities, and appreciate DCR’s efforts to open some
facilities early to encourage social distancing. Last year Save the Harbor and
our partners ran free Better Beaches events and programs that brought more
than a million people to the
metropolitan region’s public beaches,” said Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s
Executive Director Chris Mancini. “Today we have very different message. Follow
the guidance, practice social distancing, take a walk or a run on the shore but
please do not gather with your friends on the beach until the coronavirus
crisis has passed.”
“While our region’s public beaches are open, at least for
now, that could change unless people use common sense and good judgement” said
Mancini. “Proper social distancing requires a 12 foot diameter circle, with you
in the center, which is not possible on a crowded beach. As the weather warms,
we understand how tempting it can be to head to the beach to meet up with your
friends, but it simply isn’t safe to do it at this time.”
Beach Artist Andres Amador draws a line in the sand.
If you love your beach and your community, please
do not gather on the beach.
“If you are thinking of getting in your car on taking the T
to one of our region’s beaches to get fresh air and exercise with your friends,
think again,” said State Representative RoseLee Vincent of Revere, who
Co-Chairs the Metropolitan Beaches Commission. “Keep your neighbors, friends
and family safe. Find an uncrowded place nearby to get fresh air and sunshine
but please do not congregate on our public beaches.”
“The region’s urban beaches are important recreational
assets especially for the residents of the region’s waterfront neighborhoods
and beachfront communities,” said Metropolitan
Beaches Commission Co-Chair Brendan Crighton of Lynn. “If we want them to
remain open, we all have to exercise common sense to protect ourselves, our
friends and families, and our communities”
“When this crisis has passed, each of us will ask ourselves
“What did I do personally to flatten the curve and reduce the spread of the
virus?” said Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Director of Strategy &
Communications Bruce Berman. “If you love your beach and care about your
community, you simply can’t gather on our beaches or in our parks until the
Covid-19 crisis has passed.”
For more information, contact Bruce Berman at 617-293-6243
or by email to berman@savetheharbor.org
or by email to berman@savetheharbor.org
