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There is a latex balloon at the other end of the ribbon. Image by Pamela Denmon, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Northeast Region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1588304200286-2DNXUH1Q9RANS0R96US6/osprey-in-nest-with-balloons.png Balloon Litter Impacts to Animals on Land Most of the osprey chick’s nest in this image is filled with balloons and ribbons. Image by Ben Wurst., Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/aacf3590-34ae-4876-81f6-5b820de47e6c/Horse+with+Balloon+-+Cat+Volmer+-+for+web.png Balloon Litter Impacts to Animals on Land - Make it stand out The horse in the picture is (then) 2.5 year old filly Alexandria's Angel, taken in May 2020 on the Maryland side of Assateague Island National Seashore. Luckily, she dropped it, but balloons are a real threat to horses, especially when the strings get tangled in the grass they eat. 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Image by Christina Trapani. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1588295013556-A213XWN4N62VZ5LP75Z0/Burst-balloon-similarity-to-jellyfish-Christina-Trapani.png Balloon Litter Impacts to Animals in the Water Released balloons can drift hundreds of miles and out over our oceans. Latex balloons burst in the atmosphere like the balloon above, so that when they fall into the water they resemble jelly fish, a favorite food of sea turtles like the Kemp’s ridley shown in the image below with string attached to a balloon protruding from its mouth. Image above by Christina Trapani. Image below courtesy of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1588295142283-V90IRDE5Q7YM0IL8EBWH/kempridleyjuvballooningestb-witheringtonflorida-fish-and-wildlife-conservation-commission.png Balloon Litter Impacts to Animals in the Water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1588874901766-BO6DALULPVEBYYPJB9GG/jelly+balloon.jpg Balloon Litter Impacts to Animals in the Water - A beached Atlantic Portuguese man of war (Physalia physalis) - image on top - and a floating foil balloon, now clear due to the loss of its metallic coating - image on bottom - demonstrate the similarities between the two items. 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A candlelight vigil is dignified, respectful, and offers a way to unite a community around a common cause, while doing justice to, and beautifully celebrating the life of the loved one being honored. It is a healing event; an opportunity for the community to come together and mourn as one. Click here for guidance in planning a vigil. See more memorial ideas at right and below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1588360187081-GTS48I5YTREXC7BO4JF4/tree-planting.png Remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1594915957433-HCW88RKBADLG17S9PDYA/Memorial-Bench---Paula-Connelly---iStock-172712556.png Remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1594916061870-K16606A70XS3MI3X0902/install-a-bench.png Remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1588366024664-71M3H3QZRLMI1AKMMYNH/Balloons099.png Remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1594928048568-7DO4OTLSBAT1XFOVC94Z/Laine-Neimane---Alamy-Stock-Photo---MCT7FF.png Remember Credit: Laine-Neimane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1588363205709-5DZRST36EHTP1UKBN9EO/Seeds+for+memorial.png Remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1594915858567-OSUJ4Z2QO19SO6P7A99R/Scrapbook-Image---BBBPE0.png Remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1588360132794-AFRT2PDK176M42NXOJ1C/butterfly_wd_3_btrflies_6_3_11_wbg_byjan.png Remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1588361095013-1TKPZH55YN7UCVEHQIUP/bubbles-2.png Remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1588362942680-0RTJU2L7FQ9XRWBTZUXG/beach-cleanup.png Remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1594915397795-4WUCANFXTYV0RK6S04MX/MBI---Alamy-Stock-Photo---D7A242.png Remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1588792547759-LMHW9MEJYCOMA8TU0PHN/recipe.png Remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1656635475007-WBIVIHNH64KLT3OA3ELB/PBL-Fact-Sheet---Alternatives-ver-3-21-22-1.png Remember https://www.preventballoonlitter.org/togethercelebrate daily 0.75 2023-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1588723704887-MAHLAOYYXAV4QMUGOE3R/JoyfulSendoff568.png Celebrate - Ideas to help celebrate without releasing balloons outdoors. Raise the level of excitement with noise makers at parties, at outdoor sporting events and other competitions and at celebrations. Credit: VA CZM, NOAA MD, CVW. . See more joyful, uplifting ideas to celebrate at right and below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1588362575158-OH8QZ1I44AWKZBR6MVY1/JoyfulSendoff727.png Celebrate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1588366496587-RDZNQ4CUJJF55IMWZ7NO/Ribbon-Wand.png Celebrate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1588361095013-1TKPZH55YN7UCVEHQIUP/bubbles-2.png Celebrate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1588363235031-QXW5L8FV79T25GM69JQ6/Seeds+for+baby+announcement.png Celebrate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1594922634377-Q3EVGZFFSGUHJIJ7QBYT/Paper-Airplanes---Davidovich-Mikhail---2AE2H70.png Celebrate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1588639224294-65KIYZGDT9TXCZ1ZI34I/tree-2.png Celebrate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1588797381772-CPVC2E031VNKBQVGGQU9/Ribbon-Wands-at-Wedding.png Celebrate - For wedding send-offs, provide all guests with ribbon wands or bubbles for joyful send-offs. Credit: VA CZM, NOAA MDP, CVW Visit Joyful Send-off for more picture perfect send-off ideas for your wedding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1588639796809-TKBSEZLBCE8RQZOOOMZT/animal-adoption.jpg Celebrate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1588637569555-50DR0Y8D37IRE45SB52Z/JoyfulSendoff055.png Celebrate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1588366333733-M3ZOFTX1T4OADC1WB5LL/JoyfulSendoff077.png Celebrate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1656635475007-WBIVIHNH64KLT3OA3ELB/PBL-Fact-Sheet---Alternatives-ver-3-21-22-1.png Celebrate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1588725011281-S31WFXNW4PX10PWSTMG9/balloon%2Bdrop.jpg Celebrate - DROP non-helium filled balloons from a ceiling. Watch people have fun kicking and playing with the balloons. Then, pop them and dispose of them correctly. 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The Progam’s mission is to protect, restore, and strengthen our coastal ecosystems and economy. Virginia CZM is 100% funded by NOAA’s Office of Coastal Management. Design and maintenance of this website is funded by grants from NOAA to the VIrginia CZM at DEQ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea1c37c62d8872c8d0e9818/1590598299958-O4YSK6GMXHVXLHV8H1CF/new_largeNOAAmtbl+%5BConverted%5D.png Partners in Reducing Balloon Litter “Coastal management” is a term that covers the decisions and actions taken to keep the natural environment, built environment, quality of life, and economic prosperity of our coastal areas in balance. The federal Coastal Zone Management Act is the guiding legislation, and NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management is the federal agency tasked with implementation through a voluntary partnership with coastal and Great Lakes states and US territories. State CZM receive funding through the CZMA to focus on issues such as marine debris. 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