RULES OF COLLECTION
The first collection was completed on May 16th, 2023 along the Schuylkill River Trail in Philadelphia at 6:00PM EST.
The last collection was completed on April 5th, 2024 on Reed Street and 23rd in South Philadelphia at 6:40PM EST.
1.
5/16/2023 18:00
Collected on the Schuylkill River Trail in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
two dandelions
slate
perforated rubber
three unidentified plants maple leaf
washer and nut circular plastic object white clover
rubber rectangle
2.
5/19/2023 16:00
Collected along the bay in Margate City, New Jersey.
three horn shells
black rock with white veins orange quartz
six sea glass
bone-like rock
turquoise ceramic shard blue ceramic shard
3.
6/3/2023 10:10
Collected along the bay in Margate City, New Jersey.
Tyler’s birthday celebration. Incredibly windy and overcast.
five purple flower petals
oxidized screw
hexagonal tile
small brown leaf
two rocks
two sea glass
4.
6/10/2023 16:00
Collected along the bay in Margate City, New Jersey.
two white ceramic shards
rose-colored rock
natural spiral
mangled metal ring
white button
painted ceramic shard
square apparition glass
strip of rubber
dark green sea glass
coral skeleton
brown egg-like rock
5.
6/20/2023 13:00
Collected on Sand Beach in Acadia, Maine.
From the beach, a looming cliff can be seen in the distance. We were just there. The water is very blue in the summer. The pine trees with sand.
thin seaweed
yellow rubber band
granite
cleft clam or lucine
two gray rocks from the marsh delta
white feather
rock with barnacle scars
two horn shells
crab armor
white aquatic plant
6.
6/21/2023 13:00
Collected in Acadia, Maine.
two pieces of hiking shoe
ribbed rock
coniferous leaf
three unidentified flowers
pinecone
fallen hive
maple leaf
mussel shard
cadillac granite
7.
6/22/2023 18:00
Collected around Bar Harbor, Maine.
A walk around the center of town, and on the land bridge that connects the town to an uninhabited island at low tide.
quartz
seaweed
black stoplight plastic object
two rocks with lichen
four other cool rocks
stability
cadillac granite
small green sea glass
pinecone
8.
6/23/2023 8:00
Collected in Acadia, Maine.
By Tara Farrell.
three mosses
peanut shell
clam shell
quarter
pinecone
quartz shard
dried flowers
coniferous leaf
shell fragment
9.
6/25/2023 14:04
Collected along the bay in Margate City, New Jersey.
A hot day with many flies.
two scallop shells
bulbous styrofoam
rusted nut
baby mussel
two pieces of bone
flat green brick fragment
nerite shell
golden egg rock
pink styrofoam
rock leaking turquoise
10.
7/10/2023 10:10
Collected on Topanga Beach, California.
two green sea glass
red rock marked with black
three periwinkles
wentletrap shell
two white sea glass
conical shell
black rock with white veins
red rock
11.
7/29/2023 7:30
Collected on Douglas Avenue Beach in Margate City, New Jersey.
marine blue sea glass
two clear sea glass
rosy rock
green sea glass glob
brown organic object (condensate formed in the cell for days after collection)
scallop shell
striped rock
powder blue ceramic shard
green sea glass shard
12.
7/29/2023 11:42
Collected along the bay in Margate City, New Jersey.
blue plastic object
driftwood
shiny black object
ceramic shard
two quartz rocks
smooth white rock
gray rock with protruding face
leaf
ark shell
clear sea glass
13.
8/5/2023 12:10
Collected along the bay in Margate City, New Jersey.
The high tide today limited the search to a thin section of dry beach.
forest green tarp material
coral
clear sea glass
green plastic object
turquoise object
green sea glass
painted ceramic fragment
pink ceramic fragment
horn shell
dried aquatic plant
stringy sea glass (powerade logo)
14.
8/7/2023 8:15
Collected in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
mechanical pencil top
three nuts
leaf
washer
carabiner
black rubber object
screw
cap gun ammo
bolt
15.
8/11/2023 5:00
Collected along the shoreline in Margate City, New Jersey.
fingernail shell w/ mesh pattern
clam shell
black dead coral
opaque silver shell fragment
drawstring mechanism
composite rock
oil slick coral
scaled shell
egg rock
shell fragment (plush upholstery)
small oyster shell
16.
8/14/2023 12:00
Collected along the shoreline and on the sidewalks in Margate City, New Jersey.
serrated leaf fragment
reflector shard
washer
shell (shorebreak arial view)
rosy rock
quartz
holey shell (coral?)
soapy rock
smooth black rock
scaled shell
two composite rocks
17.
8/17/2023 10:10
Collected on the sidewalks of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
white arrow
metallic rectangle
red talisman
zipper
clear sphere
cardboard washer
mini bouquet
black string
red twigs
black plastic fragment
spring
18.
9/1/2023 16:30
Collected in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
purple flower
yellow flower
unidentified bone, likely a bird's
flowered dandelion
Green and red leaf
Aluminum
twig twine
plastic object
washer
orange leaf
dandelion seed head
plastic shard
19.
9/3/2023 15:00
Collected in Margate City, New Jersey.
maple leaf
small clam shell
illinois rock
egg stone
two green sea glass
opaque quartz
reflector
schist
shiny black shard
holey black rock
20.
9/4/2023 17:09
Collected in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
blue plastic
orange mini-buoy
two rose leaves
golden telephone
cardboard washer
silver triangle
rose petal
bell nut
dandelion
abandoned bracelet
21.
9/8/2023 12:35
Collected in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
failed fastening lever
three washers
glued bolt
failed zipper
green bubbled ceramic triangle
5000 signs
red heart
black square
22.
9/15/2023 8:17
Collected along the bay in Margate City, New Jersey.
stone cylinder
rusted screw
rusted nut
melted glass bottle mouth
metal grate
rusted "O"
heavy white metal glob
ceramic green spiral object
blue sphere
wrinkled ceramic shard with a hole
periwinkle shell
dotted stone
23.
9/16/2023 7:50
Collected along the bay in Margate City, New Jersey.
two rusted bolts
blue sea glass
soapstone wall
green sea glass
Rupert's drop
bubbled clear sea glass
shard of glass barometer
stone with orange lines
black stone inscribed
holey stone
gray smooth stone
24.
10/1/2023 16:45
Collected in and around Boston, Massachusetts.
head of a key
tire air valve cap
red miniature beacon
clock fragment
NCPA pin
washer
small pearl button
green button
string horseshoe
purple button
blue button
red reflector meat
25.
10/15/2023 13:45
Collected in Wissahickon Valley Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with Jon Plotkin.
various mica mineral samples
small weed clipping
metal staple
painted ceramic shard
oak acorn
big clam shell
baked black rock
clear glass shard
white button
small clam shell
26.
10/17/2023 19:23
Collected in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The sun was just below the horizon
blue loop
sunburst bolt
small leaf
lame bolt
guitar pick
green almost-hashtag
black plastic object (fastener, maybe)
metal loop
rusted nut
mirror shard
purple shard
remove block
27.
10/21/2023 10:10
Collected in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
five washers of various sizes
metal staple
altas coleus leaf
freshly fallen screw
small orange elastic
chrome shard
marble
preloved paper clip
28.
11/3/2023 19:12
Collected on sidewalks in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
apple airpod
serrated leaf
black circle
metal t
hoof leaf
purple roach
plastic gem
two washers
blue plastic object
29.
11/4/2023 12:10
Collected in Evansburg State Park in Collegeville, Pennsylvania with Derek Hengemihle.
stick
solo helicopter
rectangular stone talisman
twin helicopters
shriveled leaf
acorn cap
yellow seed casing
armored berry
blue river glass
30.
11/11/2023 16:10
Collected along the shoreline in Margate City, New Jersey.
translucent pebble
washer
dried coral
quartz pebble
black egg stone
plastic keyhole
trainer logo
mollusk shell
clam shell
brown sea glass
rusted clip
31.
11/12/2023 13:20
Collected along the bay in Margate City, New Jersey.
The used coin at first appeared ancient, but then I looked up towards the Atlantic City skyline and loved it for a different reason.
striped stone
aqua sea glass
ceramic sculpture shard
black metal stone
autumn leaf
yellow autumn leaf
textured glass shard
green sea glass
oxidized cap
brick pebble
rusted coin
mangled metal remnant
32.
11/12/2023 13:40
Collected along the bay in Margate City, New Jersey.
globular brown sea glass
aqua wave sea glass
green tint sea glass
yellow plastic part
mangled aqua glob
mint ceramic shard
five blue china shards
33.
11/17/2023 22:45
Collected in Margate City, New Jersey.
The dune spike was found by my foot.
green shard and matching ceramic legs
dune flower
red stone
organic fossil
three dried coral pieces
two dune spike seed variants
serrated appendage
34.
11/18/2023 10:10
Collected in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
rubber stopper
wand of a pen
maple leaf
washer
screw
broken lego
bolt
orange hook
nut
ginkgo leaf
pink plastique
35.
11/18/2023 12:45
Collected in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
rainbow sparkle shard
metallic shard
pull tab
nut
washer
puzzle piece
safety pin
brick shard
wood knot
baby blue hook
woven fiber
white bead
36.
11/19/2023 13:23
Collected on Wissahickon Valley Park's Orange Trail, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with Derek Hengemihle.
alan wrench
river glass
river clam shell
thin leaf
pine twig
two shist
mica flake
green fiber
hive piece
37.
11/19/2023 18:49
Collected in Wissahickon Valley Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with Derek Hengemihle.
zigzag red tread
nut
perforated round seed
ceramic shard
flat turquoise stone
chestnut seed casing
turquoise band
metal cap
speckled red stone
pinecone
nut
38.
11/25/2023 10:10
Collected in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
faux flower
faux flower bud
plastic leaf
two blue marbles
hex nut
x washer
metal half of clip
shoe
washer
octagonal nut
39.
11/25/2023 13:20
Collected in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
nine washers
red stopper
white spacer
George Rogers Clark 2017 quarter
40.
12/2/2023 15:20
Collected in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
stick
two red tiles
black lime
nut
white ball with tiny stalk
washer
leaf cocoon
fat bolt, of sorts
squiggle metal
gray hexagonal tile
41.
12/10/2023 9:20
Collected along the bay in Margate City, New Jersey.
drip rock
imposter meteorite
rectangular tile shard
speckled egg rock
soapstone
car rock
green sea glass shard
bone-colored rock
spring object
green and white sea glass glob
42.
12/10/2023 10:10
Collected in Wissahickon Valley Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
L stick
two pieces of mangled metal
black rock (for tyler)
dime
spiral shell
dotted leaf
mossed bark
seeded twig
rust oval rock
gray oval rock
flat rock
43.
12/24/2023 12:15
Collected on the bank of the Perkiomen Creek in Oaks, Pennsylvania with Carter Miades.
two cylinder stones
opaque porcelain shard
smooth orange stone
holey rock
clam shell
weathered wood
rock with a stripe
tooth rock
rock with a line
44.
12/24/2023 12:15
Collected on the bank of the Perkiomen Creek in Oaks, Pennsylvania.
By Carter Miades.
three weathered gray stones
orange stone
brown rock column
round dust red stone
clam shell
teal plastic shard
acorn cap
red rock
round dust redder stone
45.
1/16/2024 23:10
Collected along 22nd street, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
A clear, dark night.
giraffe screw
chrome clip
metal rectangle with faded text
knotted stick
red reflector shard
washer
gold chain
orange reflector shard
spider
bullet casing
clear marble
46.
2/1/2024 18:18
Collected in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
orange plastic shard, likely from a pill bottle
washer
two leaves
blue building block
silver reflector
screw key
eye
white cylinder
flower charm
pink bolt
47.
2/25/2024 13:05
Collected in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
hex cap
refresh
orange droop fragment
discolored leaf
silver cap
indigo petal
hex nut
shining rock
taffy rock
turquoise pendant
48.
3/4/2024 9:10
Collected in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
tag
black plastic cap
four washers
?
puzzle piece
buckle
hexagonal nut
gasket
49.
4/1/2024 7:10
Collected in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The cross was found in Harrisonburg, Virginia by Paris Parker in a gravel driveway, and was added to the collection by way of my pocket on 4/1 during the walk.
metal ear
silver cross
black mini rose
bulbous rock
leaf
pom poms
six
butterfly
lavender-colored flowers
weathered black rock
50.
4/5/2024 18:40
Collected along 23rd Street, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
acid label
green almost-hashtag (again)
perforated pick
black cap
tag
metal sigil
white X
white cross
gum-like plastic rectangle
fresh washer
