About

The story of Friends of Jupiter Beach (FJB) begins with one woman, the late Anita Lankler, who led the charge to inspire our entire community to be good stewards of our environment, to work together to preserve a space for dog-lovers and non-dog lovers to enjoy harmoniously. For nine years, from 1994 to the time of her death in 2003, Anita worked tirelessly to establish a strong foundation for FJB to be able to deliver on the promise to Town of Jupiter officials: we’ll clean the beach and more in exchange for leaving the historically dog-friendly beach intact. Today, we organize twelve giant beach cleanups, always on the first Saturday of the month, attracting volunteers & sponsors from thoughout the county. We pay for, build and maintain the dog bag box stations at beach crossovers, refilling them weekly with sanitary dog bags. We continually remind beach visitors to pick up! leash up! and use best beach etiquette. We work closely with Town of Jupiter officials, Jupiter Police Department and Palm Beach County. We respect and promote the work of our like-minded conservation organizations and those with whom we share the beach. We communicate regularly with our members and believe we are inspiring new generations to be stewards of the earth by instilling good volunteer and trash pick up habits. We do all of this with no financial support from governmental agencies; we rely on the support of volunteers, donors and sponsors. We’re 30 years young and dedicated to keeping Anita’s mission alive: to keep Jupiter Beach clean & dog-friendly with emphasis on volunteerism and education. We invite you to join us!