CBCC volunteers remove debris from the shoreline mangroves.
On Saturday, November 5, an intrepid small group of volunteers trekked into the litter-strewn shoreline mangroves to clean the area up.
The goal was to remove all the cups, drink bottles and other containers which hold rainwater — and allow the breeding of dengue mosquitoes. Dengue mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti) like to breed on the side of hard containers, not in natural puddles.
The volunteers succeeded in collecting 24 bags of cups, bottles, cans and gallon water jugs, and other refuse. Now the mangroves from the Coral Bay triangle all the way along Route 107 to the dumpster site have been cleared of litter debris, which mostly consisted of drinks and snack bags.
The Coral Bay Community Council sponsored the event. Thanks to Dorothy Micheletti, John Stuart, Patricia Reed, Bill Fisk, Sharon Coldren and Christy McManus for stepping in to help reduce the potential for dengue fever by removing containers that mosquitos can breed in, while also protecting local sealife and beautifying Coral Bay.
Residents are asked to do their part too and pick up litter whenever they see it. To participate in an organized cleanup, call the CBCC office at 776-2099.
