An exciting partnership with Manatee County Natural Resources Department is empowering youth and adult volunteers to carry out a large scale implementation of the “Stow It-Don’t Throw It” project in Manatee County, Florida! Thanks to funding from the West Coast Inland Navigational District, and support from the Manatee County Natural Resources Department staff and volunteers, participants will be engaged in the assembly and distribution of 1,000
personal-sized fishing line recycling bins this year!
Participants from groups including students from Johnson Middle School, the Sarasota Bay Guardians, and members of the local Boys and Girls Club have already learned about the importance of fishing line recycling and marine debris prevention through this effort, and have assembled personal-sized fishing line recycling bins, which will be distributed to anglers and boaters in Manatee County.
A special thanks to Manatee County Natural Resources and the West Coast Inland Navigational District for their support of this project! We’d also like to thank our partners at Mote Marine Laboratory, University Park Country Club, and Artistree Landscape and Design for working with us to collect the tennis ball containers that participants in this program are repurposing into personal-sized fishing line recycling bins so far. Check back soon for more updates!
personal-sized fishing line recycling bins this year!
Participants from groups including students from Johnson Middle School, the Sarasota Bay Guardians, and members of the local Boys and Girls Club have already learned about the importance of fishing line recycling and marine debris prevention through this effort, and have assembled personal-sized fishing line recycling bins, which will be distributed to anglers and boaters in Manatee County.
A special thanks to Manatee County Natural Resources and the West Coast Inland Navigational District for their support of this project! We’d also like to thank our partners at Mote Marine Laboratory, University Park Country Club, and Artistree Landscape and Design for working with us to collect the tennis ball containers that participants in this program are repurposing into personal-sized fishing line recycling bins so far. Check back soon for more updates!
