EARTH DAY - BEACH SWEEP
SATURDAY, APRIL 19TH.
A Successful Beach Sweep!
I wish to thank all FOHI Volunteers for help on making the Earth Day / Beach Sweep a success for 2008. I want to give special thanks to the Low Country Rotary Club for providing the wonderful hot dogs and hamburgers. Thank you guys! Thanks, also to the Friends Social Committee who provided the delicious goodies, and the rest of the condiments and to Veronica Miller from Keep Beaufort County Beautiful.
I must not forget the others that help make this possible: Thank you Kenny, Kevin, and Carl the park staff and one that was really busy Reba at the gate station. Thank you.
I will continue with the rest of the volunteer groups: Dataw Garden Club, Lions Club, Beaufort Interact Group, NJROTC from Hampton High School, Scouts from Bluffton, Hardeeville, Beaufort, and Port Royal.
Last but not least to those that helped at the sign in tables: Denise, Pat, Connie Bonnie, and Veronica, Diane, and Margaret.
Special thanks to Laurel, Alan, and Tom for cleaning the trails, and Hal, Becky, Gary, and Howard who cleaned the inlet at the lagoon and the tip of South Beach.
Karen Whitehead, Litter Control Coordinator
Phone: 838-7627
New Monofilament Collection Stations
Look around the lagoon and beach accesses to find our collection boxes for depositing monofilament line you may find at the park.
Fishing line is a huge danger to sea birds, turtles and other wildlife. Read below to see how long it can last in the environment.
Please do your part. Our volunteers will empty them twice a year. And pick up any line or other trash you find.
This program is in conjunction with with the DNR and Boats US. The line will be bagged and sent to the DNR for proper disposal.
And clean up after your pets, too. You will see Dogi-Pot stations as well.
Friends of Hunting Island Litter & Trash Education:
Marine Debris BioDegradation Timeline
Paper towel: 2 to 4 weeks
Newspaper: 6 weeks
Apple Core: 8 weeks
Cardboard Box: 2 months
Milk Carton: 3 months
Cotton Gloves: 1 to 5 months
Natural Fiber Rope: 3 to 14 months
Biodegradable Diaper: 1 year
Wool Glove: 1 year
Plywood: 1 to 3 years
Painted Wooden Stick: 13 years
Tin Can: 50 years
Styrofoam Cup: 50 years
Styrofoam Buoy: 80 years
Aluminum Can: 400 years
Plastic Beverage Holder (6-Pack): 400 years
Disposable Diaper: 450 years
Plastic Bottle: 450 years
Monofilament Fishing Net: 600 years
Glass Bottles & Jars: ???
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