MIAMI (CBSMiami) – There remains to be time to offset a few of the impacts of heavy business and air pollution, that’s a part of the message behind Earth Day.
This 12 months Miami-Dade officers targeted on Crandon Park, an space that serves not solely as a wildlife habitat however barrier island.
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“In the future, I hope that everyone cleans up and I see no pollution in the water,” Charlotte Gonzalez stated.
Gonzalez is simply 8 years previous, however it’s clear because the water that waste wants correct disposal. “I really hope that there’s nothing underneath that water that can pollute it.”
She joined her mother on the seashore as a part of the county’s occasion the place volunteers picked up trash. “The animals could die because the grass could die, because of the trash, they could eat it and they don’t know any better,” she defined.
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Volunteers additionally planted sea oats on the shoreline, it helps to anchor down the soil, and soften the influence of robust winds.
“When we have parks, we have the opportunity for water to flow in different directions,” Maria Nardi, Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Director.
Keeping up inexperienced areas and parks like Crandon protects residents from main storms, in addition to play a crucial function in preserving the earth. “We are the green ribbon that wraps around the entire city, that alleviates flooding, that provides places for water to go,” she added.
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As a reminder, that Earth Day might be day-after-day, Gonzalez emphasised for folks to do their half, “People can always clean up the trash.”