300 Volunteers To Remove Invasive Species and Plastics, Then Plant Native Sea Oats
WHO:
More than 250 Gulliver seniors, along with ecology experts and volunteers from Surfrider Foundation's Miami chapter, are teaming up on Friday, March 10, to remove tons of invasive species and to plant 500 indigenous sea oats. This effort will help restore the dune and preserve the unique ecosystem along the Miami Beach coastline.
WHAT:
Clean-up crews will remove large swaths of the invasive scaevola plant as well as plastic debris and litter from the dune and beach areas. Several tons of unwanted foliage and debris are expected to be cleared from the environmentally sensitive area before beneficial, native sea oats are planted. Student teams will also produce mini-documentaries about the ecological effort to share their experience with Gulliver classmates, families and other audiences.
WHERE:
Along the dune near 13th Street and 14th Street on Miami Beach
Friday, March 10 from 9:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
This event will consist of a training, clean-up and dune restoration effort
About Gulliver:
Gulliver Schools is a 501(c)(3) private, non-profit, independent, coeducational, nonsectarian day school with the mission to create an academic community devoted to educational excellence, with a personal touch, that fulfills each student's potential.
About Surfrider:
The Surfrider Foundation is a global environmental non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of our world's oceans, waves, and beaches. Accomplished through a powerful grassroots activist network the Miami Chapter focuses on reducing the negative impacts of single-use plastics, removal of invasive species of plants and replanting of indigenous plants that protect the coastal ecosystem.
