The fifth group from Stone Elementary made it's way over to Ocean Springs, MS to head out to Deer Island for yet another marine debris removal trip. These kids did an amazing job, we had a nice day weather wise and collected quite the odd pieces of debris, on the South side of the island along site #4.
As you can see in these photos, these students poured their heart, soul and muscles into this project! I was really impressed with their dilligence and passion for picking up trash, they really showed that they cared for the environment.
I remember when they found the tarp in the picture above, the students were so excited and driven to remove it from the island. This took a lot of time and effort, but when it was all said and done, we worked together to dig it and pull it out of the sand. Another unusual and bulky item we found was the door to a boat, along with a dead palm tree with a styrofoam base (*pictured below*). Deer Island really is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get.
We collected a total of 266.80 lbs! Great job guys and gals, you did wonderfully! You all made a big difference by taking the time to take care about the environment, because if we don't do it, who will?
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