Adventure #4 for Stone Elementary School took place on October 10th, 2011 at site #2 on the North side of Deer Island. It was a humid day out on the island and these students and their teachers did a great job out there collecting a total of 232.60 lbs!
As pictured above, the students used GPS units to mark large items that we were unable to move from the island. An example of such items from the day were large pieces of treated wood and ropes from large ships that were embedded in the sand and were not able to be removed. We also marked small things such as broken glass and hazardous/medical waste that were not able to be removed due to health risks.
We really collected some peculiar items on this trip such as, ropes of all different sizes, blankets, clothing items, plastic coated wires and a string of burnt decorative lights. In terms of wet weight, the heaviest categories of debris for the day were wood at 151 lbs and miscellaneous items at 46.3 lbs.
The enthusiasm exhibited by this group was outstanding! I really applaud their time and effor they have put into this program and I hope that they will serve as an example of good coastal stewards to their friends, family and community members!
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