Green Week spotlights restoration of Dinner Key’s islands
Model and ecologist Hunter Reno taught Shake-A-Leg campers (and Mayor Manny Diaz, front left, and others) about dragon flies and native butterflies during their trip to Eco-Island, as part of the Eco Island Adventure Camp, a summer program that teaches children ages 7 thorugh 17 about South Florida unique acquatic ecosystems and how to protect them.
Eco-Island, a successful environmental restoration project of the once trash-strewn Dinner Key Spoil Islands, is a partnership between Shake-A-Leg Miami, Royal Caribbean’s Ocean Fund, the Miami-Dade Department of Environmental Resources Management, and the Army Corps of Engineers. Shake-A-Leg Miami is a community-based aquatic activities center serving able bodied individuals as well as those with physical, developmental, and economic challenges.
For info on Eco Island and other Summer programs at Shake-A-Leg, please go here.
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Manny looks quite enthralled to be there.
They are doing an awesome job there in our little Islands. You can rent a kayak or boat for close-to-nothing at Shake'a'leg and see for yourselves. Those Islands can become anything we want them to: use your imagination: On one of them, a nice wooden fishing peer out to the ocean, Coconut trees in the right places, planting indegenous vegetation, creating sandy little beaches (see Grove Isle) even a Ticky Bar with fresh seafood, in one of the Islands only, snorkeling lessons, coconut painting contests, a couple telescopes for night star viewing, beach Yoga classes, you name it,,, while taking great care of the natural surroundings, Calypso music... small pieces of Paradise right here, canoe rentals, kayaks, small sail boats, (no lazy boat rides, ferries..) to limit the people flow.. any ideas?
Carlos Iglesia
This is the most inspiring project going on in the Grove. It's great to see the tangible results already. Kudos to all involved.
Maybe this experience will sensitize Manny as to why his commercialization of Virginia Key is not good for nature, dragonflies included.
Manny is already "sensitized" to the urgency and importance of the preservation of our environment. The so called model and ecologist next to him is the neice of Janet Reno. Hunter and her husband are philanthropists and humanitarians and are very involved in our community. Hunter's husband recently ran a marathon to benefit Shake-a-Leg. And for you fellow Grovites, Janet Reno was born here in the grove in a home very close to the Plymouth Congregational Church.
Anyone knows when is the next meeting for this Eco-Island project? I went to the Shake'aleg site, nothing scheduled. I'd like to participate, guess I'll call'em up.
The Eco-Island Restoration and Enhancement project is a great example of private organizations and public agencies working together to benefit the community. A lot of hard work has been completed on this project but much more lies ahead. For more information on the project or to get involved please contact me:
Jonas Roddenberry
Eco-Island Resource Management Coordinator
Shake-A-Leg Miami
(305)858-5550 x168
jonas@shakealegmiami.org
Manny is standing there saying enough of this, let's go visit the cranes downtown.
Cranes??!? What about the buildings the cranes built that are now at 63% occupancy in downtown Miami? You naysayers will use any grapevine article to take pot shots at people you hold a grudge for, or who you blame for your misery and to further your name schmeer campaign.
Manny "I love concrete" Diaz...is thinking..."I love the smell of diesel fuel in the morning"
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