February 16 , 2005, Deering Estate

Community Science Workshop students from Citrus Grove Elementary took a field trip to the Deering Estate to install fishing line recycling bins, learn about the habitats, and educate local fishermen about collecting their fishing line.

The Fishing Line Recycling Program is a statewide program to encourage recycling of fishing line through a network of line recycling bins, drop-off locations, and volunteer clean-ups. Fishing line can last up to 600 years in the environment and birds, fish, and marine mammals can be injured or die from entanglements with or ingestion of fishing line.

Citizens for a Better South Florida is partnering with the Florida Sea Grant Extension Office and Tropical Audubon to increase the number of bins along our waterways and encourage more volunteer involvement.