Eco groups pull 500 pounds of trash from mangroves in Miami

Mangroves are perfect for a lot of things. Coastal protection. A natural fish nursery. But their finger-like roots also are great for capturing Biscayne Bay trash.

The Key Biscayne Community Foundation’s Citizen Science Program and like-minded groups pulled 504 pounds of trash out of the mangroves at Peacock Park in Coconut Grove on Saturday. It was quite a hall for about a dozen volunteers.

“The mangroves in particular, they’re really important for a lot of the fish and animals that live in coral reefs,” said Rumya Sundaram, coordinator for the Citizen Scientist Program.

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