Cape Breton Environmental Association was at it again today, with some help from Acap Trashformers and volunteers. The stream behind the mini-mall and Home Depot on Spar Road Sydney, NS was in rough shape. The first cleanup event in this little stream was a major success however due to the high amount of trash CBEA had to plan another cleanup to finish it off. At the first cleanup event 35 bags were removed along with two carts the second cleanup 32 bags were removed for a total of 67 bags of trash (mainly plastic). Can you imagine having to live in a stream with that much trash, trying to navigate your way around getting stuck in plastic, suffocating doesn't sound too pleasant does it?
litter is extremely harmful to aquatic ecosystems, we need to do what we can to keep these areas free from trash and toxic materials. If you walk this stream on any given day it's not hard to find signs of aquatic life, birds and wildlife. This area is frequented by many different species from minnows to deer and a variety of birds. In the months to follow this area will be closely monitored and we hope that the necessary steps will be taken by the businesses and the community nearby to keep this area clean.
.CBEA members Joey Pushie and Jeanie Fraser found something rather interesting
CBEA member Joey Pushie with another interesting find
Debris blockage before and after which was filled with various waste materials (mainly plastic bags).
CBEA member Heidi Hummer enjoying the day
CBEA president Dylan Yates removing debris blockage
CBEA president Dylan Yates recording data on our 10 red maple trees we planted along stream
Katy Barnes Acap Trashformers/CBEA member displaying some plastics removed from stream
Stream cleanup event #1 35 bags removed
Stream event #2 32 bags removed
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10 red maple trees planted along stream
CBEA members Hilary Wellsford and Jaime Gillis planting a red maple tree along stream
The stream nice and clean as it should be
CBEA is extremely happy with the results of this stream restoration project, as it should be the stream is flowing beautifully without any sign of debris blockages or trash. Although two red maple trees were lost to deer browsing the remaining eight trees are very healthy and seem to be thriving in their new environment. CBEA will continue to monitor the trees condition in the next coming months as well as the condition of the stream. CBEA would like to thank all the volunteers and businesses for their generosity and willingness to assist in making this stream a better place to live for all the organisms which call it home.
Special thanks to the Mayflower mall management team and Home Depot for allowing CBEA to use their dumpsters for the trash that was collected. If you have any questions in regards to this stream restoration project please feel free to send CBEA an email @[email protected] you can also follow CBEA on facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/CBenvironmentalconservation/
KEEP IT CLEAN, KEEP IT GREEN CAPE BRETON
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