Photo Galleries »

South Marco beach clean-up a laborious necessity

See larger Kelly Merrritt Special to the Eagle Bernardo Bezos checks in with FGCU volunteer and student Neil Ayers at the beach clean up on Sunday.

Kelly Merrritt Special to the Eagle Bernardo Bezos checks in with FGCU volunteer and student Neil Ayers at the beach clean up on Sunday.

Photo Rating:
Gallery Rating:

  • Kelly Merrritt Special to the Eagle It's ironic that adjacent to two trash cans, volunteer Bob Deane finds several pieces of litter.
  • Kelly Merrritt Special to the Eagle Teacher Patty Loverock spots several small pieces of litter among the ground vegetation along the beach.
  • Kelly Merrritt Special to the Eagle In volunteer April Olson's bag, litter included everything from straws to a plastic McDonald's salad dressing pouch.
  • Kelly Merrritt Special to the Eagle Picking up litter is back breaking work as demonstrated by FGCU environmental studies student Neil Ayers.
  • Kelly Merrritt Special to the Eagle Bernardo Bezos checks in with FGCU volunteer and student Neil Ayers at the beach clean up on Sunday.

At first glance the beach along South Marco Island appeared in perfect condition. Yet it took less than 30 minutes for four people collecting trash on Sunday to fill each of their bags halfway. Students of the Environmental Studies Department of Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) volunteered to take part in the monthly cleanup on Marco Beach.

Related Stories for South Marco beach clean-up a laborious necessity

Comments on this photo » 0

Be the first to post a comment!

Share your thoughts

Comments are the sole responsibility of the person posting them. You agree not to post comments that are off topic, defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be banned. Click here for our full user agreement.

Comments can be shared on Facebook and Yahoo!. Add both options by connecting your profiles.

Features