MacArthur Beach State Park’s Jr. Friends organization recently adopted and installed a monofilament recycling sign and bin on Jack Nicklaus Drive on the bridge near U.S. Highway 1. The project was initiated by former Jr. Friends president Adrienne Propp, after she noticed noticing fishing line dangling from the power lines that run across the bridge, according to a prepared statement from MacArthur Beach. She presented the idea to the Jr. Friends and the board of directors of the Friends of MacArthur Beach and received a unanimous vote in favor of adopting the bridge. After many months of research and permitting, installation day finally came. The Jr. Friends will continue to monitor the bin and clean it out frequently in hopes to reduce the damages caused by monofilament.
Monofilament is a single-stand, high-density nylon fishing line. When improperly discarded it can entangle wildlife including birds, manatees and sea turtles. The fishing line can last 600 years and can also be accidentally ingested by sea life.
The Jr. Friends of MacArthur Beach State Park is an organization made up of environmentally concerned high school students with the mission of generating supplemental resources to preserve, restore, and interpret the natural and cultural assets of the park for present and future generations.
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