BISCI 2012
Baker Island Shoreline Cleanup Initiative 2011 is in the books and it was a sucessful project, both in terms of cleaning up Baker Island, and also finding like mind individuals and organizations for collaboration with KOBI.
Our original estimates were 100 lobster traps, 200-300 bags of trash and about FIVE HUNDRED HOURS to remove these items. These numbers appear low by about 25%.
KOBI underwrote over 200 hours of labor and enjoyed about another 100 hours of volunteer efforts. Baker offers some real logistical challenges but use of the deer paths to help stage items and shuttling some from the barn to the landing with a tractor saw our efforts succeed in cleaning up more than half of the Island.
Planning for Clean Water Clean Shores 2012 season is already underway!!!
With the untouched items from last year's effort and the expectation that we will see substantial washup from the winter's storms, KOBI stands committed to again underwriting AT LEAST 200 hours of cleanup and we hope to organize volunteer labor for another 200 hours.
NEW THIS YEAR, a Clean Water Clean Shores website coming soon to help support individuals wishing to help clean up over the summer. Check back for details!
If you plan a trip to Baker and would like to help clean up please contact us or Jonathan Gormley at Acadia National Park so we can see that your efforts are put to the best use.
Our original estimates were 100 lobster traps, 200-300 bags of trash and about FIVE HUNDRED HOURS to remove these items. These numbers appear low by about 25%.
KOBI underwrote over 200 hours of labor and enjoyed about another 100 hours of volunteer efforts. Baker offers some real logistical challenges but use of the deer paths to help stage items and shuttling some from the barn to the landing with a tractor saw our efforts succeed in cleaning up more than half of the Island.
Planning for Clean Water Clean Shores 2012 season is already underway!!!
With the untouched items from last year's effort and the expectation that we will see substantial washup from the winter's storms, KOBI stands committed to again underwriting AT LEAST 200 hours of cleanup and we hope to organize volunteer labor for another 200 hours.
NEW THIS YEAR, a Clean Water Clean Shores website coming soon to help support individuals wishing to help clean up over the summer. Check back for details!
If you plan a trip to Baker and would like to help clean up please contact us or Jonathan Gormley at Acadia National Park so we can see that your efforts are put to the best use.