Thanks to Scott Davis and his 11 member crew of 16-18 year olds from the Florida Youth Challenge Academy for an excellent workday last Saturday. They were very energetic and enthusiastic workers and they even learned a few things about naturally vegetated ecosystems verses those infested with exotic nuisance plants.
Talk about a group of nature hungry kids. They literally ate every minute of it up out there and asked me several times when they could come back.
Duval Audubon looks forward to a mutually rewarding relationship with the FYCA organization. We are also working with the Wave Action Volunteers of the St Johns River Water Management District to get them the materials to put "No Dumping" signs on the stormwater drains in the adjacent neighborhood. Scott Davis also plans to have them construct bird nest boxes for the kids to install and monitor in the main swamp area.
Things are really taking off!
Pete Johnson
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