Terence Cantarella

Terence Cantarella

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The island that Miami forgot: Historic Bird Key teems with pelicans, egrets, ibises — and trash [Miami Herald]

~ by Terence

Published on December 14th, 2012 in the Miami Herald: There’s an uninhabited island in Biscayne Bay where a dozen species of birds whoop loudly in the treetops, stingrays nudge the shore, manatees linger and dolphins are a common sight. It’s called Bird Key. And it’s covered in garbage. From the waterline deep into the mangroves, there are tires, deck chairs, wood planks, beer cans, plastic bottles, children’s toys, fishing line, shoes, crates, coolers, plastic drums and an endless array of […]

Categories: Articles • Tags: Bird Key, Biscayne Bay, Finlay Matheson, Grarbage on Biscayne Bay's spoil islands, The Island that Miami Forgot

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