Re: Opening the Mouth of the Mangrove--Playing with Mother Nature

Posted by Lyn on February 25, 2015, 10:43 pm, in reply to "Re: Opening the Mouth of the Mangrove--Playing with Mother Nature"
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Davison, I agree with some of what you say, but with a somewhat different perspective. First, the mangroves and crocs were there way before the berm bridge. It'd probably be more ecologically sound to just leave the whole thing alone But, a lot of people live down the mangrove road and use it regularly. For the past 3 weeks it has been impassable to any thing but a high clearance vehicle or a wader. Road was passable by mid afternoon, with people bikes and delivery vehicles traveling. And there are many small agricultural patches between the high way and the mangroves , core, papayas, grasses. Not so much pineapples, and no huge tracts of anything. Building an actual bridge might actually improve the situation, as the water would be able to follow its more natural patterns, there would be a normal seasonal flow instead of a huge out flush. Normally it would flush its self after the heavy rains a few weeks ago, at a more moderate rate. The affluence smelled like rotting mangroves, not like sewage. Not trying to be argumentative, would love more of your take. Lyn

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