Fish Line Recycling

One of our key conservation projects is the fish line recycling project that we started 4 years ago.  We have approx. 20 different locations that we check on a regular basis.  The fishing line is sent to Berkley to be made into fishing habitat for young fish.  The trash and recyclables that are found are disposed of properly.

 

You never know what you might find in the way of fish line and debris that is left behind.

Two feet of line was recovered along with a small amount of trash

Two feet of line was recovered along with a small amount of trash

 

But sometimes the biggest surprise of what you might find is in the wildlife itself.  A herd of 12 deer in the woods, inquisitive but yet cautious as one of our members walked along the road leading to the DEC boat launch on Skaneateles Lake.

A small group of deer watching

A small group of deer watching

Some of the rest of the herd

Some of the rest of the herd