During the El Salado Estuary cleanup volunteers collected eight tons of urban waste from El Contentillo canal, keeping appliances and tires out of the mangrove forest.
This past weekend a team of volunteer citizens, environmentalists, public servants and members of the armed forces removed eight tons of solid urban waste from the El Contentillo canal. The canal feeds into the El Salado Estuary, a vital mangrove area long known as the natural lung and kidney of this beach destination. By hauling away discarded appliances, electronics and tires, the group kept these hazards from . . .
