If you’ve taken a walk or ride around Downtown Miami, you might have noticed a mix of old and new buildings. Every day though, it seems as if more cranes are.
Miami Marine Stadium basin threatened by dangerous boaters, proposed ramp
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Reckless boaters and proposed ramp threaten Miami Marine Stadium, some say
MIAMI – On a hot Saturday morning, a group of young rowers, paddlers, and breast cancer survivor dragon boat racers got together to clean up the Miami Marine Stadium basin.
This beautiful lagoon has become one of the trashiest areas of Biscayne Bay, because of others less mindful who also recreate here.
On this day, the group picked up over 3,000 pounds of litter. But the garbage is not the only thing trashing these once peaceful waters.
The rowers and paddlers say that ever since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the basin has become packed with party boats and water bike riders who don’t always play nice.
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“There are 400 stormwater outfalls, the classic pipes you see, going from the seawall to the [Biscayne] Bay,” Russell said. “Those come directly from the in-falls that are in the streets without any filtration.”
Wednesday, the city announced its partnership with the Ocean Conservancy and Ph.D. students from the University of Georgia and Florida International University to find ways to prevent plastics from entering the water, which is ultimately destroying the Biscayne Bay.
“It’s a multifaceted problem,” said Melinda Paduani, a PhD student in FIU’s Earth and Environment Department. “And there’s certain kinds that you see. There’s lots of the single use plastics. So, from me looking in, it seems that those are the most problematic items.”
Miami hopes nets will trap trash that’s littering Biscayne Bay
Storm drains are allowing garbage from the street to soil South Florida’s waterways
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Are nets the answer to keeping trash out of Biscayne Bay?
MIAMI – Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood was recently deemed a national treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. So why are the streets inundated with trash?
Christine Rupp, director of the Dade Heritage Trust, is working with the nonprofit Healthy Little Havana to clean up these streets up and preserve the historic neighborhood.
“There’s trash all over the streets here,” Rupp said. “Little Havana has just become a dumping ground for people. There’s very little enforcement here by the city.”