The non-profit organization, Conservation Opportunity (CO), together with the Department of Natural Resources (DNER) and participants, collected a total of 477.6 pounds of garbage (216.64kg) in Arecibo. The activity was carried out specifically in the Zanja Fría area, adjacent to the Caño Tiburones Natural Reserve.
After the culmination of the event, CO expressed its gratitude to DNER vigilantes María Irizarry Gonzales, Victor Raíces, community leader Lilliam Diaz, the Hon. Mayor Tito Ramírez of the Municipality of Arecibo and the Puerto Rican community for joining the installation of the sixth sign of the “Disfruta con Conciencia” campaign that seeks to maintain clean natural areas.
Likewise, the Interim Management Officer of the Caño Tiburones Wildlife Refuge, María Irizarry González, expressed her gratitude and congratulations for the results of the event, highlighting the importance of the Zanja Fría spring. Which, according to EncyclopediaPR, is a water ecosystem formed by cracks and fractures in the subway channels through the karst region, which provides constant water for the flow of nearby rivers and wetlands, as well as a living space for local fauna and flora.
“We thank the Conservation Opportunity work team for organizing the event and the participants who joined us in the cleanup to help maintain, conserve and protect such an important resource,” he stated.
On the other hand, Lilliam Diaz, a community leader who invited CO to make the activity happen in Caño Tiburones, shared some comments about the positive attitude caused by the impulsive actions of non-profit organizations and the general public to protect the environment.
“For us this is a very valuable experience in relation to the fact that we remain constant in continuing to recover our reserve. Perhaps, with these events that we do, even if it is something, people can take something small, but significant, to begin to create awareness and change people's behavior and minds to symbolize that we are in a natural reserve, something that is valuable and privileged to have. Just as we have to take care of it and protect it and continue with our effort to regain awareness,” he commented.
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