The Mangrove Action Group is dedicated to the protection of the Mangrove Ecosystem in Pelican Bay, Collier County, Florida.
The Mangrove
Action Group (MAG) was
formed by a group of Pelican Bay residents who were concerned about
large areas
of stressed and dying mangroves. Many of these areas were located near
the
north end of the 600-acre Pelican Bay mangrove forest. On January 24th,
1996 MAG registered as a non-profit Florida corporation. It has a
“Not-for-profit” 501-c-3 designation from the Internal Revenue Service.
Donations made to MAG are tax-deductible.
MAG Has Three Main Objectives
1.
Visually monitoring
the health of Pelican Bay mangroves and alerting the appropriate
officials as
to new problems.
2. The study
current and
new ideas for promoting the mangrove health.
3. The education of
Pelican Bay residents and the broader Collier County public as to the
importance of mangroves and problems facing them.
MANGROVES
IN FLORIDA
Red Mangrove, Rhizophora mangle
Black Mangrove, Avicennia germinans
White
mangrove, Laguncularia racemosa
THE IMPORTANCE OF MANGROVES
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Storm Protection & Erosion Control: mangroves protect against erosion of the shoreline from storms and hurricanes.
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Improved Water Quality: mangroves filter nutrients, pollutants and sediments.
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Economic: up to 85% of the sea food we eat depends upon mangroves.
Habitat: prop roots of
red mangroves host fish
and invertebrates and birds use the canopy for nesting.
Currently
MAG has been expanding its
stewardship to include the "whole"
of the Pelican Bay ecosystem.
