New paddleboard for monofilament removal
REFUGE/DDWS
“Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge education intern Ethan Dye steadies the board while Urban Community Engagement Fellow Leo Cabrera clears line, which can cause fatal damage to wildlife.
Thanks to funding from the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS), the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge’s monofilament removal team has a new two-person paddleboard to improve operations. Unlike the kayaks it traditionally uses, a paddleboard allows more stability as one of the two passengers maneuvers to remove fishing line, gear and other debris from mangroves around the Sanibel refuge.