Approximately 600 red mangroves were planted in a segment of the South Spreader Waterway last weekend as part of a planting initiative.
“Eight volunteers preregistered and attended the event. We had five staff members from Cape Coral’s Environmental Resources Division, and Jim Niehaus from Gulf Coast Kayak also assisted those who needed a kayak,” city of Cape Coral Environmental Biologist Harry Phillips said of the mangroves planted at the corner of Beach Parkway and Surfside Boulevard.
Red mangroves hold a number of ecosystem values for both the environment and people, he said. The mangle roots offer a refuge and nursery ground for celebrated game fish – snook, tarpon, grouper, and mangrove snapper…