Saturday, December 17, 2011

Plants and Red Water




Yesterday was my first day volunteering with the Florida Oceanographic Society.  I was invited by a Marine Biologist named Hilde that I met at my church. My mom and my brother Michael came with me. 


We planted Cordgrass and Red Mangrove seeds, actually called propagules, along the shoreline in Stuart Florida. That’s my brother Michael in the picture with me. 


I forgot to mention when we got there the water was actually red.  Want to know why? Because plants have this thing called tannin in them so when it rains a lot, the rain washes the tannin off the plants and into the ocean causing the water to turn a red orange color.   


Thank you for taking the time to read my blog.  Please, stop by again. I'll be posting a new story once a week about my exciting ocean life experiences.  Bye.

8 comments:

  1. Love it:-) Your doing a great day and I look forward to watching you make all your dreams come true.

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  2. Love your new blog. Congratulations! I'll be a frequent visitor.

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  3. I am so very proud of you. I love you so much. Keep up the good work and your dream will come true.

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  4. How terrific that you are acting on your dreams! Looks like you all did a great job with the planting. Keep us posted!

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  5. I love your blog, & it is so good to see you are so pasionate about the water & how clean it is in your community. I can see in your eyes the love you have for the ocean. Stay involved & you will see your dreams come true. God bless you & I will continue to read it weekly.

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  6. Wow Janie !! What an awesome blog you have created for the world! have fun and keep us posted. So very proud of you!

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  7. Very cool, Janie! Our family loves the ocean too, and I am so glad that there are people like you helping to preserve and care for it!

    Ms. Melanie

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  8. Great job Janie!! I look forward to reading more about your adventures!!!

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