Betsy Damon is the Project’s mentor artist. She is the founder and director of Keepers of the Waters .
The group just celebrated Earth Day with their first EcoArt project at the Florida Oceanographic Society on Hutchinson Island. This was a pilot project to see if their ideas and techniques would work, and they did.
They created a series of floating islands with plants and materials that help to clean the water, and provide food and shelter for the marine life and birds.
Through a microbal process, these islands help remove destructive pollutants and excess nutrients caused by human activity.
The project is funded by the Community Foundations of Palm Beach & Martin Counties, as well as the State of Florida.
This project is the first ever community EcoArt education and apprenticeship in the state of Florida.
More information on the project can be found at http://ecoarttreasurecoast.org/
A short video I produced : http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=t6a4VQznh8U
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ecoart-Treasure-Coast/76969952761?v=wall
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