Osa Conservation partners with Take 3! to fight pollution in the Osa Peninsula
by Katherine Clukey, Sustainable Agriculture Intern [caption id="attachment_5501" align="alignnone" width="600"] Yvonne Hilterman and Brigid Prouse collect trash during the morning Piro beach patrol.[/caption] Pollution in our environment is a serious threat to the balance and flow of our natural ecosystems. Marine habitats are especially vulnerable to pollution as oceanic currents, gyres, and winds collect and accumulate debris threatening marine life, fishing, and economies. Being that every river leads to the sea and the ocean is downhill from everywhere, the responsibility of marine pollution comes down to us all. Plastic, in particular,...