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Northern Lights is working with ACA to help implement and promote Clear your Gear’s campaign to encourage people to properly dispose of discarded fishing line. We have installed two collection containers – one at Muir Lake and the other at Hasse Lake – and will periodically be emptying them and shipping the discarded fishing line to Berkley Fishing in Iowa for recycling. Berkley is providing containers and free shipping for this project. Emmerson Dober did the installation work and I acted as his apprentice!

Most fishing line is non-biodegradable and can last up to 600 years. Because it’s thin and often clear, it’s difficult for birds and animals to see and they can easily brush up against it and become entangled. Once entangled, they may become injured, drown, strangled, or may starve to death. Some wildlife try to eat it and that’s fatal in most cases. Putting it in the garbage only moves the problem to a different location. Garbage in a landfill is often ripped open by birds and other wildlife.

f you’d be willing to check and empty one of these containers every 2 or 3 months please post a response on the forum or email nlft.tu@gmail.com. We’ll figure out a collection process for shipping it to Berkley.

 

 

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