Siesta Key Association continues canal regeneration project

Siesta Key Association members dropped 35 additional reefs to clean up the Grand Canal on Feb. 25.

  • By Harry Sayer
  • | 9:10 p.m. February 25, 2021
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Siesta Key Association members continued the Grand Canal Regeneration Project by installing 35 additional mini reefs to help purify the Siesta Key waters on Feb. 25.

Members watched as the reefs — which attract small fish and marine life that filter and add oxygen to the water — beneath the docks of various Siesta Key homes. The hope is these reefs and the subsequent marine life will result in clearer waters in the canal. The association members plan to install more reefs soon. 

Alex Wolff dropped a reef down for David Wolff Jr. to place in the canal.
Alex Wolff dropped a reef down for David Wolff Jr. to place in the canal.
David Wolff set up various mini reefs for his sons to submerge and fasten to canal docks.
David Wolff set up various mini reefs for his sons to submerge and fasten to canal docks.
The group dropped 35 mini reefs throughout the day.
The group dropped 35 mini reefs throughout the day.
Margaret Jean Cannon tied a red ribbon on the dock.
Margaret Jean Cannon tied a red ribbon on the dock.
David Wolff Jr. placed a mini reef beneath the dock.
David Wolff Jr. placed a mini reef beneath the dock.
Alex Wolff set up a mini reef to be dropped in the water.
Alex Wolff set up a mini reef to be dropped in the water.
Alex Wolff set up the rope ladder for his brother to use to get out of the water.
Alex Wolff set up the rope ladder for his brother to use to get out of the water.
Margaret Jean Cannon tied a red ribbon on each dock that has a new mini reef.
Margaret Jean Cannon tied a red ribbon on each dock that has a new mini reef.
Philip Chicchio, Margaret Jean Cannon and Dave Vozzolo have been working hard getting the mini reefs into the grand canal.
Philip Chicchio, Margaret Jean Cannon and Dave Vozzolo have been working hard getting the mini reefs into the grand canal.

 

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