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Little Rockley Bay Wetland |
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 As we continue our celebrations of World Wetlands Day with SEVEN DAYS of events - Your local (Environment Tobago) NGO group is extending their reach to several marshy outfields. We will describe these adventures, beginning closest to home with the Little Rockley Bay Marsh.
Surrounded by the built up area of Pascal Village and Lambeau this little marshland was surprisingly wet for a dry season. The Little Rockley bay Wetland at Lambeau has some stands of mangrove still, although as the area is being systematically drained as a result of nearby land development, that happy circumstance may change.
Signs of crab habitat were readily apparent, as were the bamboo traps the village youth use to catch this crustacean. We picked up an interestng anecdote where it was revealed the land owners of the estate had approved of leaving lands for public use to aid in the development of a crab nursery. The plan never materialised, even though the largest hurdle would appear to have been (hurdled)?
The prevalence of domestic garbage in the mangrove suggests a wetland cleanup may be necessary in the near future for Little Rockley Bay |
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World Wetlands Week in Tobago |
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Environment Tobago volunteer navigates the turbid waters of a Tobago wetland.
World Wetlands Day 2010 begins a week of supporting events in Tobago for Environment Tobago - this is now the norm, and most NGO's who support the RAMSAR Convention initiative have similar programmes.
On February 2nd We attended the Tobago House of Assembly's call for wetlands policy input at hosted workshop (Mt Irvine Hotel Conference Room). Members also took time to present themselves at the NGO office to be part of the Wetlands Postcard Series Launch.
On the same afternoon, a group attended an impromptu gathering at Fort Granby where the topic was about restoring abandoned quarries - A full World Wetlands Day indeed.
Our next event will be at the Lowlands Mall on Friday (11am-5pm) where we will showcase the Wetland Postcards further. Read on for some details on hown this project came out of the Schools Art Project.
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Scenes from WETLANDS POSTCARDS launch |
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Wetland postcard series launch |
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Today, World Wetlands Day 2010 was commemorated by Environment Tobago (ET) with the launch of a postcard series with the theme for this year in mind- Caring For Wetlands- The Answer To Climate Change.
The stunning artwork was done by local students primarily from Roxborough Secondary, Goodwood Highschool and Speyside Anglican Primary School winners and exceptional work from last year's Wetlands and Poster Competition.
Mrs. Patricia, Turpin, ET's President, kicked off the launch with a reminder of what is World Wetlands Day and it's history. She also spoke of the Ramsar Convention and Trinidad and Tobago's international obligations for protecting and managing wetlands.
Attending the launch were representatives of the Unit Trust Corporation, Mrs. Desiree Hackette-Murray, Administrative Officer II from the Health and Social Services, Mrs. Lenora Wallace and Mr. Clifton Campbell. Both Mrs. Wallace and Mr. Campbell have been partners with Environment Tobago in promoting education on wetlands. The President of the Belle Garden Wetlands Association, Mr. Bryan Bain and the team of eco tourguides were also present. The BGW Association has been involved in carrying out guided eco tours for all schools in Tobago.
Several teachers and students also stopped by the office to view the artwork. Many expressed their joy of seeing the creativity and ingenuity of local artists and congratulated ET on this initiative.
The exhibition of these works will be displayed at Gulf City Mall on Friday February 5th 2010 from 11:00 a.m.-5:00 pm. All are invited. In the short-term, the postcards can be purchased at Environment Tobago. Please contact us at 660-7462 for more information.
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