IRLNews:2020/01/21/Mangroves Cut in Volusia's Wilbur-By-The-Sea

Mangroves Cut in Volusia's Wilbur-By-The-Sea

Abigal Brashear, Author

January 21, 2020

According to the Mangrove Act, for every illegally altered mangrove tree, Volusia County can impose up to $250 in fines.

Wilbur-By-The-Sea, FL - Wilbur-by-the-Sea includes street after street of finely manicured lawns, often accented with brightly colored flowers and decorations. Boats and well-maintained cars dot the driveways of S. Peninsula Drive.

But residents are upset by what they call an ugly sight marring their idyllic view of the Halifax River. Where mangrove trees once stood 8 feet high there is now a swath of cut branches for several hundred feet, evidence that trimmers recently chainsawed through the area at the waist.

Link to Newspaper Article

Location: Estuary: Wilbur-By-The-Sea, FL: Volusia County

Source: Newspaper Article Published by Daytona Beach News Journal on January 21, 2020. Retrieved on January 21, 2020.

Topic: Volusia County Locale

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