Hockey sticks getting second life as oyster reefs in Southwest Florida

[doniceage]

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. - When you think "ice hockey," you probably think skates, pucks and sticks. But what about oysters?

It may sound weird, but "retired" hockey sticks are being used to grow oysters that are cleaning up our local waters!

It's called the Rink 2 Reef program , and it's based at FGCU's Vester Marine & Environmental Science Field Station in Bonita Springs.

"Everyone would question it at first," says student Brandon Galindo who's involved in the project. He paraphrases what people would often say: "'Hockey sticks and oyster reefs? Like, that doesn't make it sense.'"

https://www.fox4now.com/news/protect...thwest-florida

[pwskelly]

Very cool to see these sticks getting a "new life."

Best of all, it provides me with another reason to justify playing hockey to the missus!

[doniceage]

Very cool to see these sticks getting a "new life."

Best of all, it provides me with another reason to justify playing hockey to the missus!

It agree it always cool to see new uses for old hockey sticks.

Donm

[Thick McRunfast]

Cool!