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The Conch Republic Marine Army (CRMA) is a grassroots, volunteer organization dedicated to the cleanup and restoration of the mangrove habitats of the Florida Keys. CRMA started with a few friends after Hurricane Irma devastated the Florida Keys in September 2017. The grassroots startup became a 501c3 non-profit and has been in continuous service ever since.
The CRMA runs weekly trips for volunteers out into the back country every Saturday and with private groups during the week. Each trip gets a great free lunch and everything provided to return home with hundreds if not thousands of pounds in a single trip.
With more than 4,372 volunteers offering their time and passion, as of 9/2023, CRMA has collected 454,163 pounds of debris. That’s 227.08 tons! That also includes 2,693,639 feet of trap line removed from the mangroves (that’s 510.15 miles) and 91 refrigerators!
For more information about the CRMA go to: https://www.conchrepublicmarinearmy.org
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