Here is a story that ran in the Stuart News this week. Marty is a good friend and brings his energy to the job. Way he needs is stuff. And a two vehicle is paramount to keep him on the water. I am asking my fellow fishing guides, water-related business owners, and anglers at large to dig down and donate to this need. I am donating $100, will you match me? Or come close? I will be making this collection to resent a check to our Indian Riverkeeper this month. Happy New Year! 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS .............TCPALM Riverkeeper needs reliable truck to tow boat By Tyler Treadway tyler.treadway@tcpalm 772-221-4219 JENSEN BEACH — As Indian Riverkeeper, Marty Baum is responsible for monitoring conditions throughout the 156-mile-long Indian River Lagoon. Each time he heads to a spot on the lagoon miles from his Jensen Beach base, he worries whether hell make it. To tow the 21-foot Riverkeeper boat, Baum has been borrowing an old truck from Henry Caimatto, owner of The Snook Nook bait shop in Jensen Beach and a longtime supporter of the Indian Riverkeeper. Im grateful to Henry for all hes done, Baum said, but wondering each time I get in that truck if this is going to be the time it breaks down makes me a nervous wreck. Baum said his 12 Days of Christmas wish is for a new or new-ish truck. The Indian Riverkeeper program was founded in 2002 as part of the Waterkeeper Alliance, a national organization of water-quality advocates. See LAGOON, 12A Article Continued Below See LAGOON on Page A12 LAGOON from 1A The original riverkeeper program was developed when a group of environmentalists, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., banded together to clean up pollution in New Yorks Hudson River. Baum is the third person to lead the local nonprofit, which advocates for the protection and restoration of the Indian River Lagoon, its tributaries, fisheries and habitats. He follows Kevin Stinnette, a science teacher at Forest Grove Middle School in Fort Pierce, and George Jones, a longtime veteran of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection now with the Ocean Research & Conservation Association in Fort Pierce. The organization is funded solely by membership dues, donations, businesses, foundations and grants. The program isnt rich enough to buy a truck, Baum said. It doesnt have to be new, by no means. Im a simple man with simple needs. All I ask is that when I put the key in, I can trust it to start. Baum said his dream truck would be a sport utility vehicle so I could tow the boat and lock my stuff up inside. But Im not fussy. It doesnt have to be a pretty truck or even a good looking truck. I just wouldnt want it to be so ugly it embarrasses the Riverkeeper organization.
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