Thanks Maryann for the note, it is devastating. It is now in my neighborhood, the tar balls. Even though BP told us 6 weeks ago they were ready. This past week at our town meeting they had a different story. Every question asked by the public, their response was “we are working on it” They have designed a gate to help keep it from coming in but will take 72 day to make it!
I am afraid life of the Gulf is over as we knew it.
So sorry to hear that the sludge has reached you, and your wildlife is in terrible trouble. I never dreamed it would take longer to get to us then to you. Our islands protected us for quite a while…to bad help didn’t come sooner! It is inside the islands now but we have not seen it from the shore yet. Yes it is heartbreaking. I have been thinking of you!