Are you a water person...love the beach? Love scuba diving or snorkeling? Like joining groups traveling all over the world for a week or two of hard work and hard play saving our world's reefs? Do you want to personally make a difference...one that will last for thousands of years? Are you passionate about the world and believe that technology can help heal the scars man has left on the planet? Then this group is for you. For the last dozen years, our group has worked...with amazing results...to restore our worlds oceanic ecosystems. Everything from artificial reefs to coral restoration, mangrove plantings, beach protection, public education about saving natural reefs, scuba monitoring of reefs, coral propagation and creation of genetic coral banks, aid to Tsumani and Hurricane victums, and SO much more. Not only that, EVERYTHING we do is put on the web...40,000+ pages and 20,000+ images. Learn more starting at www.reefball.org.
Join this group if you just want to show your support of our work or if you want to be involved.
The group will be attended by our Chairman, Todd Barber...you can also add him as your friend to join the Reef Ball Coral Team that is a group of hundreds of trained volunteers willing to activate to rescue imperiled corals when disasters strike or restorations are needed. (Find him at http://www.myspace.com/reefball)
Want to learn more...join us and show your support for the ocean.
Life of A Reef Ball-Flash Animation: includes casting a Reef Ball, floating it to the reef and following its development into a coral reef over five years using images from REAL Reef Balls. (About 8 megs, allow time to load).
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Above image is a Reef Ball...can you find it?
The Reef Ball Foundation is a 501(c) 3 publicly supported non-profit and international environmental NGO.
Our mission is to rehabilitate our world's ocean reef ecosystems and to protect our natural reef systems using Reef Ball artificial reef technologies. Reef Balls are artificial reef modules placed in the ocean to form reef habitat.
(WIKI Reef Ball Foundation for history/facts)
We have placed Reef Balls-- in 59+ countries and our projects have a global reach of 70+ countries. We have conducted over 3,500 projects and deployed over 1/2 million Reef Balls.
Our projects include designed artificial reefs, ground breaking coral propagation and planting systems, estuary restoration, red mangrove plantings, oyster reef restoration, erosion control (often beach erosion), and expert collaberation on a variety of oceanic issues.
We work with governments, other NGOs, businesses, schools, research institutes, private individuals and community organizations and emphasize education on preserving and protecting our natural reefs. To contact Todd Barber directly use reefball@reefball.com
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A Reef Ball is a Designed Artificial Reef used to
restore ailing coral reefs and to create new fishing and scuba
diving sites. Reef Balls are used for beach protection,
freshwater, mitigation, and many other uses too. Reef Balls are
the only artificial reef that can be floated and towed behind any
size boat! Reef Balls are made of a special, marine friendly,
concrete and are designed to mimic natural reef systems, they are
used around the world to create habitats for fish and other marine
and freshwater species. <
Here are links to some of the best features of our websites please explore. Did you know that 95% of our group members have a project in their state or country. Take our challenge and click below to find a project near you!
www.reefball.org
ALL NEW UPDATED OCTOBER 2007!!
www.reefbeach.com
(Reef Balls for Erosion Control)
www.eternalreefs.com
(Reef Ball Memorial Reefs)
www.artificialreefs.org
(Reef Ball Shared Resources)
