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for future generations to survive and
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prosper we must learn how to take care
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of our natural resources our land our
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coral reefs and our forests
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mina in the northern mariana islands is
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one of the largest environmental
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non-profit organizations that has been
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serving this island community now for
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almost two decades
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department of the interior office of
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insular affairs grant manager merriam
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porter and technical assistance deputy
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director tanya joshua joined up with
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becky furey to find out more welcome to
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oia conversations where we share
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information and learn more about people
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and programs in the united states
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territories and in the freely associated
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states
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mina has been a successful recipient of
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grant funding from the oia coral reef
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and natural resources initiative funded
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projects have included the tossy watch
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program and the schools for
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environmental conservation yes tosi's
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tomorrow word for ocean our chamorro
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slogan really for the tasty wash program
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is imatanitosi
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and imatanitasi is basically the face of
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the sea they're the eyes and ears of the
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reefs too and so saipan is
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considered a coastal watershed
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pick up trash and uh tell people about
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how important it is to keep the beach
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clean my name is wayne dawy and i'm a
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tossy watch ranger the tossy watch
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community rangers have cleaned up
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hundreds of pounds of trash from the
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ocean marine debris that washes ashore
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from asia and even as far away as the
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continental united states they still
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find debris from super typhoon u2 that
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hit in 2018 and was one of the strongest
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storms to ever hit u.s soil
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they promote pack it in pack it out
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reminding us that everyone is a trash
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producer
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the tossy watch rangers also work with
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local fishermen and fisher women to
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promote responsible disposal of
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monofilament fishing lines and to
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protect marine life
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so in recent funding um
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through the coral reef natural resource
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program under doi we're adding a
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focus on invasive vines because taking
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care of our environment is not just
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about beautification or cleaning up
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litter
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you know our native habitat is important
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we
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team up with cnn forestry we team up
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with the division of coastal resources
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management and we also team up with
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another non-profit here that's focusing
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environment at the end goal it's really
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promoting environmental stewardship
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mina also works with students and
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teachers to incorporate natural resource
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protection into the curricula and to
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bring students outdoors for hands-on
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experiential learning in the ocean on
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the coast and on the reefs
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learn more about the mariana islands
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nature alliance in the full oia
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conversation with becky fury