Driving big-wheeled pick-up vans may be hip among the youth, but a representative from the Northern Marianas College said beach driving has become a phenomenon that should be avoided.<\/p>\n
Speaking before Northern Marianas and Guam students, Kathy Yuknavage of the NMC\u2019s Cooperative Research Extension Education Services urged the youth and adults alike to refrain from driving on the beach due to the environmental destruction it may cause.<\/p>\n
\u201cQuit driving on the beach. This is a phenomenon that\u2019s going on for decades,\u201d Yuknavage said. <\/p>\n
\u201cIf you drive on a beach, it drifts deposits of oil and gasoline into the sand,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
As a result, the quality of sand is degraded.<\/p>\n
Yuknavage\u2019s short talk lightened up the series of presentations by different environmental agency representatives at the CNMI\u2019s 1st Environmental Symposium held at the Diamond Hotel yesterday morning.<\/p>\n
She also said that beach driving causes ruts, and these are harmful to turtles and other egg-laying creatures.<\/p>\n
It would also destroy vegetation, which is responsible for keeping the sand intact.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you have erosion, you have cloudy water; if you have cloudy water, you have sick reef,\u201d Yuknavage said.<\/p>\n
Yuknavage ended his talk with an advice: \u201cWalk it, don\u2019t drive it!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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