About Project: Pick up fishing line.
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A small group of people in Sacramento County and El Dorado County passionate about the safety and the well-being of wildlife took it upon themselves to start clean-up efforts to remove as much fishing line, lures, and hooks as possible to see if it would make a difference in wildlife deaths and injuries due to the fishing gear left behind.
While working closely with local wildlife rescue workers, it proved to make a huge difference.
The amount of calls and rescues dropped dramatically. One rescue worker would get up to 300 in one year; after one year of our project, it reduced to just a handful.
We raise awareness, educate, lead groups, and assist in removing fishing gear such as fishing lines, lures, and hooks to protect wildlife.
We strive to engage and educate individuals who care about wildlife, empowering them to make the lakes and rivers a safer environment for waterfowl, birds, and wildlife. Remove fishing line
Take the time to observe areas where people fish. It takes a little time to pick it up.
Wildlife Rescue
Being aware of birds in distress and contacting an expert for help.
Join us in fishing line clean-ups, or contact us if you want us to lead a group or see a problem area that needs our help.
Thanks to the help of
Helping Paws and Claws, Cameron Park has a new sign.
Six-Month Appreciation Party
One Year Appreciation Party
We gathered in August of 2024 for our one-year celebration to display all the fishing lines and lures collected. It weighed 28 pounds, not including the 1,500 lures wildlife rescue Ben Nuckolls collected and used for education.
Its as easy as walking and looking around fishing spots, shorelines along rivers, lakes, and ocean. If you’re hiking, walking dog, or birding near fishing spots, you in the spot where fishing line is left behind.
A grabber with a magnet works well. The magnet catches lures. Here’s a link to a Folding Grabber Tool on Amazon
Gloves are important. It protects you from the sharp lures and fishing hooks. The also protect your hands from any toxic or unhealthy environmental waste on the fishing line. Here’s a link to
