Blue Hole Restoration |
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Cousteau’s Blue Hole Ancat along with our partners BNT and Forfar are planning to make this Blue Hole accessible and a must see stop on our proposed 'Grand Andros Blue Hole Tour'. We are building a deck and a pathway so that more people can enjoy this treasure and relax in the revitalizing blue fresh water. Ancat received a Royal Bank of Canada Blue Water Leadership and Community Action Grant in November 2010 and through good management and a clear vision of what we wanted to achieve it was possible to complete work at three blue holes in the Central Andros region.
Inside the blue hole it was murky and the buddy teams were challenged just to stay together, it was like swimming in pea soup to tell the truth. Using the grant from RBC, Ancat also managed to hire a crew to remove trash from an old dumpsite located at Gubler Hole, Bowen Sound, Andros. This hole is thought to be a fault line hole as its formation is different to the other holes seen on Andros. No dives have yet been arranged to explore its depths. Finally, Ancat employed a group of men to cut and pack a trail through to the Cargill Creek Blue Hole; this trail leads through virgin coppice with abundant orchid plants and bromeliads to see. This trail has created a must see destination in Cargill Creek which was formerly lacking any land based attractions. |
Grants received in 2015 from :
Eco Ed Foundation, Tucker Foundation, Caribsave, Paradise Children’s Fund, Moore Bahamas Foundation, Lyford Cay Foundation, Scotia Bank, Commonwealth Bank, Cable Bahamas Cares Foundation and Idea Wild.