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Seagrass Recovery Project at Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida District

Implementing Organization

US Department of the Interior

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$136,700

Known Leveraged Funding

$0

Funding Organization

Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees (NRDA)

Funding Program

Natural Resource Damage Assessment NRDA

Details

Project Category

Environmental

Project Actions

Habitat Restoration and Enhancement

Targeted Resources

Wetlands/Marshes/Estuaries

Project Description

The goal of this project is to restore damage to shallow seagrass beds on lands managed by the Department of the Interior (DOI) National Park Service (NPS) in Florida. The objective is to re-establish seagrass in beds located on the south side of the Naval Live Oaks Preserve at the Florida District of Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS) in Santa Rosa Sound. The transplanted seagrass will be enhanced through the addition of nutrients and protected with signage and other protective measures as needed.

Contact

Bruce Leutscher
(850) 436-3248
bruce_leutscher@nps.gov
Project Website
Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

For official trustee information regarding the Deepwater Horizon NRDA, including information regarding the NRDA process and the status of projects, see https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/

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