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Tampa Bay Wetland Creation - Palmetto Estuary Spartina Planting
Tampa BayWatch, Inc. staff coordinated two salt marsh transplanting events in 2000-2001 at the Palmetto Estuary Reserve in Manatee County. Last April, approximately 300 students from Bloomingdale High School transplanted 10,000 planting units of Spartina alterniflora at the reserve. In June 2000, approximately 6-7 acres of coastal wetland habitat was restored with 22,000 salt marsh grasses and other coastal species.
Tampa Bay Wetland Creation - Palmetto Estuary
Tampa Bay Wetland Creation - Palmetto
Restoration
A site restored by the SW Florida Water Management District and planted by theTampa Bay Wetland High School Nursery Program. The technique used to plantthe smooth cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora, is to create a hole in the marshusing a dibble bar an
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A brackish water site before the planting at Palmetto Estuary.
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Before planting, some saltmeadow cordgrass,Spartina patens, is seen in the foreground.
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After planting, smooth cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora at high tide.
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This image shows the Spartina alterniflora plants in the center of the island.This planting is intended to stabilize the marsh platform and is expectedto help the marsh continue to expand.
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The planted area in the center of the island is one of the restoration sitesplanted using wetland nursery grown smooth cordgrass, Spartina alternifloraplants.
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Before planting, the planting occurred seaward of the orange markers.
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The restoration site after planting, during a high tide.
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Before planting, looking from the planting area upland.
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A stand of healthy smooth cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora along the estuary.
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Tampa Bay high school volunteers arrive to begin the planting of smoothcordgrass, Spartina alterniflora, in the estuary. The students are using plantsgrown as part of the wetland nursery program.
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Volunteers planting smooth cord grass, Spartina alterniflora at the restorationsite.
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Volunteers plant smooth cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora, in rows. The areasto be planted are marked in advance and the plants are spaced at 3 feetintervals.
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Volunteers plant at the water's edge out to the flags.
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The students use dibble bars to create holes to plant the smooth cordgrass,Spartina alterniflora, plants.
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Volunteer team work, one student opens a hole to receive the plant and theother places a plant plug.
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A student at the water's edge is using a dibble bar.
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A group of volunteers plants at the water's edge.
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A student posing with planting equipment.
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Tampa Baywatch and NOAA staff observe the progress at the restoration site.The two staff are Peter Clark of Tampa Baywatch and John Iliff of NOAA.
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