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Project name:
Don Pedro Land Base Wetland Restoration (#5004)
Project status: In progress
Grant Administrator:
Gulf of Mexico Foundation
(for NOAA)
Grantee:
Don Pedro State Park
Project location: Charlotte County, Florida
Grant period: Jan
1, 2006
to Dec 31, 2006
Grant amount:
$52,400
Land Ownership: Public/State Park
Lat/Long: Lat. 26 51 23.5 Lon. -82 18 1.0
Types of Habitat: Saltmarsh and mangroves
Project leaders: Reginald Norman,
John Aspiolea and
Annette Nielsen
Don Pedro State Park
P.O. Box 1150
Boca Grande, FL 33921
phone: (941)964-2965 or (941) 575-5861
fax: (941) 964-1156
email: Reginald.Norman@dep.state.fl.us
Don Pedro Island and land base
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Don Pedro State Park with
project boundaries
Species Benefiting From Restoration:
- red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)
- white mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa)
- black mangrove (Avicennia geminans)
- needle rush (Juncus roemerianus)
- cordgrass (Spartina spp.)
- fiddler crab (Uca sp.)
- blue crab (Callinectes spp.)
- great blue heron (Ardea herodias)
- little blue heron (Egretta caerulea)
- reddish egret (Dichromanassa rufescens)
- tricolor heron (Egretta tricolor)
- snowy egret (Egretta thula)
- yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
- green heron (Butorides striatus)
- white ibis (Eudocimus albus)
- roseate spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja)
Acres of Habitat To be Restored:
Approximately 32 acres of saltmarsh and mangrove
habitats will be restored. The project will Increase
tidal flows by removing approximately .27 acre of
invasive exotic species and dredge spoil along a
994ft. canal bank and by installing four culverts
under an existing 534 ft. X 12ft. roadway.
Project Summary:
Restore historic tidal connections and flows to
approximately 32 acres of saltmarsh and mangrove
habitats in the Lemon Bay watershed (a GEMS site).
Provide volunteer training and program leaders for
educational wading trips. Provide permanent
environmental education displays in the state park and
outreach at local schools.
Need for Project:
The project will increase tidal exchange on a
north/south continuum with the waters of Lemon Bay, a
state aquatic preserve and a portion of the Charlotte
Harbor National Estuary focus area. The project is
within a state park and is part of a larger effort to
restore the previously disturbed area to its natural
condition and function. The project will also provide
public environmental education through interpretive
signage and escorted wading trips in Lemon Bay.
On-The-Ground Activities: Not
provided
Monitoring and Long-Term Management: Not provided
Community Involvement:
The Barrier Islands Park Society, the Charlotte Harbor
Environmental Center and their volunteers will provide
educational materials and park volunteers will be
trained to do interpretive programs related to
estuarine systems and functions. Near shore wading
trips will also be conducted by park staff,
environmental center trainers and volunteers for area
elementary, middle and high school groups.
Activity Schedule: Not provided
Project Partners:
Don Pedro State ParkThe Barrier Islands Park
SocietyCharlotte Harbor Environmental Center, Inc
Charlotte Harbor National Estuary ProgramGulf of Mexico Foundation
NOAA Community-based Restoration Program
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