Perdido Key Dune Restoration Project
Implementing Organization
State of Florida
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$392,930
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
This project restored appropriate dune vegetation to approximately 20 acres of degraded beach dune habitat in Perdido Key, Florida, including habitat used by the federally endangered Perdido Key Beach Mouse. The project took place in an area that began approximately 2.2 miles east of Perdido Pass at the Alabama/Florida state line and extended approximately 6 miles to the east. The improvements consisted of planting appropriate dune vegetation (e.g., sea oats, panic grasses, cord grasses, sea purslane, beach elder) approximately 20-60 feet seaward of the existing primary dune to provide a buffer to the primary dune and enhance dune habitats. In addition, gaps in existing dunes within the project area were re-vegetated to provide a continuous dune structure. All plants were grown from seeds or cuttings from the Alabama or North Florida coast to ensure appropriate genetic stocks were used in the project.
Contact
Pearce Barrett(850) 245-2106
pearce.barrett@floridadep.gov
Project Website
None
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