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Thompson Creek, Kent County, Maryland
Thompson Creek
Thompson Creek, Kent County, Maryland
Thompson Creek
Thompson Creek, Kent County, Maryland
Thompson Creek
Conceptual diagram illustrating a stake with an attached roosting block placed in an area with damaged seagrasses. Roosting birds defecate into the water adding nutrients that stimulate seagrass growth and recovery across the damaged area.
Bird stake installation
Conceptual diagram illustrating density and change in species of seagrasses in Florida Bay following long-term (left column) and short-term (right column) fertilization after the installation of bird roosting stakes in a turtle grass bed.
Change in seagrasses after bird stake installation
Conceptual diagram illustrating current and historical hydrological conditions of the zones in Florida Bay.
Florida Bay hydrological conditions
Conceptual diagram illustrating mangrove conservation and restoration practices that increase the survival of mangrove forests.
Mangrove conservation and restoration practices
Conceptual diagram illustrating a number of technology tools that are used to collect data on various aspects of the Florida Bay.
Methods of data collection
A young boy helps to shovel as part of a restoration project.
Restoration: boy with shovel
Young girl plants seedlings as part of a restoration project.
Restoration: girl planting tree
Man plants seedlings as part of a restoration project.
Restoration: man planting tree
Community members plant trees as part of a restoration project.
Restoration: planting trees
Acidic mine tailings in an impacted stream
Acid mine tailings
Acidic mine tailings are being mitigated by the addition of alkaline chemicals (white), entering the stream below the wooden structure.
Acid mine tailing mitigation
Acidic mine tailings are being mitigated by the addition of alkaline chemicals (white), entering the stream below the wooden structure.
Mitigating acid mine tailings
Oyster shells are cleaned and dried in preparation for larval settling as part of the Oyster Restoration Project and the Horn Point Laboratory oyster hatchery.
Oyster shells for restoration
Oyster shells are cleaned and dried in preparation for setting oyster larvae for restoration, as part of the Oyster Restoration Project in conjunction with the Horn Point Laboratory oyster hatchery.
Oyster shells for restoration
Acidic mine tailings are being mitigated by the addition of alkaline chemicals (white), entering the stream below the wooden structure.
Mine Tailings
Oysters growing on rocks at Virginia Beach.
Oysters growing on rocks
Oysters growing on rocks near marsh and shore.
Oysters growing along rocks
A Taylor float is used for Oyster Gardening for oyster restoration. The PVC tubing allows these oysters to grow near the surface of the water, above water that is potentially hypoxic (with little oxygen) or anoxic (no oxygen).
Taylor float for oyster gardening
Oyster Gardeners in various communities participate in Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts through the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) by growing oysters over nine months for transplantation to oyster restoration reefs throughout Chesapeake Bay.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Oyster Gardening
Oyster spat on shell for distribution to oyster gardeners for oyster restoration
Oyster Spat on Shell
Transplanting oysters from Oyster Gardening program to a restoration reef in Chesapeake Bay
Planting oysters onto restoration reef
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