Mangrove mitigation is completed

During the construction of our new seawall, some of the white mangroves had to be removed in order to allow the large cranes and backhoes access to the marina area. Mangrove mitigation required KML to re-plant mangroves once the the seawall was completed. After a bit of research into the best planting methods to ensure survival, we contacted Sue Nulman at "Keys Mangroves" to purchase our red mangrove seedlings. Our first site was in a mucky inter-tidal area along the shoreline behind the new rip-rap. We set seven 24" seedings directly into the muck.
Site 1 at low tide
Site 1 at high tide



The second site at KML's Mangrove Point (the entrance to our marina) was mostly rubble and rock so we used terracotta strawberry pots lined with burlap to hold the soil around the mangrove seedlings. The 6 pots were partially buried among the rubble behind the new rip-rap. The pots should decay in a few years as the mangrove root system becomes established.

Site 2 at low tide
Site 2 at high tide



We will be monitoring our our new red mangrove seedlings at both sites in the coming months and anticipate adding more mangroves and other native plantings to the landscape.