Tidal Creek Restoration
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In 2004, FRIENDS partnered with Dr. Craig Layman of Florida International University to restore a fragmented wetland in Cross Harbour, South Abaco. The natural flow of the wetland had been blocked since approximately the early 1900s when a logging company installed a road to the coast to transport their materials. Culverts were placed under the road and mangroves that had encroached on the historical tidal channel were selectively removed, restoring more than 50 acres of wetlands for use as fish nurseries and wildlife habitat.
Since then, research has continued at Cross Harbour to investigate the success of the restoration and to monitor fish movement. To learn more visit:www.adoptafish.net
In 2010, FRIENDS and the Layman Lab plan to undertake another creek restoration on Abaco.
