Eco-Friendly Garden: Stay Native
Eco-friendly gardening is beneficial to your environment and your pocketbook! Let's look at why native plants are important!
Restoration Work Resumes April, 2021
We are excited to announce that work will be resuming as Manatee Season comes to an end on April 1st, 2021!
Growing and Planting Eelgrass
The ability to transform an algae-based aquatic ecosystem into a plant-based system is the key to making Crystal River crystal clear. Eelgrass is vital to the health of our river. Interested in how it's done?
EELGRASS EFFECT: Then & Now
Long gone are the days spent driving around the Bay to find a manatee. Now we are looking for ones in clear water WITHOUT other boats near them. We can’t remember the last time that a tour struck out finding manatees to swim with. We’ve become spoiled.
Seasonal Changes Produce Healthier Eelgrass Beds in Kings Bay
If you have swam, boated, or paddled around Kings Bay this winter, you have probably seen an unusual amount of eelgrass blades floating throughout the canals. A closer look may have even revealed that some of the robust eelgrass beds you have grown accustomed to seeing might be looking a little thinner than usual. No need for concern!
The Work Continues for King’s Bay Restoration Project
As the end of manatee season nears, we are excited to dive back in full swing! While the project may have slowed down over the winter months, rest assured our workers with Sea & Shoreline have still been actively cleaning and making progress in our approved winter permitted areas.
Where the Eelgrass Grows
It's no secret that the eelgrass in King's Bay is plentiful and abundant. Once planted, the baby grass is kept in a Grow SAV Exclusionary Device for about a year. This insures the roots are established and those eelgrass plants are ready to take on the aquatic world! But what happens before all of that? Where do those baby plants come from?
Grass Growing Season!
Summertime mean warm weather, fun in the sun, and extraordinary growth for our eelgrass!
A Decade Dedicated to Restoration
Declared the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, 2021 -2030 is set to be a decade dedicated to their restoration. How can you join the movement?
How You Can Help!
Being a volunteer doesn't have to mean dedicating your life to an organization. Volunteering simply means doing what you can, when you can