Planting marsh grass

Two people squatting in the mud of the marsh and planting small sprouts of marsh grass behind built oyster reefs
Photo By/Credit

Gena Lyons/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
03/30/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Biologist and volunteers planting hatchery raised marsh grass behind artificial oyster reefs. The grass will help to stabilize the ground and reduce erosion.
Facility
Bears Bluff National Fish Hatchery
Ecosystem
Coastal
Species
Spartina alterniflora
Subject tags
Coastal restoration
Erosion
Fish hatcheries
Fisheries management
Habitat conservation
Habitat restoration
Salt marsh