Habitat and Biodiversity
WOPA110201_D101
An egret stands on one of the 23,000 bags of oysters that line the edge of a mud flat on Mobile Bay in Alabama. Volunteers will spend the weekend moving the bags—each weighing approximately 10 pounds—across the mud flat at low tide in an assembly line fashion to create the foundation for oyster reefs to grow, ultimately protecting 1,000 feet of shoreline to help restore the Gulf of Mexico. During the course of this weekend event, volunteers will work alongside Conservancy scientists and partners to construct the first quarter-mile of oyster reef as part of the 100-1000: Restore Coastal Alabama project. Spearheaded by the Nature Conservancy, Alabama Coastal Foundation, Mobile Baykeeper and the Ocean Foundation, the 100-1000 project aims to build 100 miles of oyster reefs and grow 1,000 acres of marsh and sea grass.
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