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A 2023 hurricane season success story: Cedar Key’s living shorelines bolster resilient community

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin

November 29, 2023

Living shorelines use natural solutions – installed plants and habitat structures – to strengthen beaches against erosion. Three living shorelines projects out of the Cedar Key-based UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS
Tags: Cedar Key, Coastal Resilience, Hurricane Idalia, Hurricane Season, Living Shorelines, Mark Clark, Oyster Reefs, Savanna Barry, Wave Energy, Wave Gauge

National Estuaries Week – Habitats

by Rick O'Connor

September 20, 2022

You cannot have a healthy estuary without healthy habitats. Estuaries include habitats such as mud flats, sand bottoms, salt marshes, mangrove swamps, oyster reefs, and seagrass meadows. Here in the Pensacola Bay system Florida Sea Grant ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Estuaries, Florida Sea Grant, National Estuaries Week, Oyster Reefs, Pensacola Bay, Salt Marsh, Seagrass

Oyster Reefs

by Samantha Murray

February 8, 2016

When you think of oysters, you probably imagine pearls or the tasty creature that lives inside that rough and wrinkled shell. But did you know that oysters (and those shells) play a critical role in coastal ecosystems? Oysters tend to grow ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Brackish Water, Environment Hot Topic, Estuaries, Oyster Reefs, Oysters, Shoreline Errosion

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