Unique ID Number = 102
OR Unique ID Number = 26
Cornelius Island
Wickford Harbor Eelgrass Restoration
Cornelius Island - Potential
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1997 orthophotography available from the RIGIS Orthophoto Server. Click image for printable PDF. Courtesy: R.I. Department of Transportation |
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Access Point(s): Not documented for this site.
Public Use: Not documented for this site.
Impacts: There is Wickford dredge spoilage on the south end with upland Phragmites growth. <15% of adjacent upland areas within 500' of marsh consists of impervious surfaces. <5% of upland/marsh perimeter consists of man-made shoreline armoring. An unmanaged vegetative buffer zone occurs along more than 76% of the upland/marsh perimeter. (reported STB,1996)
Project Size: Not documented for this site.
Area Benefited: Not documented for this site.
Restoration Description: Hydrologic Restoration
Restoration Date: Not documented for this site.
Target Species: Data not available
Historic Conditions: Not documented for this site.
Project Contact Info: Not documented for this site.
Partners: Save The Bay
Pre and Post Restoration Data: False, False
Monitoring:
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Start Date:
Not documented for this site.
End Date: Not documented for this site.
Completed: To be determined
Leader: To be determined
Scheduled: To be determined
Studies Conducted: Not documented for this site.
Cost of Project: Not documented for this site
Public Property Owners: n/a
Info Source: Not Documented for this site
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Wickford Harbor Eelgrass Restoration - Ongoing
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1997 orthophotography available from the RIGIS Orthophoto Server. Click image for printable PDF. Courtesy: R.I. Department of Transportation |
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Wickford Harbor Eelgrass Restoration Courtesy: Save The Bay |
Project Map- Click to open the Restoration Atlas mapping application in a new window. (The map will automatically be zoomed in to this restoration site.) *Note: this application is best viewed using Internet Explorer.
Access Point(s): Not documented for this site.
Public Use: Not documented for this site.
Impacts: Not documented for this site.
Project Size: Not documented for this site.
Area Benefited: Not documented for this site.
Restoration Description: Save The Bay and URI Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) conducted an eelgrass transplant project in 1998. A new transplant method was employed, involving the use of both seeds and transplants together. Transplants were spaced closely together and seeds were scattered around the transplant area. The seedlings transplanted in Wickford Harbor were grown by local area high schools participating in Save The Bay's Seagrasses in Classes program. Students also assisted divers conducting the transplants. Monitoring conducted in 1999 showed 10% to 20% coverage of eelgrass in the transplant sites. Additional transplants were conducted in Wickford Harbor during 2000.
Restoration Date: 2/9/1998
Target Species: eelgrass
Historic Conditions: Existing eelgrass bed in same vicinity as restoration project is 5.65 acres.
Project Contact:
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Mac Richardson
Save The Bay
434 Smith Street, Providence, RI 02908
401-272-3540
Partners: Coastal Resources Management Council, Save The Bay, Town of North Kingstown, URI Cooperative Extension, URI Graduate School of Oceanography
Pre and Post Restoration Data: True, True
Monitoring:
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Start Date:
Not documented for this site.
End Date: Not documented for this site.
Completed: To be determined
Leader: Save The Bay
Scheduled: To be determined
Studies Conducted: Turbidity, DO, nutrients, chl a, temp, salinity
Cost of Project:
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Total Cost ($): 97000
Federal Share ($): 59000
Non-Federal Share ($): 38000
Public Property Owners: State of Rhode Island
Information Source:
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Tom Ardito
Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
URI Bay Campus, Narragansett, RI 02882
tom@gso.uri.edu
401-874-6492
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