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This is the shoreline farthest south of
the boat ramp at Longwood Park. I
would like to permit all of the
shoreline south of the boat ramp, but
I would start with this small section.
For this year, in order to get a permit
in the most timely fashion, I would
just include plants (Spartina
alterniflora), some contained in
burlap planting blocks, and possibly a
coir fiber log for a wave barrier.
This picture shows a shoreline with
plants planted the previous season
next to freshly planted plants in the
burlap bag planting blocks. The bags
dissolve by the end of the growing
season. By that time, the roots have
taken hold, and the bags’ support is
no longer needed.
In these pictures, kids are at
Cessna Park in Walton
County, creating their
planting blocks by placing
their plants, along with site-
appropriate sand in burlap
bags. They then place the
planting blocks along the
shoreline under the direction
of CBA staff.