Indian Creek Living Shoreline, Franklin County Park
Indian Creek failing seawall before
Indian Creek seawall before restoration
Indian Creek construction of breakwater
Indian Creek construction of sill
Indian Creek 2014 after restoration
Indian Creek 2014 looking north
Indian Creek 2014 sill and native plants
Indian Creek 2014 sill and native plants
Indian Creek planting Spartina alterniflora behind breakwater
Indian Creek monitoring plant density after restoration
Indian Creek planting behind sill begins
Indian Creek planting Spartina alterniflora
Indian Creek Spartina alterniflora beginning to fill in
IndianCreek planting Spartina
General Project Information
Project footprint:
2800 square feet
Location:
93 North Bayshore Drive, Eastpoint, Florida
Can it be visited by the public?
Yes
Coordinating organization:
Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve http://apalachicolareserve.com/. Partners included Apalachicola Riverkeeper, Franklin County. St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve, US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Timeline
Start date and completion date:
2009 – 2010
Other relevant timeline information:
Project Components
Type of project:
Breakwater and Revetment
Materials:
Other native plants and Rip-rap
Energy level:
LOW
Optional information
Plant species included:
Smooth cordgrass, salt meadow cordgrass, Muhly grass, blazing star, sea purslane
Source of materials:
Cultch material used:
Boulders
Cost per linear foot:
Contact for more information: