Do you remember when eelgrass thrived in Shelter Island's creeks and harbors? CCE Marine's habitat and water quality improvement project is shifting from oyster reef to eelgrass meadows!

Our goal for this fall is to complete eelgrass plantings at 4 to 5 sites around Shelter Island. While we have some ideas for those sites, the best way to ensure success of such a restoration project is by incorporating local knowledge of where eelgrass has historically been supported.

We are asking the Shelter Island community to contribute to this project by sharing your knowledge: where do you remember seeing patches of eelgrass, perhaps feeling springs of cold groundwater in your favorite swimming spot, or seeing reddish sediment indicating nutrients that are beneficial to eelgrass roots? We will be stationed in the SI Public Library at ​11am-4pm on Tuesday 10/10 with a map and notebook to record this valuable information. If you cannot make it in person, you may send an email instead.

Open format - please stop by when you can, no registration required.