Perdido Key Dune Restoration Project should begin March 5

Perdido Key Dune Restoration Project should begin March 5

Contractor Aquatic Plants of Florida and subcontractor Cardno Limited have begun work on The Perdido Key Dune Restoration Project on the west side of the island near the Alabama-Florida state line. The project is expected to be substantially complete by Monday, April 30, with final completion by Wednesday, May 30.
The project will restore six miles of dune habitat from the Florida-Alabama state line east to the edge of Gulf Islands National Seashore property. The project will restore approximately 20 acres of degraded dune habitat on Perdido Key by planting and establishing salt-tolerant vegetation, which will enhance coastal resiliency.
The project was dependent on the support of Perdido Key Gulf-front property owners. Ninety percent of Perdido Key Gulf-front property owners provided the necessary access to allow the project to move forward. Escambia County received restoration funding through the Natural Resource Damage Assessment as a result of the impact sustained to the Perdido Key dune system during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in 2010 and the subsequent cleanup operations. For more info, visit myes- cambia.com/perdidokeydunes.