Lake Gibson Eelgrass Planting

Project Type	Aquatic Habitat Enhancement
Status	Complete
Description	The planting of two acres of eelgrass on Lake Gibson will help to improve the water quality of the lake by absorbing excess nutrients and will provide fish and wildlife habitat. By planting this native submersed aquatic vegetating species this project will enhance the diversity of aquatic plant community in the lake since there is currently no robust submersed aquatic vegetation communities on the lake. This project is being completed in partnership with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the Ecosphere Restoration Institute in the hopes of reestablishing SAV on the lake, as it historically was.
Completion Date	July 1, 2024

ProjectID	WBID	Load Reductions (lbs.)
ProjectID	WBID	TN (lbs/yr)	TP (lbs/yr)	TSS (lbs/yr)	BOD	Fecal coliform (%)
180	LAKE GIBSON (1497D)

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