Habitat Restoration & Protection Database


Project Details

St. Thomas Point Eelgrass Restoration

Project Name
St. Thomas Point Eelgrass Restoration
City/Town/Village
Southold
Site Name
St. Thomas Point
Habitat View
Habitat Acres Miles Feet
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation 2.00 0.00 0.00
TOTAL 2.00 0.00 0.00
Degradation Description
After the 1930s eelgrass die-off, New York's Long Island Sound eelgrass didn't recover to the extent it previously existed.
Restoration Technique
Planting Vegetation
Project Partners
Partners Organization
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Partners Organization
Save The Sound, Inc
Partners Organization
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Completed