Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance

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Restoration doesn’t end when construction is complete 🌱🌊

At Live Oak Point, we’ve finished constructing nearly one mile of salt marsh and oyster reef habitat in partnership with the Northwest Florida Water Management District — but our work is far from over.

Our team continues to return to the site to monitor vegetation growth and sediment conditions to better understand how the restored marsh is functioning over time. By comparing it to a nearby reference marsh that has remained relatively undisturbed, we can evaluate whether the restored habitat is providing similar ecosystem services like shoreline stabilization, habitat creation, and water quality improvements.

A living shoreline built to last 🌊🦪

These photos show our team refurbishing an oyster reef originally installed through our homeowner living shoreline program more than 10 years ago.

CBA and our OysterCorps partners recently returned to add material and restore the reef to breakwater height so it can continue protecting the homeowner’s shoreline from erosion. And even after a decade, the reef is still thriving — just look at the size of those oysters!

Projects like this continue providing valuable habitat while helping build more resilient shorelines for years to come. 💚