Dickinson Bay oyster reef/wetland restoration demonstration project

A high priority of the Galveston Bay Plan Habitat Protection Plan is to restore, create, and protect wetlands. The Dickinson Bay Oyster Reef/Wetland Restoration Demonstration Project will provide protection for newly created emergent wetlands on the east shore of Dickinson Bay. This information will be useful to Galveston Bay stakeholders during the implementation of the Galveston Bay Plan. The project consists of 1400 feet of oyster reef creation and planting of smooth cord grass along the shoreline adjacent to the reef. This paper will give the results of the project including oyster spat set, establishment of vegetation, and shoreline erosion rate measurement during the 1997-98 year of the contract.