GreenShores

GreenShores, 7 days ago to random

Another couple of successful planting days last week.
It was great to meet the Moray Ocean Community (MOC) volunteers who came out to help with some saltmarsh restoration in the Dornoch Firth.
They helped us fill a few more gaps in the site we'd started planting with the Dornoch Academy pupils the day before.
The MOC volunteers were also noting the seagrasses growing alongside the saltmarsh and logged the patches they saw on the seagrass spotter app.
#saltmarsh #seagrass #NatureRestorationFund

seagrass growing in shallow water between saltmarsh grasses
hands holding a seagrass plant above shallow water.

GreenShores, 14 days ago to random

Excellent work from these Saltmarsh restoration volunteers on Friday and Saturday at our Tayport site. Lots of planting, smiles and knowing that we got a job well done.
Biggest challenges were walking in mud and remembering to keep the planting randomised!
#Saltmarsh #HabitatRestoration #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

GreenShores, 2 months ago to random

Last week we were out sediment sampling on a restored saltmarsh. This Green Shores site was planted with Bolboschoenus maritimus about 20 years ago, is well established and expanding. We are even beginning to see some succession as the sediment is trapped, raising the ground level and allowing other plants to establish.

photo credit Gayle McIntyre / University of St Andrews
#Saltmarsh #HabitatRestoration #NatureRestorationFund #NatureScot
#MarshMadness

GreenShores, 2 months ago to random

Memories of the Summer at Aberlady saltmarsh. A beautiful extensive marsh.
#MarshMadness #Saltmarsh

GreenShores, 3 months ago to random

Sea Club Rush (Bolboshoenus maritimus) is one of the plants we use for saltmarsh restoration, you can see why it is so good for resisting erosion by wave action by looking at the roots. These plants grew out of their pots and are holding a good amount of sediment in place within the outer container they grew into- you can even see the shape of the container edge. That sediment is not going to wash away in a hurry.
#Saltmarsh #HabitatRestoration #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

GreenShores, 3 months ago to nature

Another day where wind warnings in place have changed our planned poly tunnel volunteering session. Working in nature means we have to be responsive to it.
Here's an icy photo from the last cold snap, when the saltpans on the saltmarsh froze over.
#Saltmarsh #Icetodon #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #Nature #Ice

GreenShores, 4 months ago to random

Due to the latest storm we have to cancel the volunteer plant propagation sessions again this week (24th Jan) as weather warnings are in place (Protocol: no session in a weather warning).
Extreme weather events need to be factored in to future planning for us all.
The record heat seen in the ocean in 2023 will have impacts and makes Nature Based Solutions all the more critical, alongside a fast reduction in emissions.
#NatureRestorationFund #NatureScot #ClimateAction #StormJocelyn #ClimateDiary

GreenShores, 4 months ago to nature

Frozen salt pans on the saltmarsh have their own beauty.
The slightly salty water left in the salt pans freezes at the surface, catching any vegetation dipping in.
#Saltmarsh #icetodon #nature #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund

GreenShores, 5 months ago to random

This is why we plant Sea Club Rush (Bolboschoenus maritimus):- the stand of Sea Club Rush (at the back of this image) is helping take some of the energy out of the waves allowing this piece of fragmented saltmarsh to extend into the estuary, protecting the saltmarsh from further erosion.
#Saltmarsh #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #HabitatRestoration

GreenShores, 6 months ago to books

Useful information sometimes comes in unlikely places. This book from 1910 tells of the acres of saltmarsh that used to exist on the Eden estuary at the time. There is significantly less present now, though perhaps the potential for recovery remains.
#Saltmarsh #EdenEstuary #Books #NatureRestorationFund

GreenShores, 7 months ago to random

Then and Now. Trays of newly potted on grasses in (first picture)July and in the second picture in September this year.
These are plants which will go on to be planted out as part of our saltmarsh restoration project.
#NatureRestorationFund #SaltMarsh #Grasses #FestucaRubra

Two of the same trays of pots of Grasses as in the previous image, with much more plant growth so the pots are not easy to see anymore, Photo taken at The end of September 2023.

GreenShores, 8 months ago to Plants

We take our sustainability seriously at Green Shores, the pots we are using have been used and reused again, we think these ones are at least 40 years old and are still helping plants grow for saltmarsh restoration.
#Saltmarsh #Reuse #NatureRestorationFund #NatureScot #plants

GreenShores, 9 months ago to Plants

The magic of plant growth. A single pot of Bolboschoenus maritimus (Sea Club Rush) was split into 11 individual plants which will all grow on to become their own colonies of plants.
These plants will be used in the Tay and Eden estuaries to help protect coastal shorelines by restoring saltmarsh.
#Saltmarsh #HabitatRestoration
#NatureRestorationFund #Plants

GreenShores, 9 months ago to Scotland

This is what a fragmented saltmarsh looks like and why we at Green Shores are working to restore saltmarshes to full health. The depth of soil the saltmarsh can make is impressive!
However, the energy from the sea (especially during storms) is enough to break up the leading edge of the saltmarsh, allowing further erosion.
By planting native species, the natural saltmarsh can regrow and spread.
#Saltmarsh #HabitatRestoration #NatureRestorationFund #NatureScot #Coast #Scotland

GreenShores, 10 months ago to KindActions

Another good volunteer session at the polytunnel today. More plants weeded, propagated and tended. We are building our plant stock for saltmarsh habitat restoration
#Saltmarsh #HabitatRestoration #Volunteer

GreenShores, 11 months ago to plants

The view from the shore: Glasswort (Salicornia europaea) emerging from the sand in the Eden Estuary. It's a small annual plant, found in intertidal salt marshes.
The ashes of this plant (and others) used to be used as a source of soda ash for glass and soap making.
#Saltmarsh #halophyte @plants

GreenShores, 11 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to Scotland

#Introduction: Hello! this is the account for the Green Shores project, where we will be sharing news, volunteering opportunities and pictures about this saltmarsh conservation and restoration project, based in Scotland over three sites: the Eden and Tay Estuaries and in Dornoch Firth.
This project has been made possible thanks to funding from #NatureScot, St Andrews University and other partners.
#Saltmarsh #Restoration #NatureSolutions #CarbonSequestration #Scotland