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Jupiter Narrows alliance seeks permits and funding to restore mangrove islands, proposes naming in memory of Andrew Red Harris
Summary
Sue Panella, co‑founder of the Jupiter Narrows Conservancy Alliance, updated the Tequesta committee on permitting, fundraising and community outreach for a planned breakwater and mangrove restoration project in the Jupiter Narrows, and reported substantial private fundraising and a $175,000 commitment from the Andrew Red Harris Foundation.
Sue Panella, co‑founder and president of the Jupiter Narrows Conservancy Alliance, told the Environmental Advisory Committee that a community-led effort aims to stabilize and restore three remnant mangrove islands north of Coral Cove Park by installing natural limestone breakwaters, protecting mangrove toe zones and planting additional mangroves where elevations allow.
"We hired Taylor Engineering and they are in permitting," Panella said. She described coordination with the Bureau of Land Management's nearby project and with state and federal permitters, and she said the project includes a three‑year monitoring plan to document ecological response.
Why it matters: the islands historically supported mangroves and seagrass and now…
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