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Pasco County students plant mangroves and build oyster habitat during Durney Key restoration outings
Summary
Students from Pasco County Schools joined a restoration project at Durney Key to plant mangroves, build oyster domes and collect data for permits needed from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and DEP. Organizers said boats used to reach the key were bought with BP settlement money from the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
Pasco County Schools students took part in a hands-on restoration project at Durney Key, planting mangroves, removing invasive plants and building oyster domes intended to create new habitat, Pasco County Schools staff said. The outings, organized at the EMC, are tied to the district’s science curriculum and include field data collection that organizers said will support permit applications.
Organizers said the field trips let students work on local habitat restoration while meeting classroom standards. “So much of what they're doing here applies right back to the classroom,” a Pasco County Schools staff member said. “It's a chance for them to put their hands on…
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