Community Outreach Dune Restoration with Artist Boat

Title: Community Outreach Dune Restoration with Artist Boat
Location: Galveston Island State Park
Link out: Click here
Description: Come help us by participating in a community restoration project through:
• Promote environmental stewardship through planting activities
• Participate in a 3 hour planting activity
• Learning the importance of dunes for our island
• Increase your environmental knowledge through education and self-awareness

How: call or email Artist Boat to register!
Office (409) 770-0722 or email: info@artistboat.org

Why: Our dunes need your help recovering from the devastating effects of Ike in addition to constant
erosion from man and natural causes! Learn about the functions of our dunes which not only serve as
physical barrier protection, but as essential habitat to a variety of species including nests for the
endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle and the Wilson’s plover.

What: Opportunity for the community to engage as coastal stewards through planting a variety of native
dune plants which include seaoats, bitter panicum, railroad vine, sea purslane, and marsh-hay cordgrass.

Cost: No cost for the Habitat Restoration Adventure Program, lunch is not included.

Start Time: 08:00
Date: 2012-02-03
End Time: 12:00