Green ShoresA stack of biodegradable BESE elements we are planning on trialling as protection for newly planted saltmarsh grasses and sea plantain.
Last week we were planting out the polytunnel grown plants in Dornoch Firth with some of the same Dornoch Academy pupils who helped propagate plants earlier in the year.
They did great work planting out the saltmarsh grasses, and between that and the remaining cuttings being put outside for the summer, we've emptied the polytunnel!
Thanks also to a local volunteer who joined us. Great work everyone!
Please enjoy the social media post visual pun.
#PostOfTheDay #Volunteers #SaltmarshRestoration
They did great work planting out the saltmarsh grasses, and between that and the remaining cuttings being put outside for the summer, we've emptied the polytunnel!
Thanks also to a local volunteer who joined us. Great work everyone!
Please enjoy the social media post visual pun.
#PostOfTheDay #Volunteers #SaltmarshRestoration
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Excellent day in the polytunnel again today, two new volunteers joined us and got stuck in to various jobs around the tunnel, including taking cuttings from our stock plants.
#volunteering #NatureScot #SaltmarshRestoration
#volunteering #NatureScot #SaltmarshRestoration
We'll be back in the polytunnel tomorrow, taking cuttings and propagating more plants from our stock of polytunnel grown saltmarsh grasses.
It takes about a year for the grass cuttings to be ready to plant out, so although we've (mostly) finished planting for this year, there's always more to do.
#SaltmarshRestoration #Plants #Conservation
It takes about a year for the grass cuttings to be ready to plant out, so although we've (mostly) finished planting for this year, there's always more to do.
#SaltmarshRestoration #Plants #Conservation
We've planted out thousands of saltmarsh plants this month.
That means we've got space in the poly tunnel to grow more cuttings!
The polytunnel sessions start back in April, there will be a bit of washing pots along side the propagation, as it's better to reuse than recycle.
Small pots for the grasses, medium for the Sea Club Rush.
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That means we've got space in the poly tunnel to grow more cuttings!
The polytunnel sessions start back in April, there will be a bit of washing pots along side the propagation, as it's better to reuse than recycle.
Small pots for the grasses, medium for the Sea Club Rush.
#Volunteering #SaltmarshRestoration #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund
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Tagging for #SolarPunkSunday! March 24 and 25th!
Another muddy planting day today.
Today’s group were planting sea club rush in the Eden Estuary.
A successful planting day - all the plants we brought were planted.
We are still looking for more volunteers in Dornoch on the 24 & 25 March
Sign up at [email protected] to join in the planting.
@HI_Greens please spread the word!
#Dornoch #SaltmarshRestoration #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund
The Sea Club Rush (Bolboschoenus maritimus) root system showing why it does such a good job of trapping sediment and resisting the pull of the tide.
The contour lines of the container it was growing in are still retained when it is lifted out.
#NatureScot #SaltmarshRestoration #Bolboschoenus #conservation
The contour lines of the container it was growing in are still retained when it is lifted out.
#NatureScot #SaltmarshRestoration #Bolboschoenus #conservation
One of the less glamorous* jobs we do to help restore saltmarsh is wash the minimal plastic polypots we use to grow the cuttings on.
There were plenty to wash after planting nearly 4000 plants earlier in the year.
After washing we can reuse them for the next set of cuttings.
*yes, planting saltmarsh in the mud is glamorous- for a certain value of glamor
#Reuse #SaltmarshRestoration #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund
