Rational for restoration efforts
1. Hydrology
Hydrology: Altered from previous agricultural use. A network of drainage ditches were created to drain the northern portion of the tract. The largest of these ditches parallels the nature trail and empties into the fringing marsh of Weeks Bay. Where the drainage ditch empties fresh water tolerant flora such as XXX and XXX is found in a habitat otherwise dominated by Juncus sp. and Spartina sp.