A site restored by the SW Florida Water Management District and planted by the Tampa Bay Wetland High School Nursery Program. The technique used to plant the smooth cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora, is to create a hole in the marsh using a dibble bar and insert the plant plug.

Image ID: r0022900, NOAA's Restoration Center Collection
Location: Palmetto Estuary, Manatee County, Florida
Photo Date: April 10, 2001
Credit: NOAA Restoration Center, SE region, Mark Sramek

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