Thousands of Marsh Grasses Planted at Clam Bayou

ST. PETERSBURG - More than 25 volunteers got a free mud bath at Clam Bayou on Saturday, Oct. 15.

Volunteers helped plant 3,500 marsh grasses with Eagle Scout candidate Kyle Carey of Boy Scout Troop 45. The Tampa teen and his volunteers harvested the grasses from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission marsh grow-out pond at Port Manatee.

The marsh grasses found a new home at Clam Bayou as part of the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Clam Bayou Ecosystem Restoration and Stormwater Treatment Project in St. Petersburg.

The marsh grasses will not only provide valuable habitats for Tampa Bay, but will also help reduce erosion on four islands and a tidal channel.