Little Lagoon Restoration Meeting Coming Up

Dan Bond from the City of Gulf Shores will lead a presentation by three experts about multimillion-dollar Little Lagoon restoration projects during the January 18 Little Lagoon Preservation Society meeting at the Gulf Shores Activity Center at 260 Clubhouse Drive in Gulf Shores, Mullet Wrapper reports. This meeting is open to all interested parties and starts at 5:30 p.m. with socializing, light food and beverages. The discussion of projects intended to improve the water and food chain quality in Little Lagoon starts at 6 p.m. Dr. P.J. Waters of Auburn’s School of Fisheries will present a 5-year plan involving the creation of an oyster park and the measurement of the park’s impact to water quality. Dr. Eric Sparks of Mississippi State University’s Coastal Marine Extension Program will discuss shoreline management, including owner cost-share possibilities, with an emphasis on living shorelines. Finally, Dr. Ken Heck of the University of South Alabama’s Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences will preview plans to enhance seagrasses toward historical levels.