
How To Re-Plant Galveston Bay Saltgrass (Wetland Project)
My students and I took a little trip down to Baytown to participate in the harvesting of saltgrass for replanting in the Galveston Bay. The students learned a little about the destruction/erosion of coastal wetlands, such as bays and estuaries. They learned about the wildlife which depends on coastal wetlands to survive and grow. We learned how to replant saltgrass into containment pools. We will husband theses plants to health for another two months, then plant’m come May. Salt grass is grown in muddy, brakish water – in our case, these ponds in a power plant. We ripped them from … Continue reading How To Re-Plant Galveston Bay Saltgrass (Wetland Project)