Removing invasives and rebuilding native habitat across a private cay.
A small cay overrun by Australian pine and casuarina, with songbird populations collapsing.
Phased invasive removal, on-site native nursery for sea grape and gumbo limbo, and a five-year monitoring plan.
Native canopy has returned to 70% of the island and seabird nesting has resumed on the windward edge.
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From first survey to handover.
A phase-by-phase record of how the project was planned, permitted, built, and stewarded.
- Jan 2018Completed
Baseline ecological survey
Bird, plant, and soil baseline across the cay.
- Jun 2018Completed
Native nursery established
On-site propagation of sea grape and gumbo limbo.
- Mar 2019Completed
Phase 1 invasive removal
Windward Australian pine clearing.
- Feb 2020Completed
Phase 2 invasive removal
Leeward casuarina removal and replanting.
- Nov 2020Completed
Replanting complete
8,400 native plants installed across 60 acres.
- Ongoing through 2026In Progress
Five-year monitoring
Annual surveys of canopy recovery and nesting.