Table 1
UNIQUE ID | ISLAND |
NAME |
ACRES |
---|---|---|---|
1 | St. Croix |
Rainbow |
10.15 |
2 | St. Croix |
Cane Garden |
26.16 |
3 | St. Croix |
Ha Penney |
8.82 |
4 | St. Croix |
Spring Bay |
0.97 |
5 | St. Croix |
Great Pond |
150.59 |
6 | St. Croix |
Robin Bay |
20.24 |
7 | St. Croix |
Teague Bay |
6.80 |
8 | St. Croix |
Mar Caribe |
2.15 |
9 | St. Croix |
Coakley East |
24.45 |
10 | St. Croix |
Coakley West |
5.07 |
11 | St. Croix |
Southgate Pond & Chenay Bay |
67.29 |
12 | St. Croix |
Altona Lagoon |
207.32 |
13 | St. Croix |
Salt River Bay |
258.50 |
14 | St. Croix |
Rust Opt Twist |
38.88 |
15 | St. Croix |
Long Point |
46.10 |
16 | St. Croix |
Long Point East Breids Bay |
4.63 |
17 | St. Croix |
Airport |
105.86 |
18 | St. Croix |
Krause Lagoon West |
313.22 |
19 | St. Croix |
Krause Lagoon East |
327.06 |
20 | St. Croix |
Sandy Point |
303.06 |
21 | St. Croix |
Manchenil Bay |
4.79 |
22 | St. Thomas |
Magens Bay |
38.96 |
---|---|---|---|
23 | St. Thomas |
Mandahl Bay |
20.29 |
24 | St. Thomas |
Brewers Bay |
17.8 |
25 | St. Thomas |
Perseverance Bay |
27.94 |
26 | St. Thomas |
Muller Bay |
11.11 |
27 | St. Thomas |
Vessup Bay |
32.55 |
28 | St. Thomas |
Cabrita by the Sea |
2.29 |
29 | St. Thomas |
Smith Bay - Hartman |
33.32 |
30 | St. Thomas |
Smith Bay - Lindquist |
11.96 |
31 | St. Thomas |
STEER |
675.29 |
32 | St. Thomas |
Red Hook Salt Pond |
11.60 |
33 | St. Thomas |
Fortuna Bay |
5.50 |
34 | St. Thomas |
Coculus Bay |
5.20 |
34 | St. Thomas |
Hull Bay |
1.97 |
36 | St. Thomas |
Flamingo Pond |
12.97 |
37 | St. Thomas |
Revenge Pond |
5.10 |
38 | St. Thomas |
Limestone Pond |
6.66 |
39 | St. Thomas |
Compass |
53.23 |
TOTAL ACRES: |
2905.83 |
||
TOTAL km2: |
11.76 |
||
Site Assessments
In early 2022 we began evaluating these sites in the field in a variety of ways. The goals were to measure bird diversity and density, identify the source and level of damage to each mangrove forest, gauge the level of natural forest regeneration, and identify the sites that would benefit from a restoration plan. Engineers and stormwater specialists from HW evaluated roads, storm drains, culverts and other.
Restoration Plans
We developed bird habitat restoration concepts for several individual sites that considered all of the factors influencing it. For example, a site with high forest damage and low natural regeneration was considered a better candidate for restoration. The restoration plans also considered sea level rise predictions and identified where mangroves can “retreat” to when that happens. Stormwater structures and sources of sediment, such as dirt roads were also addressed.