Mangroves have always had our backs by protecting our beaches during storms, and on Tuesday, it was time to return the favor.
After Hurricane Ian ripped through mangroves across Fort Myers Beach’s coastline, FGCU and Island Coast students worked together to plant hundreds of mangroves along Bowditch Point’s shoreline.
Watch to see how local students worked to help restore mangroves on Fort Myers Beach:
COASTAL COMEBACK: Students help mangroves take root at FMB’s Bowditch Point
FGCU professor of ecology and environmental studies Win Everham, said the project started last year, with half of the mangroves grown by FGCU and the other half grown by students…