Restore degraded grasslands, forests, and/or wetlands (coastal, marsh, mangrove, seagrass, freshwater, peat bog, swamp)

Case Study

Ken Smith Workshop and Rogers Partners were tasked with rebuilding the 1970s-era St. Pete Pier. The old pier was largely a road with parking, whereas the new pier is open at the center and sheltered by a new breakwater. The light and reduced wave action likely resulted in increased seagrass bed growth. From before project completion to after, there has been a 43% increase in continuous seagrass area. The new pier design, along with the restoration efforts of the Tampa Bay Estuary Program, has resulted in a carbon sink over two acres.