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A TRUE COPY <br />CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE <br />RYAN L. BUTLER, CLERK <br />Contract# IRL2024N-08 <br />Encumbrance# GLO1-2309 <br />ATTACHMENT A — STATEMENT OF WORK <br />I. PROJECT TITLE: <br />Transformational Habitat Restoration at Big Slough and Preachers Hole <br />II. INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: <br />The Indian River County seagrass project is designed to restore and enhance important seagrass <br />communities near the Sebastian Inlet and Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge. The sites were <br />identified based on its proximity to the Sebastian Inlet, water quality and shelter from wave energy. <br />Both sites historically supported robust seagrass meadows but suffered extensive losses after <br />widespread algal blooms in 2011 and 2016. The sites now have consistently sufficient water quality <br />to support seagrass. Experts believe insufficient recruitment and the lack of a seed bank at the <br />project sites is the primary driver for the lack of seagrass cover. <br />This project will restore vital seagrass habitat lost at the two sites in proximity to Sebastian inlet <br />that functions as an important estuary to ocean corridor. Water clarity is consistently conducive for <br />seagrass survival at the sites. It is expected seeds and fragments generated from the project will <br />accelerate recruitment in adjacent areas of the Indian River Lagoon (IRL). <br />III. SITE PLANS AND DESIGNS: <br />PARTNER ROLES, EXPERIENCE and Specific Design Considerations: <br />Seagrass (SG) <br />• Sea & Shoreline (S&S) will utilize proven seagrass restoration design and installation at <br />both seagrass sites utilizing Halodule wrightii (e.g., density = planting units). <br />• Indian River County (IRC) and Sea & Shoreline (S&S) will conduct initial assessments <br />one-month post installation continuing to monitor per the approved NOAA monitoring <br />plan. <br />• Grow SAV' Herbivory Exclusion Devices will be placed temporarily for a period of 12 <br />months on 10 -foot centers with 25 devices per acre. <br />Image 1. GrowSAV rm Herbivory Exclusion Devices deployed on 15 -foot centers in a cluster <br />of five marked with PVC poles. <br />Page 14 <br />