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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 />---- �. <br />: D,dan LWW Sear" Rmwafin <br />er: ec <br />SEAQ <br />' <br />kood <br />2*dwd W. RB <br />RCax-O, R <br />L-1 <br />DCHINT: Nt do Segass Coveg <br />: 0470/2024SHORELINE <br />WNL,pe,*&V <br />M <br />2. Preachers Hole <br />Restoration Site: Preachers Hole, Map site 7b (27.77705411, -80.424806°).) Sebastian Inlet. <br />Primary contact: <br />Melissa Meisenburg, Sr. Lagoon Environmental Specialist, IRC Parks and Conservation <br />Resources, IR County, 5500 77th Street Vero Beach, FL 32967 <br />mmeisenburgCa,indianriver.gov (772) 559-5330 <br />Preachers Hole (Indian River County, FL) is located approximately four miles south of the <br />Sebastian Inlet and a mile north of the Wabasso Causeway (Figure 5). It is located on the <br />eastern side of the IRL. As the name suggests, the area is protected on all sides by a series of <br />natural islands creating a cove. The natural islands adjacent to Preachers Hole restoration site <br />shelter the site from wave energy, reducing sediment transport and will allow for seagrass <br />establishment. <br />Design: The Preachers Hole project provides seagrass restoration for a total of 20 acres <br />(Figure 6). The Indian River County project will provide restoration for 10 acres within the <br />site. Portions of the remaining 10 -acre restoration project is funded by the Florida Fish and <br />Wildlife Foundation. Indian River County will work with Sea & Shoreline to cultivate, plant <br />and maintain 10 out of the 20 acres of seagrass within Preachers Hole. The seagrass utilized <br />in the project is a pure strain cultivar of Halodule wrightii, originally collected from previous <br />projects within the IRL. Seagrass will be harvested from an upland nursery and packaged into <br />Mechanical Planting Units (MPU) and four -inch peat pots. MPUs are pre -rooted plants in <br />biodegradable mesh containers containing 1-3 apical meristems and a proprietary blend of <br />sediments promoting seagrass growth. Peat pots are larger planting units that contain up to 25 <br />shoots, pre -rooted in a 4"x4" biodegradable fabric pot. <br />Fifty thousand MPUs will be installed on three-foot centers across the site 10 -acre project <br />site. 1,250 peat pots will be installed in groups of five and planted below GrowSAVTM <br />Page 16 <br />