22 Jun, 2011 Author: glorianna

As spring gives way to summer, Tidmarsh Farms anticipates working with our partners on restoration design decisions. In this effort, we are lucky to reference the Eel River Headwaters Restoration Project in which many of our partners participated. Initiated by the Town of Plymouth under the leadership of David Gould and Kim Michaelis, this project was dedicated and received the Coastal America Partnership Award on June 17th, 2011. Following the ceremony we were able to tour the site with Alex Hackman of Division of Ecological Restoration as our guide. Verdant andquite healthy, the site beckoned us. While still very evident, the logs that criss-cross the stream are increasingly masked by the abundant and diverse native plant species. At one point in the tour, Alex paused to grab a river stone and described how a small river rock could house a myriad of river creatures. This was a cue for someone to pull out a protable field microscope; alas, no one had such a device in their back pocket.