Tag: Lynn Creek Estuary
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Kelp Restoration in North Vancouver: Baby Bull Kelp Planting on a New Reef
Intertidal to underwater: a fresh reef, a hopeful planting On a rainy December day, divers from a coastwide conservation effort braved swift currents to anchor a new chapter in the Burrard Inlet’s underwater habitat. Thousands of microscopic bull kelp sporophytes were carefully deployed onto a recently created rock reef in the Lynn Creek Estuary, North…
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Restoring a Bull Kelp Habitat: North Vancouver’s New Underwater Reef
Introduction: A New Chapter for Bull Kelp in Burrard Inlet On a rainy December day in North Vancouver, divers faced the swift currents of the Burrard Inlet to plant thousands of microscopic bull kelp onto a new underwater rock reef. The effort marks a significant step in restoring kelp forests that once thrived in the…
