Kelp Monitoring

RESCHED­ULED TO MARCH 30 DUE TO WEATHER

Sea­weed City​’s Sug­ar Kelp has been grow­ing all win­ter! Join them for kelp mon­i­tor­ing and data col­lec­tion on March 30, where they’ll be bring­ing some kelp ashore to mea­sure length and weight. 

By grow­ing sea­weed, Sea­weed City seeks to revi­tal­ize urban waters. Sea­weed absorbs excess nutri­ents, pre­vents harm­ful algae blooms, and buffers against ocean acid­i­fi­ca­tion. Healthy sea­weed pop­u­la­tions pro­vide food and shel­ter for myr­i­ad marine life, pro­mot­ing health­i­er coastal ecosys­tems and biodiversity. 

They’ll be har­vest­ing this cold water species in late April, so come by to see the kelp before they real­ly start to take off!

Sea­weed City is a mem­ber of the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island’s Cli­mate Pilot­ing Pro­gram.