Fife's Big Seagrass Restoration Event 2024

This March marks the second instalment in Restoration Forth’s seagrass restoration programme. Together with community volunteers, Restoration Forth will sow the next batch of seagrass seeds across the Forth. Participants can expect to gain first-hand restoration experience, develop their knowledge of seagrass, and meet other likeminded people interested in the enhancement of the Forth’s marine environment.

The plan:

Participants will meet members of the Restoration Forth team in the Burntisland Leisure Centre beach front car park at 08:30am on Wednesday the 13th of March, for registration. A short safety briefing will take place before you meet the restoration team at the planting site for instructions on the seeding protocol. Together volunteers and project team will walk out to the seagrass restoration site to begin injecting seagrass seeds into the sediment, using the Dispenser Injection Seeding technique. Once seeding is completed, participants will be invited back to one of the local cafés…