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fish , crabs , eels ,

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oysters , waiting and migratory

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birds , fox , raccoon , possum , all of

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these critters . We are now starting to

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see again entering into failure Creek

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and the surrounding properties . And

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this is because we've just wrapped up

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construction on our phase one wetland

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at Princess Anne High School , which is

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part of our larger plane Haven river

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basin , aquatic ecosystem restoration

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project . The main goals of this

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overarching project is to restore three

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different habitat types . Hard reef

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structure in the water , submerged

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aquatic vegetation , also in the water

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and then wetland restoration are non

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federal sponsor for this project is the

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city of Virginia Beach and the city

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schools of Virginia Beach have been

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wonderful in allowing us to restore

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this property to what it should be by

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removing invasive species . Phragmites

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australis is a non native , very

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invasive species that tends to just

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take over tidal wetland areas and uh

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it's not good habitat and it's not good

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food source for most organisms .

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Starting alternate florida ultimately

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will benefit fisheries and oysters in

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the glen Haven river watershed . We've

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been able to have this project come to

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fruition and become an area where the

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schools can also have an outdoor living

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resources laboratory where the students

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are going to assist with monitoring

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efforts and just learn about what's

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actually in their backyard . Now , even

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though this small creek , failure Creek

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is , is this might seem small to them .

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It actually of course is connected to

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the larger Lynn Haven river , which is

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then of course tied to our Chesapeake

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bay and everything is interconnected .

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We want to restore all the habitats to

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continue seeing the improvements in our

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water quality . We want our critters to

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continue coming back our native species

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and just to have a better quality of

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life for all .