Recent Events (Updated March 2013)

Planting and School Nursery ProgramMarvelous Mangroves Workshop

Restoration History         

Mangrove Nursery Started

38,000 Reds Hand Planted

President Carter Volunteers                                  

Linear Test Plots

Analog Forestry

Further Testing and Planting

BIPS Kayakers Lend a Hand

North Side Test Plots Planted

GMR Sight Review

Local Volunteers Plant Reds

ESNACIFOR Helps Restore The Canal    

Opportunities!                                                                        

Donate to Help Restore the Mangroves

Why Restoration?

The Mangroves of Guanaja Island were destroyed by Hurricane Mitch in 1998. They provided critical  fisheries habitat, a home for endangered sea turtles and iguana and they protected Guanaja's perimeter coral reef from sedimentation. This reef is a part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, the second largest coral reef system in the world. Guanaja's unique location is at the upstream origin of ocean currents and prevailing winds for the reef.

Due to geographic isolation and the extent of destruction, estimated at 95%, the mangroves have not recovered. Guanaja Island's mangroves are a critical component of the regions watershed and ecological balance and will have to be restored by hand planting.