Pine Cone Harbour Buffer Project
Last summer, over 200 volunteers helped CBF staff create a 1,078-foot living shoreline alongside the existing marsh at the Pine Cone Harbor condominiums. This initiative aims to stabilize, protect, and enhance current habitats. However, we mustn't stop there. As sea levels continue to rise, we need to ensure that the wetlands can migrate naturally.
From April 7 to April 9 and from May 5 to May 7, volunteers will join CBF staff to convert 4,330 square feet of turfgrass into a native perennial buffer. This transformation will not only create space for the existing marsh to migrate but will also establish a beautiful, low-maintenance meadow for residents to enjoy. This initiative will help ensure the long-term stability of both the natural habitats and the land that the residents of Pine Cone Harbor call home. So, skip the gym for a day or two and help us prep and plant the urban buffer at Pine Cone Harbour!
Volunteers must be age 18 or over.
Buffer Prep
Moving cut sod and laying plastic.
Dates: April 7-9
Time: 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline: April 3
Bending and heavy lifting (up to 30 pounds consistently) required.
Buffer Planting
Planting native perennials and grasses, placing pine straw, and reinstalling decorative fencing.
Dates: May 5-7
Time: 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline: May 2
Bending and heavy lifting (up to 30 pounds consistently) required.
