{
  "projectDescription": "Tampa Bay Watch in partnership with the Coastal Conservation Association of Florida and local community groups created a series of new oyster bars and planted salt marsh habitat at A.J. Palonis Jr. Park in Tampa Bay. Oyster shell material was placed on the tidal flats to create oyster reefs at five sites within the park and salt marsh vegetation was planted on the shoreline behind the new oyster reefs in an effort to restore lost habitat, prevent further erosion of shorelines and improve water quality through natural filtration. A total of 153 volunteers contributed 624 hours to place nearly 40 tons of shell in the restoration site. Funding for this project was provided by the NOAA Restoration Center's Community-based Restoration Program and Fish America Foundation.",
  "program": "Community-based Restoration",
  "name": "A.J. Palonis Park Oyster Restoration",
  "id": "759",
  "state": "Florida",
  "state_abbr": "FL",
  "region": "SER - Southeast",
  "constructionStartDate": "2003-04-01 00:00:00.0",
  "nepaStatus": "Complete",
  "nepaCompliance": "Programmatic EA for CRP",
  "fedLeverage": "0",
  "nonFedLeverage": "33857",
  "accompReportStatus": "Completed",
  "accompReportDate": "2003-05-24 00:00:00.0",
  "accompAcresMilesFlag": "Y",
  "accompVolFlag": "Y",
  "accompDebrisFlag": "N",
  "status": "Completed",
  "locations": [
    {
      "latitude": "27.9459",
      "longitude": "-82.5421",
      "county": "Hillsborough County",
      "city": "Tampa",
      "congDistrict": "14",
      "riverBasin": "Tampa Bay",
      "huc": "31002060700"
    }
  ],
  "habitats": [
    {
      "name": "tidal wetland",
      "fiscalYear": "2003",
      "actAcresRehabCnt": "0.33"
    },
    {
      "name": "oyster reef/shell bottom",
      "fiscalYear": "2003",
      "actAcresRehabCnt": "0.08"
    }
  ],
  "species": [
    {
      "species": "virginica",
      "genus": "Crassostrea",
      "commonName": "Oyster, eastern",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "alterniflora",
      "genus": "Spartina",
      "commonName": "Cordgrass, smooth",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    }
  ],
  "partners": [
    {
      "name": "Frank E. Duckwall Foundation"
    },
    {
      "name": "Coastal Conservation Association of Florida"
    }
  ],
  "strategies": [
    {
      "name": "Oyster",
      "primaryFlag": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "photos": [
    {
      "id": "2791",
      "name": "2791_F1156_TBWPalonischildrenshoveling.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "2",
      "caption": "Boyscouts and other community volunteers join the effort.",
      "imageType": "Project Photo"
    },
    {
      "id": "2793",
      "name": "2793_F7524_TBWPalonisBaggedshell.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "3",
      "caption": "Bagged shell ready for relocation.",
      "imageType": "Project Photo"
    },
    {
      "id": "2792",
      "name": "2792_F2223_TBWPalonisOysterBaggingDaphne.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "4",
      "caption": "NMFS Southeast region employees spent the morning helping out.",
      "imageType": "Before Photo"
    },
    {
      "id": "2496",
      "name": "2496_F19439_TBWPalonisoystersite.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "1",
      "caption": "Aerial view of the future oyster restoration site.",
      "imageType": "Project Photo"
    },
    {
      "id": "2498",
      "name": "2498_F4969_TBWPalonisbefore.jpg",
      "caption": "\"Before\"",
      "imageType": "Before Photo"
    },
    {
      "id": "2497",
      "name": "2497_F20579_TBWPalonisoystersite.jpg",
      "caption": "\"Before\" picture of the restoration site.",
      "imageType": "Overview Map"
    }
  ],
  "volunteers": [
    {
      "count": "153",
      "hours": "624.0"
    }
  ],
  "techniques": [
    {
      "name": "Planting"
    },
    {
      "name": "Oyster reef construction"
    }
  ],
  "funding": [
    {
      "mechanism": "FishAmerica Foundation",
      "activityType": "Restoration",
      "fyAwarded": "2002",
      "noaaContribution": "10,000.0",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "otherNonFedContribution": "0.0",
      "partnerContribution": "0.0",
      "stateContribution": "0.0",
      "sourceProgram": "CRP - Community-based Restoration Program",
      "partner": {
        "name": "Tampa Bay Watch"
      }
    },
    {
      "mechanism": "Restore America's Estuaries",
      "activityType": "Restoration",
      "fyAwarded": "2002",
      "noaaContribution": "17,857.0",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "otherNonFedContribution": "0.0",
      "partnerContribution": "0.0",
      "stateContribution": "0.0",
      "sourceProgram": "CRP - Community-based Restoration Program",
      "partner": {
        "name": "Tampa Bay Watch"
      }
    }
  ]
}