{
  "projectDescription": "NOAA's Community-Based Restoration Program and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provided partial funding for the removal of Australian pines in the 2-mile dune restoration at Blind Creek Park on South Hutchinson Island, St. Lucie County, Florida. The presence of non-native Australian pines in the park has resulted in increased erosion and reduced nesting areas for several species of endangered and threatened sea turtles. The roots act as a physical barrier for Green, Leatherback, and Loggerhead turtles trying to excavate nesting sites. Approximately 1.5 miles of the 2-mile project were cleared of Australian pine and approximately 25 acres of native dune vegetation was planted by community volunteers.",
  "program": "Community-based Restoration",
  "name": "Blind Creek Park Restoration",
  "id": "79",
  "state": "Florida",
  "state_abbr": "FL",
  "region": "SER - Southeast",
  "constructionStartDate": "1999-02-01 00:00:00.0",
  "nepaStatus": "Complete",
  "nepaCompliance": "Programmatic EA for CRP",
  "fedLeverage": "43891",
  "nonFedLeverage": "222200",
  "accompReportStatus": "Completed",
  "accompReportDate": "2001-07-31 00:00:00.0",
  "accompAcresMilesFlag": "Y",
  "accompVolFlag": "Y",
  "accompDebrisFlag": "N",
  "status": "Completed",
  "locations": [
    {
      "latitude": "27.4864",
      "longitude": "-80.294",
      "county": "Saint Lucie County",
      "city": "Fort Pierce",
      "congDistrict": "18",
      "riverBasin": "East Florida Coastal",
      "huc": "30802030203"
    }
  ],
  "habitats": [
    {
      "name": "dune",
      "fiscalYear": "2001",
      "actAcresRehabCnt": "25"
    }
  ],
  "species": [
    {
      "species": "paniculata",
      "genus": "Uniola",
      "commonName": "Sea oats",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "palmetto",
      "genus": "Sabal",
      "commonName": "Palm, cabbage",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "undecimalis",
      "genus": "Centropomus",
      "commonName": "Snook",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "uvifera",
      "genus": "Coccoloba",
      "commonName": "Seagrape",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "manatus",
      "genus": "Trichechus",
      "commonName": "Manatee, west indian",
      "populationName": "Range-wide",
      "listingStatus": "Endangered",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "mydas",
      "genus": "Chelonia",
      "commonName": "Turtle, green sea",
      "populationName": "Florida Breeding Populations",
      "listingStatus": "Endangered",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "coriacea",
      "genus": "Dermochelys",
      "commonName": "Turtle, leatherback sea",
      "populationName": "Range-wide",
      "listingStatus": "Endangered",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "caretta",
      "genus": "Caretta",
      "commonName": "Turtle, loggerhead sea",
      "populationName": "Range-wide",
      "listingStatus": "Threatened",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "racemosa",
      "genus": "Laguncularia",
      "commonName": "Mangrove, white",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "germinans",
      "genus": "Avicennia",
      "commonName": "Mangrove, black",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    }
  ],
  "partners": [
    {
      "name": "US Fish and Wildlife Service",
      "fedAgency": "US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)"
    },
    {
      "name": "Natural Resources Conservation Service",
      "fedAgency": "Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)"
    },
    {
      "name": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)",
      "fedAgency": "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)"
    },
    {
      "name": "Boy Scout Troop 471"
    },
    {
      "name": "Earth's Millennium"
    },
    {
      "name": "St. Lucie County Cooperative Extension Office"
    },
    {
      "name": "South Florida Water Management District"
    },
    {
      "name": "Girl Scout Troop 308 of Ft. Pierce"
    },
    {
      "name": "Florida Department of Environmental Protection"
    },
    {
      "name": "St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners"
    },
    {
      "name": "Florida Department of Community Affairs"
    },
    {
      "name": "US Department of Agriculture"
    }
  ],
  "strategies": [
    {
      "name": "Hydrologic Restoration",
      "primaryFlag": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "photos": [
    {
      "id": "2755",
      "name": "2755_F1973_bcaerial.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "1",
      "caption": "This aerial photo of Blind Creek Park shows one of the constructed dune crossover ramps.",
      "date": "6/26/2001",
      "imageType": "Project Photo"
    },
    {
      "id": "2756",
      "name": "2756_F18316_bcdune3.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "2",
      "caption": "View of the dunes and one of the dune crossover public access points",
      "date": "6/26/2001",
      "imageType": "Project Photo"
    },
    {
      "id": "2757",
      "name": "2757_F18011_bcdune2.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "3",
      "caption": "The revegetated dunes of Blind Creek Park",
      "date": "6/26/2001",
      "imageType": "Before Photo"
    },
    {
      "id": "2759",
      "name": "2759_F28380_bcgrowth.jpg",
      "date": "6/26/2001",
      "imageType": "Project Photo"
    },
    {
      "id": "2758",
      "name": "2758_F14914_bcdune.jpg",
      "date": "6/26/2001",
      "imageType": "Project Photo"
    }
  ],
  "volunteers": [
    {
      "count": "87",
      "hours": "348.0"
    }
  ],
  "techniques": [
    {
      "name": "Planting"
    },
    {
      "name": "Invasives removal: vegetation"
    },
    {
      "name": "Culvert modification (including replacement)"
    },
    {
      "name": "Debris removal"
    },
    {
      "name": "Culvert removal"
    }
  ],
  "funding": [
    {
      "mechanism": "National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Five Star",
      "activityType": "Restoration",
      "fyAwarded": "2000",
      "noaaContribution": "4,000.0",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "otherNonFedContribution": "0.0",
      "partnerContribution": "4,000.0",
      "stateContribution": "0.0",
      "sourceProgram": "CRP - Community-based Restoration Program",
      "partner": {
        "name": "St. Lucie County Mosquito Control District"
      }
    },
    {
      "mechanism": "NOAA Restoration Center",
      "activityType": "Restoration",
      "fyAwarded": "1999",
      "noaaContribution": "30,000.0",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "otherNonFedContribution": "0.0",
      "partnerContribution": "0.0",
      "stateContribution": "0.0",
      "partner": {
        "name": "St. Lucie County Mosquito Control District"
      }
    }
  ]
}