PROJECTS
Seagrass matting with fos
The Manatiki foundation has a group of dedicated volunteers, that are committed to promoting and supporting the Manatiki mission. Manatiki most recently had its volunteers work with The Florida Oceanographic Society at their annual seagrass matting event in July of last year. The purpose of the event was to attach seagrass fragments to burlap sack pieces to then reintroduce the mat squares back into the Indian river lagoon. For more information about seagrass and its benefits you can visit the link https://www.floridaocean.org/.
Manatiki Martin & st lucie county art contest
Starting on May Day (May 1, 2023), The Manatiki
Foundation will be celebrating it’s first-ever student art
show and calendar contest. Students from Martin and St.
Lucie counties are invited to participate in the “Protect,
Preserve and Restore our Manatees ecosystem”
student art contest. This will be a juried art contest for
children, in elementary, middle, and high school.
Winners for the May Day Art Calendar contest have been chosen! Renaissance Charter won with their art department winning $200!
Managrove planting with mang
The Manatiki foundation attended a mangrove planting event with Mang on March 3rd 2023 at one of their key planting sites on Tarpon Cove. Manatiki's own volunteers assisted Mang in planting their Red mangrove saplings along the mud flats. The saplings will grow thick roots that prevent future erosion and future coastline damage.
Mangroves don’t just improve our water quality and provide life for thousands of marine life species, they also stabilize our coast and trap carbon to keep our planet healthy.