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 Munyon Island, located in the Lake Worth Lagoon Estuary in North Palm Beach, Florida has been the site of major restoration efforts since 1992. Historically, Munyon Island was a 15 acre island used as a site for dredged material deposition in the 1930's and 1960's in association with the construction and maintenance of the Intracoastal Waterway. The material was deposited on and around the Island's wetlands, tripling the size of the Island to 45 acres. Palm Beach County has successfully restored 20 acres of mangrove/spartina wetland habitat on Munyon Island through ongoing restoration efforts between 1992 and 1997. Island wetland restoration involved exotic plant removal, grading down to wetland elevations by removing dredged spoil material, excavating tidal channels and ponds, and planting native wetland and upland vegetation. Dredged spoil material generated through project construction was removed from the island and placed in a nearby anoxic dredged hole to enhance 9 acres of submerged lands. In addition to the wetland work, restoration efforts on the Island include 23 acres of upland restoration involving extensive exotic plant removal, chipping and revegetation with native hammock plant species to restore a maritime hammock located on the original island. The Munyon Island Environmental Restoration Project is designed to provide habitat for fisheries and wildlife to rejuvenate Lake Worth Lagoon Estuary by increasing habitat and food supply for estuarine dependent fauna and flora. Munyon Island Facts Other notable fish species include: Fish were generally juveniles except for the sardines. List of Hammock and Transitional Vegetation are as follows:
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