EXPOSED ROOTS ARE A SIGN OF EROSION ALONG THE MARSH EDGE . THE CONSERVANCY HAS PLANTED SWEETGRASS AND SALT TOLERANT NATIVE TREES TO STABILIZE THE SHORE AND PREVENT CONTINUED EROSION .
A WIRE CAGE PROTECTS A RECENTLY PLANTED NATIVE TREE ON THE CONSERVANCY ' S BETSY KERRISON PROPERTY ON JOHNS ISLAND . THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL TREE PLANTING TECHNIQUES UTILIZED BY THE CONSERVANCY THAT WILL BE MONITORED .
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