New green infrastructure to protect Lake Worth Lagoon
The construction of an island in the Lake Worth Lagoon is Palm Beach County's latest coastal resilience project. The island will feature a nesting site for American oystercatchers and other shorebirds, as well as oyster beds and mangroves to naturally filter the lagoon and create more intertidal habitat within the estuary. It's the latest attempt to prevent damage to coastlines due to storm surge.