Restoration of wetlands as a compensatory measure for the destruction of reed beds on the Couesnon: a multi-partnership operation carried out on the scale of the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel

Abstract

The operation to restore the maritime character of the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel has led to the destruction of 10 hectares of reed beds sheltering protected bird populations. As a compensatory measure, the mixed association of the Mont-Saint-Michel bay, the project owner, has to carry out seven operations of rehabilitation, creation or management of reedbeds on the scale of the Natura 2000 site "bay of Mont-Saint-Michel". This program mobilizes a system of local actors and public institutions for the design phase, regulatory instruction, work execution and follow-up. Two examples are presented, one concerning the Aucy Island site (35/50), owned by the mixed association, the second concerning the site of the meadows of the Avranches hospital (50), owned by the Foundation for the Protection of Wildlife Habitats and managed by the hunters' federation of the Manche department.