Shoreline Restoration

Eelgrass and forage fish habitat restored by removing a derelict dock, including 1,200 square feet of overwater structure, 26 creosote pilings, pier decking, and 26 cubic yards of rock and fill (2013).

250 waterfront feet of bluff and beach restored by removing an unnecessary rock bulkhead (2015).

600 waterfront feet of forage fish spawning habitat enhanced by intertidal rock and debris removal and beach nourishment (2017). 340 additional adjacent feet were enhanced in 2019.

Project will remove a creosote wood bulkhead and associated rock and fill that extends well over the intertidal beach to restore beach and backstore habitat and water quality (2023).

Beach and riparian restoration through removal of a derelict concrete structure, intertidal rock and debris cleanup, and shoreline planting. Set to be completed in Fall 2025.

400 waterfront feet of salt marsh and tidal channel habitat restored through removal of outdated rock and wood ditches, dikes, and berms (2017).

100 waterfront feet of forage fish beach spawning habitat restored by removing creosote and concrete (2008).

Salt marsh reconnected and forage fish spawning beach restored by removing nearly 300 linear feet of a low lying road and associated armoring, fill and culvert (2020).

Consisting of 500 feet of a documented forage fish spawning site, this beach will be restored through removal of an unnecessary bulkhead as well as a cleanup of intertidal debris. Set to be completed in Fall 2024.

Two-acre wetland reconnected to marine waters through channel restoration and removal of fill (2008).

Critical habitat along a 430 foot long pocket beach is improved through shoreline plantings (2020) and removal of degraded rock armoring and concrete/rock debris (September 2021).

Five-acre coastal lagoon habitat, water quality and fish passage improved by removing concrete tide gate and fill from the tide channel (2009).

300 linear feet of shoreline, at a known surf smelt spawning beach, was improved by reducing the footprint of the road protection, removing unnatural large rock from the intertidal beach, and nourishing with sand and fine gravel (2009).

200 waterfront feet of subtidal and intertidal habitat restored at a known forage fish spawning beach by removing an outdated log handling facility and rebuilding an existing barge landing into a smaller footprint (2013).

200 waterfront feet of beach and salt marsh habitat restored by removing an unnecessary rock bulkhead (2009).

Documented forage fish spawning habitat restoration through removal of shoreline armor and concrete debris from the intertidal beach. Set to be completed in Fall 2026.

150 waterfront feet of pocket beach habitat restored by removing a large rock and creosote bulkhead (2015).