Broken Point Beach Habitat Restoration (Shaw)

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).

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This project was completed in 2023. 

Along Broken Point on Shaw Island, multiple landowners are working to improve the management of their shoreline. One landowner has partnered with Friends to remove her 235 linear foot vertical creosote wood bulkhead to restore the shoreline and its natural processes. The armor removal will unbury approximately 4,400 square feet of upper intertidal beach as well as 5,000 square feet of backshore. After the armor is removed native vegetation will be planted.

Project acknowledgements: Coastal Geologic Services, Fairbanks Environmental, Shaw Island Excavation, and Caldera Archeology.

Funding was provided by: Friends members, the landowner, and the Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board.