NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Designing a Nature Based Shoreline for Naval Weapons Station Earle (NJ)
Organization:
NY/NJ Baykeeper
Project ID:
0318.22.072789
Description:

Advance an innovative nature-based design for 3,200 linear feet of shoreline stabilization, coastal protection, and habitat enhancement along the Raritan Bay coast adjacent to US Naval Weapons Station Earle. Project will progress the goal of stabilizing the station’s shoreline and protecting the surrounding community through oyster castles and marsh restoration to dampen wave energies, mitigate storm surge, reduce erosion, and initiate beneficial sediment accretion along the coastline.

Award Amount:
$621576.15
Location:
Earle Naval Station, Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey