NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Long Island Sound Futures Fund
Project Title: Marshes and Mussels: New Tools to Enhance Coastal Restoration and Resilience (NY)
Organization:
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
Project ID:
1401.22.073513
Description:

Deploy new methods combining ribbed mussels and cordgrass to restore degraded shoreline marshes in Centerport Harbor, New York. Project will provide an innovative tool for natural living shoreline restoration to enhance community coastal resilience around Long Island Sound.

Award Amount:
$249049.51
Location:
The Cornell Cooperative Extension Shellfish Hatchery in Southold and Vanderbilt Park, Centerport, New York