Complete site assessment and preliminary design for restoration of 20 acres of tidal salt marsh and up to 2,600 feet of shoreline that is undergoing subsidence and edge erosion. Project will provide important wildlife habitat and protect a local school and over 150 homes from flooding and wave action.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Nellie Bennett Marsh Restoration Planning (NJ)
Organization:
Ocean County College - Barnegat Bay Partnership
Project ID:
0318.22.074519
Description:
Award Amount:
$234929.63
Location:
Point Pleasant, NJ at the mouth of Beaverdam Creek and the Metedeconk River