Develop final engineering design plans for 217-acres of marsh restoration and expansion along southern Cedar Island, Virginia to enhance backbarrier marsh and lagoon habitat to improve rural community resilience. Project will secure permitting and provide outreach to resiliency planning organizations and citizens on the Eastern Shore.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Eastern Shore Barrier Island Stabilization and Marsh Habitat Engineering Design and Permitting (VA)
Organization:
College of William and Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Project ID:
0318.22.075573
Description:
Award Amount:
$310308.65
Location:
The project will design and permit plans for constructing a marsh along the landward side of Cedar Island, located offshore of the Town of Wachapreague and within Accomack County, Virginia, along the low-lying, rural (population ~45,000) Virginia Eastern Shore (southern Delmarva Peninsula).