Restore the tidal marsh adjacent to Old Town Creek at Maryville through community-based channel excavation, salt marsh restoration, and construction of oyster reef living shorelines. Project will improve community coastal resilience and enhance tidal marsh habitat in a degraded estuarine area using nature-based solutions.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Coastal Wetland Restoration to Improve Community Resiliency in West Ashley, City of Charleston (SC)
Organization:
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Project ID:
0318.22.076180
Description:
Award Amount:
$1549181.00
Location:
The project site is located in the Maryville community, in the urbanized West Ashley region, city of Charleston, South Carolina (SC). Maryville is the site of the first African-American town in SC.