Living Shoreline at Sedge Island

Aerial view of the project location 

Staff from the NJDEP, the Barnegat Bay Partnership, and Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, have completed the installation of a Living Shoreline near the caretaker's house at the Sedge Island Natural Resource Education Center. 

Sedge Island Natural Resource Education Center is located within NJ's first Marine Conservation Zone, just off Island Beach State Park in Barnegat Bay.

The project's goal is to slow post-Superstorm Sandy erosion and promote natural accretion of the coastal wetland.

Living shorelines may include rock, concrete, and other material. This project used only biodegradable materials and an innovative method of rolling coir log (made from the outer husk of the coconut), in fiber matting to improve durability.

Ccir logs used in the project

Partners in the project will be involved with monitoring and adaptive management to assess the viability of these techniques and possible applications in other estuaries.

Thanks also go to partners at BBP (www.barnegatbaypartnership.org) and PDE (www.delawareestuary.org), and the DEP Bureau of GIS, for their critical roles in bringing this ongoing project to fruition.

Source: njfishandwildlife.com/news/