The trustees will use funds from the consent decree for restoration at a 56-acre property located along the Mispillion River in the Delaware River watershed (by the Kent and Sussex Counties line). The site will be protected in perpetuity by an environmental covenant purchased by DuPont and held by the State of Delaware.

The restoration project will reduce erosion and stabilize over 2,200 feet of shoreline by placing natural-fiber logs at the water’s edge and by planting native Spartina grass in the sediment. A wave-dampening fence will also be installed to further reduce erosion of the restored shoreline.

In the tidal marsh area, channels will be cut to create shallow pools, improving tidal flushing and providing an increase in salinity to control invasive Phragmites grass. Phragmites root maps will be broken up using a “cookie cutter” dredge head, and native Spartina grass will be planted to improve the value of wetland resources to wildlife.

Riparian and upland areas will be planted with native trees, shrubs and herbaceous vegetation.