Restoration funds: Inkind services, at a cost to the responsible party (RP) of approximately $2.4 million.

Restoration project: Create and enhance a 32-acre wetland.

The trustees created a high-quality tidal wetland that includes brackish water finfish nursery habitat. Seventeen acres of sloping upland areas were lowered to create diverse shelf levels with increased water circulation. Inlets to the ship channel were created for improved circulation and access for fish.

The trustees also enhanced a 15-acre freshwater wetland by removing nutrients and improving water quality. The watercourse between the ponds and the shallow wetlands now meanders, increasing the total time that plant outfall water remains in the system. Additional site-adapted plants enhance water retention and upland habitat values for birds and wildlife.

Restoration Milestones

The overall construction effort was initiated in April 1998 and finished in July 1998. Trustee inspection was performed in September 1998. The project site met trustee restoration criteria and was certified in December 2002. Phase II monitoring continues.

Project map of restoration activities (NOAA)