East Bay - brushwood fencing

Brushwood fencing was used as a means of marsh restoration at three sites in East Galveston Bay near the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge. The most effective means of planting the shoreline was found to be by using bundles of mature plants with the fencing being used to protect some of the restored marsh. This approach was found not to be cost-effective due to the labour and materials needed to maintain the fencing. Different materials were needed in areas where severe erosion was occurring as the brushwood could not withstand the erosion. Wave action was underestimated and an offshore berm was suggested as a more effective measure of protecting the marsh than fencing.

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