Jumbile Cove - restoring tidal elevations for saltmarsh restoration

Restoration goals of the Jumbile Cove Project were to restore elevations necessary for intertidal marsh (Spartina alterniflora), to create a wave barrier/bird-nesting habitat, and to protect the remaining 35 acres of intertidal marsh and 18 acres of tidal flat. The work was undertaken using hydraulically dredged material from a nearby borrow site to build 38 marsh (restoration) mounds. The marsh mounds were placed to allow unrestricted ebb and flow of tidal waters and ingress and egress of aquatic organisms. A 2,800-foot long, 3-foot diameter geo-tube was installed as a breakwater to protect the existing marsh and restored marsh habitats. Two sand splays were hydraulically dredged behind the geo-tube to provide nesting habitat for colonial nesting species. The edges of the sand splays were planted with Spartina alterniflora.

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