Oyster Lake Habitat Protection & Restoration Ph.3

Project Description

The project reduced wave energies impacting the shoreline between Oyster Lake and West Bay and restored fringing marsh habitat through the installation of hard structure breakwaters and transplanting of marsh vegetation behind the structures. It is anticipated that these breakwaters will not only reduce wave energies and halt erosion, but will also result in sediment accretion behind the structures, building up intertidal elevations for the expansion of fringing marsh habitat.