Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge - Hurricane Sandy

by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region

This project in Smith Island, Maryland constructs 20,950 feet of "living shoreline" to stabilize a highly vulnerable shoreline at Martin National Wildlife Refuge and directly protects over 1,200 acres of quality tidal high marsh, submerged aquatic vegetation and clam beds.

More project details on Hurricane Sandy website:
www.fws.gov/hurricane/sandy/projects/FogPoint.html

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Fog Point living shoreline - Matt Whitbeck, project leader

Smith Island living shoreline sand placement

Breakwater construction close to completion

Marshland habitats - pre-shoreline restoration

Aerial view of completed Fog Point Living Shoreline restoration at Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge