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Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge - Hurricane Sandy

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

This project will work in tandem with its associated resilience project to rebuild and enhance the natural defenses present at the Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware. It will transport sand from offshore locations to rebuild about one mile of existing dunes and barrier beach and fill gaps that were created by Hurricane Sandy. Dunes will be re-sloped and native vegetation planted to stabilize the marsh/barrier beach ecosystem complex, which will help slow future erosion and protect coastal communities, wildlife habitat and tidal marsh.

www.fws.gov/hurricane/sandy/projects/PrimeHook.html

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Flooding at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (DE)
Backup generator junction panel installation at Prime Hook NWR, Delaware
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge marsh restoration - pulling Victory on bank for repair
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge marsh restoration - birds using restored marsh area
Flooding at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (DE)
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge marsh restoration - planting spartina marsh grass
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge marsh restoration - Dredge "Volunteer" helps drain flooded marsh
Marsh restoration at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Hurricane Sandy impacts Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (DE)
Flooding at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (DE)
Coastline at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (DE)
Houses on edge, Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (DE)
Breach at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (DE)
Beach grass plantings
Marsh near Prime Hook community
Dredging channels at Prime Hook
Water's edge nusery at Prime Hook
Dredging at Prime Hook
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Scretary Sally Jewell attended the Hurricane Sandy project completion celebration at Prime Hook NWR
Barrier beach restoration at the Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Celebrating the Hurricane Sandy project completion at Prime Hook National
Al Rizzo gives tour of Prime Hook