NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants
Project Title: Restoration of the Eastern Oyster in the Lynnhaven River Western Branch (VA)
Organization:
Lynnhaven River Now
Project ID:
0603.18.062389
Description:

Construct a 3-acre oyster reef using crushed concrete substrate, the first alternative-substrate reef, in the Lynnhaven River. The project supports an overall goal of 60 acres reef habitat in the Lynnhaven River, in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

Award Amount:
$200000.00
Location:
Western Branch of the Lynnhaven River; Virginia Beach, Virginia