NFWF Grant Profile

Survey and model a detailed design, cost estimations, and permitting of an optimal nature-based dune restoration scenario and dredging of an adjacent pond in the Green Hill Pond area along the south shore of Rhode Island, specifically 1.5 miles of a barrier beach and 500 acres of coastal pond. Project will reduce the coastal flooding risk for the coastal communities around the pond and aim to restore and protect the habitats of the adjacent pond by improving water quality.