Create a permit-ready design for a living shoreline at the mouth of the Housatonic River in Stratford, Connecticut. Project will ultimately provide for restoration of 900 linear feet of shoreline, two acres of salt marsh and oyster reef providing habitat for fish and wildlife and buffering nearby communities from storms.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Long Island Sound Futures Fund
Project Title: Planning for a “Nature Based” Living Shoreline at the Mouth of the Housatonic River (CT)
Organization:
Sacred Heart University, Inc.
Project ID:
1401.20.070096
Description:
Award Amount:
$65080.12
Location:
At the mouth of the Housatonic River between Stratford Point and Short Beach Park, Stratford, Connecticut.