Complete site assessments and preliminary designs of living shorelines in Lake Montauk and Fort Pond to mitigate impacts of shoreline erosion and severe flooding. Project will engage and educate the community and local committees to determine effective locations and types of living shorelines most compatible with The Town of East Hampton.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Living Shoreline Planning to Improve Resilience in Montauk (NY)
Organization:
Town of East Hampton
Project ID:
0318.23.075839
Description:
Award Amount:
$350000.00
Location:
Lake Montauk is the largest surface waterbody in Town and Fort Pond is the second largest freshwater pond on LI. They are critical sensitive areas identified in the Town's Coastal Resilience Plan as locations where breaching can occur in major storms impacting commercial and residential districts.