NFWF Grant Profile

Create an oyster reef living shoreline and bioretention area, reestablishing a local keystone species, eastern oysters, and a healthy ecosystem to significantly restore essential habitats for various commercially valuable species, such as blue crab, flounder, shrimp, and striped bass. Project will design plans to restore critical waterway access, protect a cultural site, and increase community resilience to sea level rise and climate change in a small, underserved coastal community.