Implementation of a Hybrid Living Shoreline in Gandy's Beach, NJ
Implementation of a Hybrid Living Shoreline in Gandy’s Beach, NJ Moses Katkowski Coastal Projects Manager The Nature Conservancy in New Jersey 2017 Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit January 24, 2017
• Project Need and Location • Design • Installation Process • Monitoring and Next Steps Photo credit: Lighthawk/Jim Wright
Photo credit: Lighthawk/Jim Wright
Katie Conrad/USFWS
Moses Katkowski/TNC
Katie Conrad/USFWS
Moses Katkowski/TNC
Increase resilience of salt marsh, beach and nearshore habitats of the Gandy’s Beach Preserve through the implementation of a hybrid living shoreline project.
DOI Hurricane Sandy Resilience Program Gandy’s Beach Living Shoreline Project Major Tasks
Design
Permitting
Construction
Monitoring
Fall 2014
Winter Spring Summer Fall 2015 2015 2015 2015
Winter 2016
Spring Summer Fall 2016 2016 2016
Photo credit: Lighthawk/Jim Wright
Katie Conrad/USFWS
Dr. Danielle Kreeger/PDE
Photo credit: Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
TNC
TNC
PORTS Katie Conrad/USFWS
Jenny Paterno/HSRL Project PORTS
Recycled About
Project PORTS
75 cubic yards of shell
4,100 students
RU HSRL Project PORTS
17,200 shell bags
TNC
TNC
TNC
TNC
TNC
TNC
Metrics
Frequency
1. Structural Integrity
Monthly
2. Shoreline position
Yearly
3. Topography
Yearly
4. Wave height
Monthly
5. Extent of marsh vegetation
Yearly Photo credit: Jenny Paterno/HSRL
6. Nekton abundance and Species richness
Monthly (spring, summer, fall)
7. Oyster recruitment and size
Yearly
8. Water temperature and salinity
Monthly
9. HSC impingement
Weekly (May – July) Photo credit: Katie Walling/Mott MacDonald
Wave Monitoring
Photo credit: Katie Walling/Mott MacDonald
Breakwater Crest
TNC
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Downe Township, NJ Money Island Marina Allen Steel Company NJ Department of Environmental Protection • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Ocean and Coastal Consultants Moses Katkowski Coastal Projects Manager The Nature Conservancy in New Jersey [email protected] 609‐861‐4126
• Project Need and Location • Design • Installation Process • Monitoring and Next Steps Photo credit: Lighthawk/Jim Wright
Photo credit: Lighthawk/Jim Wright
Katie Conrad/USFWS
Moses Katkowski/TNC
Katie Conrad/USFWS
Moses Katkowski/TNC
Increase resilience of salt marsh, beach and nearshore habitats of the Gandy’s Beach Preserve through the implementation of a hybrid living shoreline project.
DOI Hurricane Sandy Resilience Program Gandy’s Beach Living Shoreline Project Major Tasks
Design
Permitting
Construction
Monitoring
Fall 2014
Winter Spring Summer Fall 2015 2015 2015 2015
Winter 2016
Spring Summer Fall 2016 2016 2016
Photo credit: Lighthawk/Jim Wright
Katie Conrad/USFWS
Dr. Danielle Kreeger/PDE
Photo credit: Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
TNC
TNC
PORTS Katie Conrad/USFWS
Jenny Paterno/HSRL Project PORTS
Recycled About
Project PORTS
75 cubic yards of shell
4,100 students
RU HSRL Project PORTS
17,200 shell bags
TNC
TNC
TNC
TNC
TNC
TNC
Metrics
Frequency
1. Structural Integrity
Monthly
2. Shoreline position
Yearly
3. Topography
Yearly
4. Wave height
Monthly
5. Extent of marsh vegetation
Yearly Photo credit: Jenny Paterno/HSRL
6. Nekton abundance and Species richness
Monthly (spring, summer, fall)
7. Oyster recruitment and size
Yearly
8. Water temperature and salinity
Monthly
9. HSC impingement
Weekly (May – July) Photo credit: Katie Walling/Mott MacDonald
Wave Monitoring
Photo credit: Katie Walling/Mott MacDonald
Breakwater Crest
TNC
• • • •
Downe Township, NJ Money Island Marina Allen Steel Company NJ Department of Environmental Protection • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Ocean and Coastal Consultants Moses Katkowski Coastal Projects Manager The Nature Conservancy in New Jersey [email protected] 609‐861‐4126
