October, 2015
Elizabeth Jordan, Natural Resources Group
Located off of West 19th Road and
Cross Bay Blvd, Broad Channel,
Borough of Queens
SUNSET COVE SALT
MARSH RESTORATION

1994
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SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION | History

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SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION | Project Goals
GOALS
• Restore 3 to 5 acres of salt marsh and 7 to 9 acres of coastal upland
• Increase storm resiliency and wave attenuation with a +8.5 NAVD berm
• Provide an opportunity for education and community involvement
• Increase the health of Jamaica Bay
TOTAL BUDGET: Phase 1 - $7 million
DOI-NFWF Grant and DEC Mitigation funding
Phase 2 - $500,000
NY Rising
PROJECT SIZE: 12 ac

WETLAND CATEGORIES
HIGH MARSH
NATIONAL WETLANDS INVENTORY
INTERMEDIATE MARSH
SUNSET
COVE
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SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION | Regulated Wetlands

WETLAND CATEGORIES
HIGH MARSH
NATIONAL WETLANDS INVENTORY
INTERMEDIATE MARSH
SUNSET
COVE
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SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION | National Wetland Inventory

DEBRIS ALONG NORTHERN SHORELINE PAVING AT PROPOSED TIDAL CHANNEL MOUTH
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SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION | Existing Conditions

SITE BOUNDARY
EXISTING BULKHEAD
JAMAICA BAY
SHORELINE DEBRIS
NPS PROPERTY LINE
VARIOUS DEBRIS PILES
SITE
ENTRANCE
SPARTINA
TO BE PROTECTED
PANICUM TO BE PROTECTED
0’ 80’ 160’
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SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION | Site Analysis

LEGEND
HAZARDOUS
SOIL REMOVAL
SOIL
BORING
CONTAMINATED
SOIL
REMOVAL
NPS
PROPERTY
LINE
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SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION | Soil Removal

FRESHWATER
WETLAND
BERM WITH
PEDESTRIAN
PATH
GRASSLAND
LOW
MARSH
UPLAND
HIGH
MARSH
SECONDARY
CHANNEL
SHORELINE
AREA
PARK
ENTRANCE
TIDAL CHANNEL
MOUTH
OVERLOOK
OVERLOOK
WITH
BENCH
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SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION | Schematic Plan 0’ 80’ 160’
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SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION | Site Section
2 SECTION B
SCALE: HORIZONTAL 1" = 20', VERTICAL 1" = 4'
PLAN
SCALE: 1" = 20'
MM/DD/YY DEFAULTXX

0’ 10’ 20’
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SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION | Site Section
2 SECTION B
SCALE: HORIZONTAL 1" = 20', VERTICAL 1" = 4'
PLAN
SCALE: 1" = 20'
MM/DD/YY DEFAULTXX

LOW MARSH / S. alternaflora HIGH MARSH / J. gerardii HIGH MARSH / S. patens HIGH MARSH / D. spicata HIGH MARSH / S. subulatum
UPLAND / P. virgatum UPLAND / B. tinctoria UPLAND / L. japonica UPLAND / C. gravii UPLAND / P. quinquefolia
SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION | Plant Palette
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Soundview Salt Marsh Restoration
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SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH | Inspiration