The document summarizes the West Pond Living Shoreline Project at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. It discusses that the project restored 2,400 linear feet of shoreline with 51,000 cubic yards of sediment and created 9+ acres of new habitat and restored 14 acres. Over 5,000 biodegradable shell bags were installed to create breakwaters, and 200,000 native plants were planted along with other stabilization techniques. Before and after photos show the transformation of the shoreline, and hundreds of volunteers helped fill the 5,000 shell bags. The project has received awards and ongoing monitoring is being conducted.

1. JamaicaBayTaskForceMeeting
Update:WestPondLivingShorelineProjectat
theJamaicaBayWildlifeRefuge
Achanginglandscape
AlexZablocki,ExecutiveDirector
alex@jbrpc.org|www.jbrpc.org
May10,2022
@jacquelineUWS (Twitter)

2. Atlantic Ocean
Jamaica Bay
West Pond Living Shoreline Restoration Project

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Jamaica Bay
90YearsAgo

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Jamaica Bay
Wildlife Refuge
50YearsAgo
Photo:Wikipedia

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West Pond
Breach
10YearsAgo
Photo: Don Riepe

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Breach
Repaired
5YearsAgo

7. Major
Milestone for
JBRPC
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Living Shoreline Project at West Pond

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– PROJECT FACTS
– 2,400 linear feet of shoreline
restored with 51,000 cubic yards
of sediment
– 9+ acres of habitat created and
14-acres of habitat restored
– 5,000 biodegradable shell-bag
breakwater structures creating a
system of breakwaters to
attenuate wave energy and
protect the edge
– 200,000 native grasses and
shrubs planted
– 100 fascines (recycled trees) to
stabilize the shoreline
– 15 coir logs to stabilize the
shoreline and limit erosion
– Historic outfall on the north end
ofWest Pond reconstructed and
repaired

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Contractor sifting sand and removing debris (May 2021)

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How much
sand is 51,000
cy?

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Before
After

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5,000 shell bags
120 cy of hard clam, oyster shell (1 yr UV sterilized) in coir rock/biodegradable bag – no aquiculture or oyster restoration

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5,000 shell bags filled
by volunteers
Hundreds of
volunteers assisted

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Shell bags on
Governors Island
Breakwater
Construction

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Coir logs for the project

17. Major
Milestone for
JBRPC
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18. Major
Milestone for
JBRPC

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Recycled Christmas trees collected in Rockaway Beach

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NYC DEP

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NYC DEP
NYC DEP

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–Interpretive
Signage

33. –Seasonal Repairs,
Breakwaters &
Plant Growth
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–Monitoring by
the Science and
Resilience
Institute at
Jamaica Bay

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– Project Awards and
Presentations
– ASLA NY Honor
Award
–
SARA NY Award
(June 2022)
– National ASLA
Conference - San
Francisco (November
2022)

36. Questions?
Thank you!