Update on the Sunset Cove Restoration Project

1. 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

2. 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

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

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

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

7. 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

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

9. 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

11. 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

12. 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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13. Soundview Salt Marsh Restoration
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SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH | Inspiration