Jones Bay Oystercatcher Habitat Restoration

Project Description

This project completed final design and construction for multiple nesting island enhancements and oyster reef restoration of four sites in Jones Bay. Each site involved the enhancement of a remnant island to create areas of higher elevations to allow for successful nesting of oystercatchers. In addition, the enhancement and/or creation of up to 1-acre of oyster reef complex was conducted adjacent to each island to provide foraging habitat for nesting oystercatchers and their young.