A New Year and New Projects

​​The American Littoral Society has been awarded grant funds from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to work on three more projects along the Delaware Bay. This makes 2019 the sixth consecutive year the Littoral Society will be working on habitat restoration projects in the Bayshore region. 

The projects undertaken so far have included beach restoration, intertidal reefs, and marsh restoration. We have focused on making beaches along the Bay better suited for spawning horseshoe crabs and foraging migratory birds. Along the way we have learned a great deal from our monitoring efforts and work to incorporate these lessons into new projects.

​Over the coming year we will be working on improving the beach habitat at Cook's Beach and Baycove Beach in Middle Township, Cape May County. These projects will add sand to the beaches and help preserve the beach face with the addition of oyster reefs. 

Additionally, we will be working on the planning and permitting of future projects at the mouth of the Maurice River. Projects will focus on preserving Basket Flats and the area in front of the Matt's Landing dikes. The long-term goal of these projects is to improve habitats, maintain the economic viability of businesses on the Maurice, and provide protection for the communities at the mouth of the Maurice.