Dredging at Prime Hook Refuge to restore coastline

A barge spews sediment across a marsh, as it moves through a body of water
Photo By/Credit

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Date Shot/Created
10/26/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
At Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware, construction teams dredged sediment to restore the coastline after it took a beating in 2012 from Hurricane Sandy. The $38 million restoration project added storm and sea-level rise resilience to the coast.
Facility
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Ecosystem
Coastal
Subject tags
Coastal restoration
Hurricane Sandy, 2012
Wildlife refuges