Currents · Business · 2026-08-18
In 2006, engineers reused 250,000 cubic yards of dredged sand to restore Elders Point East in Jamaica Bay. 10 years later, the approach had restored 40 acres of wetlands and helped reverse marsh-island erosion
A New York Harbor dredging project became an opportunity to restore Jamaica Bays declining marsh islands. Beginning in 2006, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers used 250,000 cubic yards of dredged sand to rebuild Elders Point East Island and restore 40 acres of wetlands. The effort followed decades of ... A New York Harbor dredging project became an opportunity to restore Jamaica Bays declining marsh islands. Beginning in 2006, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers used 250,000 cubic yards of dredged sand to rebuild Elders Point East Island and restore 40 acres of wetlands. The effort followed decades of federal
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