From NY1:
50 acres of marshland in Jamaica Bay have been recently restored. To combat the erosion, in 2006, with $16M in federal money, the Army Corps of Engineers rebuilt Elders Point East, marshland on the north end of the Bay, by adding 48 acres of beach and grass. It was a pilot program that turned out to be a success. It's the first time recovery efforts have outpaced erosion. As a result, more money is on its way.
5 comments:
We will see how successful this is. It took decades for us to notice the damage to the marsh in the first place.
$333,333.31 per acre.
a bargain, I'm sure...
I think it's worth every penny to prevent erosion, naturally filter water, and provide a habitat for thousands of species of wildlife. Maybe if you lived on Jamaica Bay, as I do, you'd recognize the importance of wetlands. This project will prevent my house (and thousands of others) from being swept into the ocean in a couple of decades. I would call that a bargain, Señor Sarcasm.
ew-3 said...
$333,333.31 per acre.
a bargain, I'm sure...
Saturday, April 25, 2009
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As opposed to not doing anything? Is that what you're suggesting?
Thank you Anthony Weiner for legislating for the funds.
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