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October, 2015 Elizabeth Jordan, Natural Resources Group Located off of West 19th Road and Cross Bay Blvd, Broad Channel, Borough of Queens SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION
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Fall 2015-Sunset Cove Update

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Page 1: Fall 2015-Sunset Cove Update

October, 2015Elizabeth Jordan, Natural Resources Group

Located off of West 19th Road and Cross Bay Blvd, Broad Channel,Borough of Queens

SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION

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SHEET 2 / 15SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION | History

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SHEET 3 / 15SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION | Project Goals

GOALS

• Restore 3 to 5 acres of salt marsh and 7 to 9 acres of coastal upland• Increase storm resiliency and wave attenuation with a +8.5 NAVD berm• Provide an opportunity for education and community involvement• Increase the health of Jamaica Bay

TOTAL BUDGET: Phase 1 - $7 million DOI-NFWF Grant and DEC Mitigation funding

Phase 2 - $500,000 NY Rising

PROJECT SIZE: 12 ac

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WETLAND CATEGORIES

HIGH MARSH

NATIONAL WETLANDS INVENTORY

INTERMEDIATE MARSH

SUNSETCOVE

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SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION | Regulated Wetlands

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WETLAND CATEGORIES

HIGH MARSH

NATIONAL WETLANDS INVENTORY

INTERMEDIATE MARSH

SUNSETCOVE

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SHEET 5 / 15SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION | National Wetland Inventory

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DEBRIS ALONG NORTHERN SHORELINE PAVING AT PROPOSED TIDAL CHANNEL MOUTH

SHEET 6 / 15SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION | Existing Conditions

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SITE BOUNDARY

EXISTING BULKHEAD

JAMAICA BAY

SHORELINE DEBRIS

NPS PROPERTY LINE

VARIOUS DEBRIS PILES

SITEENTRANCE

SPARTINA TO BE PROTECTED

PANICUM TO BE PROTECTED

0’ 80’ 160’

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SHEET 7 / 15SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION | Site Analysis

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LEGENDHAZARDOUSSOIL REMOVAL

SOILBORING

CONTAMINATEDSOILREMOVAL

NPSPROPERTYLINE

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SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION | Soil Removal

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FRESHWATERWETLAND

BERM WITHPEDESTRIANPATH

GRASSLAND

LOW MARSH

UPLAND

HIGH MARSH

SECONDARYCHANNEL

SHORELINE AREA

PARKENTRANCE

TIDAL CHANNEL MOUTH

OVERLOOK

OVERLOOKWITHBENCH

SHEET 9 / 15SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION | Schematic Plan 0’ 80’ 160’

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SHEET 10 / 320’ 10’ 20’

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SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION | Site Section

2 SECTION BSCALE: HORIZONTAL 1" = 20', VERTICAL 1" = 4'

PLANSCALE: 1" = 20'

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0’ 10’ 20’

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SHEET 11 / 32SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION | Site Section

2 SECTION BSCALE: HORIZONTAL 1" = 20', VERTICAL 1" = 4'

PLANSCALE: 1" = 20'

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LOW MARSH / S. alternaflora HIGH MARSH / J. gerardii HIGH MARSH / S. patens HIGH MARSH / D. spicata HIGH MARSH / S. subulatum

UPLAND / P. virgatum UPLAND / B. tinctoria UPLAND / L. japonica UPLAND / C. gravii UPLAND / P. quinquefolia

SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION | Plant Palette SHEET 12 / 15

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Soundview Salt Marsh Restoration

SHEET 13 / 15SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH | Inspiration