Dredged material from Murrells Inlet, SC was placed at Garden City Beach and Huntington Beach State Park. These beach nourishment projects protect beach-front infrastructure from erosion and storm impacts, as well as create increased habitat for numerous bird species. Beneficial use of dredged material helps reduce future maintenance costs. 

Marsh along the Narrow River had been suffering from extended periods of water inundation from sea level rise, as well as erosion from boat wakes, resulting in the die-off of lower marsh species and the shrinking of high marsh habitat.

Tidal marsh in the John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge was degraded from sea-level rise and storm impacts from Hurricane Sandy. This prolonged inundation led to vegetation stress and death, and the expansion of bare areas and mudflats. This project will restore 14 acres of tidal marsh to improve habitat and increase resiliency.

This project improved public access to the beaches and water of the Santa Rosa Sound in Florida. This included the addition of two new boardwalks and a kayak/boat launch to improve recreational opportunities and connect the community and visitors with the sound. This project also restored degraded dunes at the park. 

This particular case study focuses on the bird restoration project to restore loons, sea ducks, and piping plover populations after the 1996 North Cape oil spill, under the provision of the Oil Pollution Act. This was attempted by replacing the quantity of bird-years lost (estimated 2,000 birds) due to the spill.

This particular case study focuses on the bird restoration project to restore loons, sea ducks, and piping plover populations after the 1996 North Cape oil spill, under the provision of the Oil Pollution Act. This was attempted by replacing the quantity of bird-years lost (estimated 2,000 birds) due to the spill.

This particular case study focuses on the shellfish restoration project to restore quahog, bay scallop and oyster populations in the coastal Rhode Island salt ponds following injuries caused by the North Cape oil spill. This was attempted by replacing the quantity of biomass (direct mortality plus forgone production, estimated 1.0 million kilograms) lost due to the spill.

This particular case study focuses on the shellfish restoration project to restore quahog, bay scallop and oyster populations in the coastal Rhode Island salt ponds following injuries caused by the North Cape oil spill. This was attempted by replacing the quantity of biomass (direct mortality plus forgone production, estimated 1.0 million kilograms) lost due to the spill.

North Carolina Highway 24 is located between multiple waterways and is vulnerable to sea-level rise, storm surges, and coastal erosion. The NC Department of Transportation opted for nature-based solutions over traditional repairs. This project constructed 260 meters of living shoreline, comprised of granite rock and oyster reef structures and a 0.1-hectare salt marsh. 

The North End of Assateague Island National Seashore was experiencing continual and accelerating shoreline migration and erosion. Hurricanes and jetty construction have heightened these issues and led to geomorphologic, habitat, and biotic changes, along with 350 meters of shoreline shift. This project aims to restore natural conditions of the island and slow shoreline migration. 

Salt marsh near Venice, Louisiana, on a northern portion of the Mississippi River Delta is experiencing high rates of sea-level rise, subsidence, fragmentation, and disturbance from oil and gas exploration. Dredged material was placed on the marsh to restore elevation and provide opportunities for emergent marsh to recolonize fragmented areas. 

The Olympia Oyster Restoration Project aimed to restore the threatened Olympia oysters, which had nearly gone extinct due to over-harvesting, sediment loads, and pollution. The project team 1) identified appropriate habitats for oyster restoration, 2) modified substrate for growing oysters by adding old oyster shells, 3) propagated and seed oyster spat, and 4) monitored results.

This project will test the oyster recruitment and growth ability of different types of cultch material in Mobile Bay, Alabama. Oyster density and growth has declined in Mobile Bay due to damage from hurricanes and increases in oyster drill populations. This project will restore reef and help inform future restoration project materials. 

The marshes in Paul J. Rainey Wildlife Sanctuary in Vermillion Parish, Louisiana have degraded due to periods of flooding by rivers and canals that result in prolonged inundation periods, subsidence, and salinity increases. To restore elevation and decrease inundation, dredged material was placed on 105 square kilometers of the marsh.  

Pensacola faces increasing threats from sea-level rise, storm surges, and erosion along the Gulf Coast. The city of Pensacola created Project Greenshores to re-establish marsh habitat along its coastline. This project, a pioneer in constructing living shorelines in Florida, restored salt marsh habitat and enhanced shoreline protection.  

Thin-layer placement of dredged material was used in Pepper Creek, Delaware to restore tidal marsh located adjacent to a marina. This project aimed to mitigate effects of subsidence and sea-level rise. Placement was conducted in winter to minimize impacts on fish communities. The marsh successfully gained elevation and revegetated after placement. 

This project restored 20 acres of degraded dune habitat in Perdido Key, Florida. Restoration consisted of plantings of native vegetation seaward of the dunes to provide a buffer to the dunes and enhance dune habitat. Plantings included sea oats, panic grasses, cord grasses, sea purslane, and beach elder. 

Pierce Marsh, 971 hectares of salt marsh, shallow open water, and salt prairie in Hitchcock, Texas, is threatened by subsidence, erosion, and freshwater intrusion. Restoration efforts have been underway since 1999, and in 2016 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers restored 32 hectares of marsh through beneficial use of dredged material.  

Along Water Street in Yorktown, VA, York County led a shoreline protection project that placed clean sand fill and rock breakwaters to form a series of pocket beaches—beaches stabilized by artificial or natural headlands. The project provides protection to approximately 1,600 feet of Route 1020 (Water Street) along the York River.

This project installed a living shoreline to protect shorelines in Portersville Bay near Point aux Pins in Mobile County, Alabama. The shoreline will use natural and/or artificial breakwater materials to absorb wave energy, reduce shoreline erosion, provide habitat, and increase benthic productivity.