Brooklyn Tide Pools

Brooklyn Bridge Park boasts 2 kilometers of shoreline and 14 hectares of open space that serves thousands of visitors per day. This industrial shoreline has lost natural intertidal habitats and biodiversity. The park constructed two ECO-concrete projects to enhance biodiversity:  concrete tide pools and repairing aging piles with eco-friendly substrate to recruit invertebrates. After nine months, the tide pools’ had 89%–100% live cover and after fourteen months, the pile encasements’ installation had 70%–100% live cover and increased biodiversity. This process reduces the frequency and magnitude of structural maintenance, saving time and money. This project also provides valuable environmental education opportunities for local schools.