Jekyll Creek

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) completed a thin-layer placement of dredged material project at Jekyll Creek, Georgia. This project added dredged material to a subsiding, threatened coastal marsh. This project, covering 2 hectares, supports a variety of wildlife and native marsh grasses, and creates a more resilient coastal system. Raising marsh elevation helps to protect upland communities from sea-level rise and storm surges. This project was a partnership between the USACE, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Coastal Resources Division, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The Nature Conservancy, the Jekyll Island Authority, Cottrell Dredging, and Georgia Southern University.