Long Beach Island Coastal Storm Damage Reduction

Long Beach Island, NJ is a barrier island that is heavily impacted by coastal storms and hurricanes. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the NJ Department of Environmental Protection created berms and dunes along the island with sand from an offshore borrow source to reduce flooding, erosion, and storm impacts on the island’s communities. In addition to creating dunes and berms, 347 acres of dune grasses were planted and 540,000 linear feet of sand fencing was installed to stabilize the dunes. This project protects infrastructure on the island, provides increased recreational opportunities on the beaches, and creates habitat for wildlife.