Narrow River Estuary Resiliency Restoration

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. The goals of the restoration project are to increase the site’s resiliency to sea level rise by elevating the marsh by six to twelve inches, to improve fish and wildlife habitat, and to increase tidal flow of Pettaquamscutt cove, thereby improving water quality and river navigability for recreational boaters. The project was funded $1,400,000 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and executed in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy.