Sodus Point Beach

Sodus Point Beach on Lake Ontario experienced significant flooding in 2017 and 2019, causing over $3 million in damages to the beachfront community. To restore the beach, this project created a sand-collection feature using a dune, sand fencing, and 30,000 native dune-grass plants to capture wind-borne sands and keep the sand on the beach. This successfully restored the beach and created dunes that will protect the community from flooding, erosion, and storm surges. This project also improved public accessibility to the beach and will increase visitation numbers.