Virginia Coastal Program: 1997 Coastal Grant Project Description and Final Summary
Project Task:
FY1997 Task 58
Grantee:
City of Virginia Beach
Project Title:
Southern Watersheds Habitat Conservation and Restoration Implementation Project
Project Description as Proposed:
Implementation of a habitat conservation and restoration implementation project on public property at Munden Point District Park within the Southern Watershed in the City of Virginia Beach. The completed implementation project will constitute demonstration of (1) types of riparian shoreline protection and buffer restoration projects possible on similar public and private sites within the City, as well as (2) project design, management and procedural models for emulation by the public and private sector.
Federal Funding:
$15,000
Project Contact:
Clay Bernick, 757.427.4621
Project Status:
Grant Closed
Final Product Received:
Report: Southern Watersheds Habitat Conservation & Restoration Project - May 14, 1999.
Project Summary Provided by Grantee:
The
demonstration project for thisMay 1, 2006rmation system inventory of public properties which was developed
for the Southern Watersheds as an offshoot from a similar project
for the Chesapeake Bay watershed funded under a 1995 Virginia coastal
Program grant. The candidate site was selected from the inventory
based upon its associated environmental attributes identified in
part by the GIS as a prime restoration and enhancement candidate.
This determination was premised upon the site's attributes, including:
location adjoining a City Scenic Waterway and a State Scenic River,
soil composition and past history of fill or site alteration, current
vegetative cover condition, stormwater runoff characteristics, site
visibility, estimated potential for optimizing transferability of
project results, severity of shoreline erosion or riparian buffer
degradation, and estimated percentage of other publicly-owned properties
exhibiting similar conditions.
The goals of the project were four fold: 1) to utilize materials
developed under previous grants for project implementation, 2)to
demonstrate implementation of types of riparian shoreline protection
and buffer restoration projects possible on similar public and private
sites within the city, 3) to document procedures followed and evaluation
of their effectiveness, along with a post-completion critique of
strengths and weaknesses of the project design and procedures, and
4) to undertake actual habitat conservation and restoration in the
southern Watersheds to further local and regional environmental
protection goals.
The final product consists of a report which describes site selection
criteria, project management procedures and implementation steps,
and documentation of demonstration project results. Copies are available
from the City of Virginia Beach Department of Planning, Environmental
Management Center. The project resulted in riparian buffer and tidal
wetlands restoration along a total of approximately 500 linear feet
of riparian shoreline and 250 linear feet of wind tidal wetlands
shoreline. Project results will continue to be monitored to determine
project effectiveness over the coming years. The project helped
build upon a basis established under previous coastal grant funds
for a continuing program which the City will employ to rehabilitate
other shoreline areas.
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Disclaimer: This project summary provides the federal dollars initially awarded to the grantee. Due to underexpenditure or reprogramming of grant funds, this figure may change. For more information on the allocation of coastal grant funds, please contact Laura McKay, Virginia Coastal Program Manager, at 804.698.4323 or email: Laura.McKay@deq.virginia.gov
A more detailed Scope of Work for this project is available. Please direct your request for a copy to Virginia.Witmer@deq.virginia.gov
