{"id":1179,"date":"2023-05-15T09:30:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T13:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/?page_id=1179"},"modified":"2023-05-15T09:55:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T13:55:59","slug":"moores-beach-restoration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/restoration\/completed-restoration-projects\/moores-beach-restoration\/","title":{"rendered":"Moore’s Beach Restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]LOCATION:<\/strong>\u00a0Maurice River Township on the Delaware Bay<\/p>\n

PURPOSE:<\/strong>\u00a0To remove rubble and grade sand in order to improve habitat for shorebirds and horseshoe crabs.<\/p>\n

BACKGROUND:<\/strong>\u00a0Moore\u2019s Beach consisted of rubble left behind from houses that were previously located there.\u00a0 The State purchased the property from individual land owners.\u00a0 As a result of Super Storm Sandy 2012, there was extensive damage along this Delaware Bay beach primarily from sand and additional rubble transported from the intertidal areas into the marshes leaving the intertidal areas devoid of sand.\u00a0 This resulted in a net lowering of the beach elevation so that at high tide, water covered all sand to the vegetation line and\/or exposed peat, preventing habitat for the horseshoe crabs to lay their eggs successfully.<\/p>\n

PROJECT SUMMARY:<\/strong>\u00a0The rubble, consisting of cinderblocks, glass, bricks, and pilings were removed from the beach.\u00a0 In 2014, sand in the marshes was graded towards the bay with additional sand brought in.\u00a0 The project was managed by the Office of Engineering and Construction and NJ Fish and Wildlife.\u00a0 The work was coordinated under the contract used for similar work being performed at the adjacent Thompson\u2019s Beach.<\/p>\n

Overall, the project greatly improved the habitat for horse shoe crabs and shore birds.<\/p>\n

FUNDING:<\/strong>\u00a0Funding for this project was from the Anitra Oil Spill.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”See how successful the project was!” color=”blue” border_width=”3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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Beach before restoration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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beach after restoration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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