In 2025, Virginia spent $8 million rebuilding 1.09 miles of Ragged Island shoreline; the project created 2.6 acres of new marsh and 2.2 acres of oyster reef while cutting hundreds of tons of sediment entering Chesapeake Bay
- Virginia’s Ragged Island restoration is creating new marsh and oyster habitat while reducing sediment entering Chesapeake Bay.
- Virginia has completed a major shoreline restoration project on Ragged Island, helping rebuild wetlands and oyster habitat while reducing the amount of sediment and nutrients entering the Chesapeake Bay.
- The project, funded with $8 million from NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Habitat Conservation, was carried out by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources and Ducks Unlimited.
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- Virginia’s Ragged Island restoration is creating new marsh and oyster habitat while reducing sediment entering Chesapeake Bay.
- Virginia has completed a major shoreline restoration project on Ragged Island, helping rebuild wetlands and oyster habitat while reducing the amount of sediment and nutrients entering the Chesapeake Bay.
- The project, funded with $8 million from NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Habitat Conservation, was carried out by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources and Ducks Unlimited.
Sources: Times of India