Habitat Restoration Database: Brandenburg Park

NOAA-GLC Regional Habitat Restoration Partnership

Brandenburg Park Habitat Restoration Database

The Brandenburg Park shoreline restoration project repaired and naturalized a damaged, hardened shoreline on Lake St. Clair and created nearshore fish habitat.The following metrics were collected during pre- and post-monitoring of the project sites:

Vegetation Data: Vegetation sampling of submergent, emergent, and upland flora were taken to assess vegetation abundance. A floristic quality assessment was performed to calculate the coefficient of conservatism to determine how significant a plant community is relative to pre-settlement conditions.

Fish Data: As assessment of fish populations was conducted using electroshocking, fyke, and seine nets.

Funding

Just under $6 million was been awarded to this project by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).  The GLRI is a federal program designed to protect and restore the largest system of fresh surface water in the world — the Great Lakes.  The project funding was provided via the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through a Regional Partnership with the Great Lakes Commission.

For More Information

Jill Estrada
Coastal Conservation and Habitat Restoration
Senior Program Specialist, Great Lakes Commission
734‐396‐6059 • [email protected]

Katherine Winkler
Director, Ecological Design & Implementation
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper
716-852-7483 (Ext. 15)
[email protected]

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