Coastal Dune Habitat Restoration Project: Recent Events and Updates

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coastal dune habitat restoration project includes:

Dune Restoration in the Seashore	Why is Dune Restoration Important?
What to Expect During Construction	Recent Events and Updates
What Are We Doing to Protect Sensitive Resources During Construction?	Abbotts Lagoon Pilot Dune Restoration Project
	Compliance Documents

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• Project Construction to Start in February 2011
  
  
• Dune Restoration Pilot Project: In mid-December 2009, the Seashore conducted a small pilot dune restoration project approximately 1 mile south of Abbotts Lagoon. The pilot project involved mechanical removal of European beachgrass (Ammophila arenaria) through excavation and burial and placement of a clean sand cap that is not contaminated with the highly viable rhizome fragments. The project essentially represented a pilot or initial phase designed to refine construction approaches and cost estimates for the larger project currently in development. It lasted approximately one week and provided valuable information that is being used to refine the construction approach for this project, scheduled to begin implementation in February 2011.
  
  
• Planning Phase: Since release of the Environmental Assessment and the Finding of No Significant Impact, the Seashore has been working with the Denver Service Center of the Park Service and consultants to develop Restoration Plans and Implementation Plans that will be used to guide implementation of the larger dune restoration project, which will start in February 2011.
  
  
• FONSI: The Finding of No Significant Impact that signaled completion of compliance requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act was signed in June 2009.
  
  
• EA: The draft Environmental Assessment was released in winter 2009 for a 45-day public comment period, which closed March 20, 2009.

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