Aerial view of the Braddock Bay barrier beach

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Two years ago, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District began a $10 million project to restore the Braddock Bay ecosystem in Greece, NY. Erosion had washed away emergent wetlands and invasive species dominated the marshes. Today, species-rich native communities blossom with emergent aquatic meadows, and restored beach habitat are visited by a variety of shorebirds including black-bellied plover, Baird’s sandpiper, and the federally endangered piping plover.

Aerial view of the Braddock Bay barrier beach

Aerial view of the Braddock Bay barrier beach in Greece, NY, October 16, 2016. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District's project to restore the Braddock Bay ecosystem in Greece, NY was completed on November 15, 2018. The project tackled two major issues affecting the Braddock Bay ecosystem: the loss of wetland habitat caused by wave driven erosion, and degradation of the existing habitat due to invasive species.

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Tags: Braddock Bay, Greece NY, Corps of Engineers, USACE, Ecosystem Restoration, buffalo district, USACE Buffalo, unghire

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