Long Beach Township learned earlier this winter that it had been approved for a $772,300 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant to design a final stage nature-based restoration plan for two bay islands off the municipality. “The project will facilitate permit applications, readiness for implementation and long-term monitoring to elevate habitat and reduce flood risk for the adjacent community,” as noted in the National Coastal Resilience Fund grant slate.
The township and other project partners will also contribute financially to the project, which is the next phase of a reparation effort for five bay islands….