NY Sea Grant Great Lakes Shoreline Erosion How-To Expertise, Guidebook, Virtual Site Visits, Contractor List Available for Fall
At left: This rock rip-rap wall was installed to prevent shoreline erosion along Lake Ontario. Incorporating additional nature-based methods would improve stability of the wall to withstand storm waves. Photo: New York Sea Grant/Roy Widrig
Oswego, N.Y.: September 30, 2020. The fall season is an ideal time to evaluate shoreline properties along New York's Great Lakes for areas impacted by the natural dynamic action of the Lakes. New York Sea Grant is providing property owners with virtually-available resources and assistance that include:
. a guide to Erosion Management for New York's Great Lakes Shorelines;
. a virtual access portal at www.nyseagrant.org/glcoastalvirtualsitevisit,
where property owners can upload photos of areas of erosion, wave
action, and flooding along Lake Erie and Lake Ontario for evaluation and
advisement by New York Sea Grant (NYSG) Great Lakes Coastal Processes
and Hazards Specialist Roy Widrig, author of the Erosion Management for
New York's Great Lakes Shorelines guide. There is no cost for the
review;
. an updated list of contractors available for shoreline
erosion project work in New York's Great Lakes region and guidelines for
how to select a shoreline project contractor; and
. several
publications on coastal erosion processes and impacts, living
shorelines, and manmade structures for erosion management.
"There
is a full array of protection options that can be applied to address
shoreline integrity issues. Each property, however, is a unique
situation and these resources from New York Sea Grant help property
owners and managers determine which option or combination of practices
best suits their circumstances," said Widrig.
New York Sea Grant
is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cooperative program
of Cornell University and the State University of New York. It
maintains Great Lakes offices in Buffalo, Newark, and Oswego. For more
information, visit the website at www.nyseagrant.org.
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