DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL Holts Landing State Park Shoreline Stabilization & Crabbing Pier Sussex County,

A restoration solution protects 1,200 feet of shoreline along a coastal state park while regenerating habitat and enhancing recreational opportunities for visitors.

The popular park is located The solution for the shoreline on tidal shoreline along Indian and crabbing pier not only River Bay. The area varies in protects the shoreline, but im- width along the shoreline, and proves fi sh and wildlife habitat includes park facilities and a and enhances recreational crabbing pier. opportunities and access for park visitors. Biohabitats began by per- forming a fi eld investiga- The team prepared a full tion and evaluating historic package of design and information. Informed by construction documents, these efforts, the Biohabitats provided permitting services, team prepared an engineering and assisted with bidding and report, which included recom- construction administration. mended concepts for shoreline The team also provided ad- hen major erosion stabilization and planning ditional permitting assis- Walong the shoreline of considerations for the style, tance for an offshore stone Delaware’s Holts Landing State layout, and location of the breakwater. Park was impacting natural crabbing pier. Biohabitats’ habitats and park infrastruc- restoration design included SERVICES ture, the Delaware Department soil bioengineering techniques Inventory & Assessments of Natural Resources & which incorporated marsh Design Environmental Control turned restoration, dune stabilization Permitting to Biohabitats for help. grasses, and shrubs. Construction Management

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