2 projects matched your search: Unique ID Number = 106 OR Unique ID Number = 4 Duck Cove Wild Goose Point Duck Cove - Ongoing

1997 orthophotography available from the RIGIS Orthophoto Server. Click image for printable PDF. Courtesy: R.I. Department of Transportation Upper Duck Cove, containing phragmites throughout most of the marsh Courtesy: Natural Resources Conservation Service Additional Photos Project Location:  North Kingstown Project Map- Click to open the Restoration Atlas mapping application in a new window. (The map will automatically be zoomed in to this restoration site.) *Note: this application is best viewed using Internet Explorer. Access Point(s):   Not documented for this site. Public Use:  Conservation/ Wildlife Area Impacts:  In lower Duck Cove there is 10% stone wall coverage of the north and east shorelines. The southwest shoreline is approximately 40% hardened (coverage by stone and cement walls). Also in lower Duck Cove, invasive Phragmites dominates the site between the Causeway tidal restriction and Earle Drive. In upper Duck Cove, 40% of the shoreline is hardened. In the eastern portion, there is fill associated with house lots, three dock floats, one old dock and yard waste on the banks. Project Size:  8 acres Area Benefited:   Not documented for this site. Restoration Description:  Restoration to native species/invasives elimination or control and hydrological restoration. Restoration Date:  9/1/2000 Target Species:   phragmites Historic Conditions:  Historically most of the shoreline in Lower Duck Cove was filled as homes were built on the steep bluff, and excess material was dumped at the waters edge. Also historically, Lone Tree Point and Wild Goose Point were islands, with the surrounding marshes and bodies of water all connected. Earle Drive, "Peep Toad Road" and the Duck Cove causeway segmented this estuary, decreasing flushing and changing the plant life over time. The roads and causeway were probably built in the 1930s, the causeway was built for agricultural purposes. The collapse of the causeway pipe in the mid-1990s decreased the flow of water even more. There is also fill associated with home construction in the eastern portion of the cove. Project Contact: Joe Bachand NRCS 60 Quaker Lane, Suite 46, Warwick, RI 02886 401-822-8818 Partners:   Coastal Resources Management Council, DEM Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, Duck Cover Bluffs Association, Lone Tree Point Association, DEM Mosquito Abatement Coordination Program, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Save The Bay, Southern Rhode Island Conservation District, Town of North Kingstown, US Fish & Wildlife Service Pre and Post Restoration Data:  True, False Monitoring: Start Date:   Not documented for this site. End Date:   Not documented for this site. Completed:  To be determined Leader:  Southern RI Conservation District Scheduled:  Spring 2001 Studies Conducted:  Salinity, vegetation, hydrology Cost of Project: Total Cost ($):  28000 Federal Share ($):  22000 Non-Federal Share ($):  6000 Public Property Owners:  Town of North Kingstown Info Source:  Not Documented for this site Return to top Wild Goose Point - Potential

1997 orthophotography available from the RIGIS Orthophoto Server. Click image for printable PDF. Courtesy: R.I. Department of Transportation Project Location:  North Kingstown Project Map- Click to open the Restoration Atlas mapping application in a new window. (The map will automatically be zoomed in to this restoration site.) *Note: this application is best viewed using Internet Explorer. Access Point(s):   Not documented for this site. Public Use:  Not documented for this site. Impacts:  About 50% of the shoreline is hardened, stone or cement walls. There were many mosquito ditches in this marsh, most of them have been filled with Spartina alterniflora. There are numerous fill sites. Fill #1 is a dirt road, Peep Toad Road, connecting Clinton Ave and Earle Dr. Fill #2 is boulders and dirt used as a retaining wall and support for a house, on the northern tip of the marsh, off of Clinton Ave. Fills #3 and #4 are areas filled in with dirt and stone to support houses built on them (north-western side of the marsh). Fill #5 is an elevated area filled with dirt and stone, it looks like a peninsula jutting into the marsh (western side). Fill #6 is Earle Dr, a private , paved road that runs along the western side of the marsh. Project Size:  47 acres Area Benefited:   Not documented for this site. Restoration Description:  Buffer Management; Hydrologic Restoration Restoration Date:   Not documented for this site. Target Species:   Data not available Historic Conditions:   Not documented for this site. Project Contact Info:   Not documented for this site. Partners:   Save The Bay Pre and Post Restoration Data:  False, False Monitoring: Start Date:   Not documented for this site. End Date:   Not documented for this site. Completed:  To be determined Leader:  To be determined Scheduled:  To be determined Studies Conducted:   Not documented for this site. Cost of Project:  Not documented for this site Public Property Owners:  n/a Info Source:  Not Documented for this site Return to top