2 projects matched your search: Unique ID Number = 70 OR Unique ID Number = 7 Jacob's Point Jacob's Point Jacob's Point - Potential

1997 orthophotography available from the RIGIS Orthophoto Server. Click image for printable PDF. Courtesy: R.I. Department of Transportation Project Location:  Bristol 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:  Path to Shore Impacts:  Active agriculture of corn allowed for invasives and is now being replanted with the native species little blue stem grass Project Size:   Not documented for this site. Area Benefited:   Not documented for this site. Restoration Description:  Invasives Control; Wildlife Restoration Restoration Date:   Not documented for this site. Target Species:   bobolink, ringneck pheasant, butterflies Historic Conditions:  Used as agricultural land for corn formerly a grassland supporting species like the bobolink, ringneck pheasant, and several butterfly species Project Contact: Jeff Hall Audubon Society of Rhode Island 12 Sanderson Road, Smithfield, RI 02917 ltaft@asri.org 401-949-5454 Partners:   Audubon Society of RI, US Fish & Wildlife Service 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 Information Source: Jeff Hall Audubon Society of Rhode Island 12 Sanderson Road, Smithfield, RI 02917 ltaft@asri.org 401-949-5454 Return to top Jacob's Point - Potential

1997 orthophotography available from the RIGIS Orthophoto Server. Click image for printable PDF. Courtesy: R.I. Department of Transportation Lush stand of phragmites and purple loosestrife, invasive species in Jacobs Point marsh, Summer 1999 Courtesy: Save The Bay Additional Photos Project Location:  Warren/Bristol 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:  Path to Shore Impacts:  There is a suspected filled area at the freshwater outlet in the northern part of the marsh. (reported STB,1996) Tidal flow is restricted by various stone walls, filled mosquito ditches, the East Bay bike path, and an earthen dam, which serves as a foot path to the shore. The earthen dam across the marsh to Jacob's Point restricts tidal flow between the northern and southern portion of the marsh due to two collapsed stone culverts. This has caused extensive invasion of Phragmites and Purple Loosestrife (first detected in summer 2000, see Save the Bay's vegetation monitoring data) over the past few years. 51-100% of adjacent upland areas within 500' of marsh consists of impervious surfaces. >20% of upland/marsh perimeter consists of man-made shoreline armoring. An unmanaged vegetative buffer zone occurs along 51-75% of the upland/marsh perimeter (reported STB,1996) Project Size:  50 acres Area Benefited:   Not documented for this site. Restoration Description:  Mosquito Control Restoration Date:   Not documented for this site. Target Species:   Data not available Historic Conditions:  Past owners, the Hanley family, restricted the use of the marsh land for many years. In 1915 a dirt path was built in order to access a seaplane docked on the banks of the Warren River. This path is now thick with woody vegetation yet continues to allow access to the shore and other portions of the marsh. The footpath restricts tidal flow into the southern portion even at spring and new moon high tides. The severity of this restriction is due to the collapse of several stone culverts in recent years. Both open and clogged mosquito ditches run through the marsh as well. Members of the Warren Land Trust (current owners) have observed and noted the increase of Phragmites along the East Bay Bike Path (which borders the marsh on the east side) since its completion in 1992. There is a historical fill from a railroad. A wild plant survey was taken here in 1992 by Bill Nichols (reported STB,1996) Project Contact Info:   Not documented for this site. Partners:   DEM, DEM Mosquito Abatement Coordination Program, Save The Bay, Town of Warren Pre and Post Restoration Data:  True, False Monitoring: Start Date:  8/1/1999 End Date:   Not documented for this site. Completed:  Spring 1999 Leader:  Andy Lipsky Scheduled:  Summer 2001 Studies Conducted:  Hydrology, vegetation Cost of Project:  Not documented for this site Public Property Owners:  n/a Info Source:  Not Documented for this site Return to top