POINT PLEASANT — The Borough of Point Pleasant, in conjunction with American Littoral Society, has placed new signage at the end of Dorsett Dock Road to inform the public about the shoreline restoration project at the nearby Slade Dale Sanctuary.
The sign, paid for by a grant and unveiled on June 15, highlights joint efforts to bring the eroding shoreline of Slade Dale back from more than 100 years of erosion.
Slade Dale – located along the North Branch of Beaverdam Creek, a tributary of the Metedeconk River – is a 13-acre bird sanctuary that can be accessed via Sea Point Drive off Dorsett Dock Road in Point Pleasant. Historic aerial imagery shows the shoreline has eroded approximately 300 linear feet since 1930, according to the Littoral Society.
“We feel it is so important to complete projects today for the benefit of future generations. It is our job to protect the natural resources to the best of our ability, including innovative solutions to bring Slade Dale back to what it was 50, 60 years ago. I’m honored to do it with the American Littoral Society and the other environmental groups in the state,” said Mayor Robert Sabosik.
Julie Schumacher, habitat restoration coordinator of the American Littoral Society, said the group uses tree boxes, a breakwater system in which old Christmas trees are placed strategically along the shoreline and out in the river to become a buffer for the waves that hit the shoreline.
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