Spreading Success: A Blueprint for Piloting Thin Layer Placement Restoration at the Catlett Islands, Virginia

Recipient: Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Federal Funding: $378,116

The Chesapeake Bay–Virginia National Estuarine Research Reserve is designing and permitting the state’s first large-scale thin layer placement project. This process uses dredged materials from waterway maintenance to restore and build up coastal marshes and wetlands, improving their ecosystem functions and services.

For more information on the Office for Coastal Management grant program funding this project, visit National Estuarine Research Reserve System Habitat Protection and Restoration Awards. (2025)