{"id":8239,"date":"2022-05-19T06:03:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T11:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/?p=8239"},"modified":"2025-04-15T14:37:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T19:37:36","slug":"remote-sensing-of-back-bay-establishment-following-sediment-nourishment","status":"publish","type":"research-projects","link":"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/research\/project\/remote-sensing-of-back-bay-establishment-following-sediment-nourishment\/","title":{"rendered":"Remote Sensing of Back-Bay Establishment Following Sediment Nourishment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This project will refine remote sensing techniques to monitor morphological and ecological trends of beneficial use of dredged material (BUDM) sites over time. Providing USACE with reliable methods to monitor BUDM sites will provide the confidence needed to initiate more BUDM projects, which in turn will help USACE to reach their goal of using 70% of dredged material beneficially by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seven Mile Island Innovation Lab<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in collaboration with partners, is utilizing remote sensing to monitor the restoration of back-bay areas following sediment nourishment, as part of efforts to enhance coastal resilience. This work is connected to the Seven Mile Island Innovation Lab (SMIIL) in Cape May County, N.J., where innovative techniques in dredging and marsh restoration are being developed and tested. These efforts support long-term ecosystem health while providing valuable insights for future restoration projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the collaborative work at Seven Mile Island Innovation Lab, <a href=\"https:\/\/wetlandsinstitute.org\/smiil-2-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/wetlandsinstitute.org\/smiil-2-2\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/RapidTeam.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/RapidTeam.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/RapidTeam.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/RapidTeam-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/RapidTeam-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jacqueline Zdebski and Dr. Michael Grilliot of the NHERI RAPID Facility with their fixed-wing drone after performing multispectral survey at Maurice River, NJ.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TidalCreek.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TidalCreek.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TidalCreek.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TidalCreek-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TidalCreek-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Established tidal creek on Gull Island roughly two years post BUDM placement.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MarshScarp.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MarshScarp.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MarshScarp.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MarshScarp-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MarshScarp-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marsh scarp on the southern coast of Gull Island in New Jersey overlooking a mudflat created with BUDM.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8238,"template":"","tags":[92],"project-categories":[],"project-status-type":[79],"class_list":["post-8239","research-projects","type-research-projects","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-pg-philadelphia","project-status-type-complete"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Remote Sensing of Back-Bay Establishment Following Sediment Nourishment - Engineering With Nature<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/research\/project\/remote-sensing-of-back-bay-establishment-following-sediment-nourishment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Remote Sensing of Back-Bay Establishment Following Sediment Nourishment - Engineering With Nature\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This project will refine remote sensing techniques to monitor morphological and ecological trends of beneficial use of dredged material (BUDM) sites over time. 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