Watershed Restoration

Shoreline Restoration

A 1,825 linear foot granite sill has been established along the shoreline of Ducking Stool Point in Charles City County. This sill allows for the protection of over 500 acres of tidal freshwater wetlands on Herring Creek. This marsh is an important spawning and nursery area for migratory fish, blueback herring, alewife, and hickory shad. It is also an important feeding and nesting area for bald eagles, wading birds and waterfowl.

The project was conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Department of the Interior's Cooperative Conservation Initiative, Vulcan Materials Company, and Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership.