ReadyReef Joins Davey Resource Group's Native Shorelines

Trees saved, shoreline stablized with Living Oyster Reefs, Living Shoreline at 10:1 slope and Flexam

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Another Home Run by ReadyReef

ReadyReef provides turnkey shoreline erosion control installations using the original Chesapeake Bay ecology of oysters and marsh grasses.

We has installed the first private geotube in March of 2021, an instant and substantial product that competes with riprap, but has some superior features, such as a a lower cost.

See https://www.tencategeotube.com/en/

Another Home Run by ReadyReef

This is becoming a very popular hybrid project. We combine the Living Oyster reef sill with a Living Shoreline behind it to handle normal tidal erosive forces. Then we install the Living Wall of Envirolok bags to handle storm surge at elevations up to the 100 year flood mark.

See the project after just 2 months post install:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xoZOSzvMs6yzfSDrPwOZr93EeJtrBd1y?usp=sharing

Legacies Renewed

Another Home Run by ReadyReef

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On the left, a rightly proud Grandad holds his first Grandaugher. On the right, next generation rightly proud Grandad holds his first Grandson, Great-Grandson to his father-in-law on the left.

Meanwhile, that marsh grass over the Grandads' right shoulders had eroded completely away over a 25 year span. As well as their love for children, the family also wanted to preserve Great Grandads property legacy as stewards of his gift to them.

ReadyReef is proud to make that shoreline restoration happen with an oyster reef sill and marsh living shoreline behind it.

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Real Testimonial about erosion project:

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Oyster Reefs as shoreline sill and habitat

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Free site consultation
Design and Permit work
Manufacture and project installation
Monitoring and Warranty

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Living Shorelines: now state law

Flexamat for steeper slopes in waves

Envirolok bags for near vertical slopes

Tencate GeoTubes for high energy sites.

Real Testimonial about erosion project:

" It’s amazing to look back at where we were compared to what it looks like today. I can’t sing you and your team’s praises enough! Sam and I couldn’t have imagined a better outcome. Thanks." (Rachael Y.)

The shoreline looks great. The plants are growing and look to be thriving. We're seeing lots of crabs, baby fish... Although the heron frequents the creek we are seeing him more often on our shoreline hunting.

We've had a lot of people coming by in their boats to look at the work we've done and asking questions. It is our hope that more of them will invest in the future of their own shorelines and take steps to make the same improvements. Even with the high tides we've had recently everything is holding up beautifully thanks to Chris and his crew's efforts. (June S.)

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Real Testimonial about erosion project:

Oyster restoration elsewhere. Similar proposed project for billions of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay have gone nowhere with VA. state government. https://news.yahoo.com/11-million-oysters-york-harbor-191406413.html?guccounter=1
Great Link about Oysters and shoreline protection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcN6RXT7qpw&t=14s
From VIMS, explaining nature-based erosion control, including ReadyReefs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZGELI4i_Ys
Before and After: Lots of pictures in this file: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1un9SsypD1azP_RMsn5U0qDZAMy-jDf0H?usp=sharing
Magazine article: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WuTzW15K8RtbuYoZG45MOhg4RjoAQMv_?usp=sharing
Newspaper article: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WL_CX5jAle_9e9PqeqFwLXjyGciawlJB?usp=sharing

Blogs: Log of available topics follows. Lots of pictures!

Video of a completed project on Occahannock Creek in Accomack County, VA. It shows a combination of using a Living Sill of oyster reefs, a Living Shoreline of marsh grass plants, and a Living Wall, also planted with marsh grasses.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RBus80ar8Fdi5Pvwo-OyN-Y4-XhOrO4V?usp=share_link

Anatomy of getting a project started:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rGgjMdDX0zyvxOQakRD5Yfv9lSI8FLCy/view?usp=sharing

Conservation Landscaping for our Bay:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mrPSrSZbp_ES0EhdJInuh5x71V9kenof/view?usp=sharing

Convergence:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UJ4aMfbu7bzhpyetMkZJHuSFborxjuTb/view?usp=sharing

Recruiting Shoreline Property Owners into the fight for the Bay

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_yS2huUWSJfoAm6yRuoE-4Esj3ugIJb4/view?usp=sharing

Extreme Bay History

Innovation (now a bit dated but still true in our sprited approach to finding answers)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OG78H9BpFYVxc_PBYbHWl5XyFYvHqhfh/view?usp=sharing