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Another Home Run by ReadyReef
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
Another Home Run by ReadyReef
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
Services:
- Free site consultation
- Design and Permit work
- Manufacture and project installation
- Monitoring and Warranty
Products:
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:
Real Testimonial about erosion project:
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.)
Links to picture and published files:
Real Testimonial about erosion project:
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!
Blogs: Log of available topics follows. Lots of pictures!
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
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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
Living shorelines
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wOYW7eeV36OSl4BEhu-NTJwMnZjXiL8I/view?usp=sharing
Who knew Living Shorelines were seasonal?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iCnftfwkeLLZZWyzLWg286DKtFQxGGSj/view?usp=sharing
Fouling
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f1Hnpw7iSth2y2gIkLE_QIOMq40ag5gi/view?usp=sharing
It is a wonderful world
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rxH_Px0oEJY19LxD32-0oxmKkW85K4_r/view?usp=sharing
Marsh [First] Grass Summit
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PDwbMd0R2UWe2TUn_yEc4IjiQpSsYjD4/view?usp=sharing
Wetlands: Do we really know them?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GSTK0POnd3tNZB71nNBW96QDnSgVWcBV/view?usp=sharing
What Oysters really want
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yFkpAqKJjblEg02vAcJCwkPYouyrmEo5/view?usp=sharing
Some Numbers
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qK0kricZS9kBSDj97XiIVpVMijJiyqlA/view?usp=sharing
Combination Project: Geotubes and Flexamat.
Geotubes (on left in picture) are used all over the world as a direct replacement for riprap. It costs less, allows soft access to the shoreline, will accept dredged material, no snakes and meets hurricane strength standards.
Suitable for high energy sites. Can be found at Cancun, Waikiki beach, Normandy Beach, and Atlantic City, NJ.
Flexamat (on right in
Envirolok bags save tree and support collapsing driveway.
Living shoreline in medium energy environment. Marsh grass dissapates wave energy as it breaks upslope. Wave retreats, but not dragging the marsh peat with it.