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Prime Hook NWR Marsh Restoration – Early Evidence of Success

Written on: December 11th, 2017 in Wetland Restorations

Guest Writer: Susan Guiteras, USFWS Project history If you have an interest in Delaware wetlands, chances are you’ve heard about the management challenges and subsequent tidal marsh restoration at Prime Hook NWR, near Milton. For many years, two large areas encompassing about 4000 acres of the refuge were managed as freshwater impoundments. Beginning in 2006 […]


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Prime Hook Then and Now: A Restoration Story

Written on: September 7th, 2016 in Wetland Restorations

*Updated 9/12/16 A hot topic for scientists and residents of Milton as of late, has been the Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge Marsh Restoration project. This Refuge had multiple breaches in its freshwater impoundments where saltwater from the Delaware Bay cut its way through the dunes. The breaches caused significant flooding; massive vegetation die offs, […]


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Prime Hook Marsh Restoration Project

Written on: July 15th, 2015 in Wetland Restorations

In June of this year, one of the largest marsh restoration projects on the east coast began at the Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge located in Milton, Delaware. This $38 million project, which focuses on building storm and sea level rise resiliency back into the natural landscape and creating habitat for birds, will repair breached marshes […]


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