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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation awards $323,000 to Montauk nonprofit for shoreline resilience
Summary
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation awarded a $323,000 grant to CCOM to plant nature-based shoreline features intended to strengthen erosion control, flood mitigation and wildlife habitat in the face of rising seas and storm intensification.
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has awarded a $323,000 grant to the concerned citizens of Montauk (CCOM) to bolster shoreline resilience, LTV East End News reported.
The project will plant vegetative shoreline features designed to work with coastal patterns and adapt over time, the broadcast said, with the stated goals of improving erosion control, flood mitigation and wildlife habitat. The anchor read a statement attributed to CCOM board president Jessica James saying, "CCOM believes that the first line of defense in protecting our vulnerable coastline communities should be nature based strategies." The segment said the grant will enable CCOM to explore those options with experts and community partners.
The announcement comes after severe storms over the July 4 weekend; the program framed the grant as part of local efforts to help communities adapt to more intense coastal storms and sea-level rise. The broadcast did not provide a project timeline or additional budget details beyond the grant amount.
