Queen Bess
State Project Number: BA-05b
Project Priority List (PPL): N/A
Project Type: Beneficial Use of Dredged Material
Construction Completion Date: 1990
Description:
The purpose of this project is to restore Queen Bess Island as a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) rookery. Dredged material was added to the island to increase its size in 1991, and a rock dike was installed around the perimeter of the original island in 1992 to armor the shoreline. Pelican nests continue to increase and the area has become vegetated.
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