3.2 - 678-1 Evaluate immediate and long-term BMP effectiveness of GLRI restoration efforts at urban beaches on Southern and Western Lake Michigan

Description of WorkThe success of GLRI beach restoration projects must be assessed to determine whether goals of recipients are on track and identify any developing unforeseen consequences of restoration efforts. Implementation of multiple BMPs during restoration can make understanding the impacts of individual BMPs difficult. However, proper site selection and well-designed monitoring and assessment plan can overcome such difficulties. The urban beaches chosen for evaluation are at various stages of the restoration process and located in Indiana (Jeorse Park Beach), Illinois (63rd Street Beach), and Wisconsin (North Beach). Data used for evaluation include continuous monitoring and synoptic mapping of nearshore...

Categories: Project; Tags: Areas of concern, Assessment, Beneficial use impairment, CSMI, Climate change, All tags... GLRI, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Has Spatial, Human health, Lake:Lake Michigan, Nearshore Health, Short term (2 to 5 years), Template 678, beach health, climate change, coastal, nearshore, pjackson@usgs.gov, resilience, restoration, water quality, Fewer tags