Lightning Point

Project Sheet

Location: Bayou La Batre, Mobile, Alabama

Year: 2020 (ongoing)

Project Type(s): Habitat restoration

Project Description: The Lightning Point area is located at the confluence of the Bayou La Batre navigation channel and the Mississippi Sound. Approximately 40 acres of coastal wetlands and scrub shrub habitat with tidal creeks woven throughout were restored at this site in 2020. A Long-term Site Sustainability Plan was developed to support the long-term performance and sustainability of the restored area. The plan supports future adaptive management through thin-layer placement of beneficial use sediment to maintain the marsh platform.