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Soft Shoreline Engineering Case Studies


Windsor Riverfront at Langlois Ave - Site #49

Windsor, Ontario


Project Goals and Objectives: Stabilize shoreline and enhance fish habitat

Project Description: Created a sloping rock revetment, sloping rock beach and submerged shoal features; planted native plant species

Cost: $800,000

Timeframe: 2001

Partners: City of Windsor- Department of Parks and Recreation, Essex Region Conservation Authority and Detroit River Canadian Cleanup Committee

Ecological Effectiveness: No quantitative post-project assessment: only visual observation

Restoration Contact: City of Windsor- Department of Parks and Recreation