Project Update 4/22/2024

The East End Beach and Dune Restoration Project has completed placing one million cubic yards of sand in the beach template and creating dune restoration features along 1.5 miles of beach. The project extends from East End Public Beach to halfway through DeSoto Landing neighborhood. In front of the Bird Sanctuary to the East End Public Beach and the condos, hummocky dune features have been restored with sand fence. Along Audubon Place neighborhood there is a linear dune with sand fences. We encourage residents to install dune walkovers to limit disturbance to the new dune feature. Along DeSoto Landing there is an extended beach habitat. Vegetative plantings are scheduled to be planted the last week of June to finalize the project. Post-construction monitoring will continue for three years. The project is funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund and National Coastal Resilience Fund.