Shoreline change and beneficial use of dredge spoil: evaluating the resiliency of fort pulaski national monument

The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. was awarded a $122,957 cooperative agreement from the Department of the Interior National Park Service Southeast Region under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System federal grant program (CFDA 15.945).

The cooperative agreement will support research from September 1, 2022 to July 31, 2027 to evaluate the resiliency of Fort Pulaski National Monument through analysis of shoreline change and the beneficial use of dredge spoil. Specifically, the University of Georgia Research Foundation will conduct multi-disciplinary science and integrate information to establish cooperative study units with government, nonprofit, academic, and tribal partners. This research aims to facilitate the goals of the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System, which supports collaborative science to inform resource management at National Park Service sites.