Habitat Repair | Ash Creek Conservation Association

In early 2008, the Town of Fairfield conducted a dredging project for the entrance to the South Benson marina that resulted in the destruction of sand dunes and sea grass at the mouth of the Ash Creek Tidal Estuary in an area we call the St. Mary's sand spit. ACCA retained the services of an environmental consultant, Richard Orson, Ph.D., to obtain an expert opinion on habitat restoration. We then met with the City of Bridgeport and the Town of Fairfield to develop a habitat restoration plan, obtain funding, and restore the area to prevent flooding of homes, shoreline erosion, and the destruction of the fragile ecological balance of the tidal estuary.

Ash Creek Enhancement Project

Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 12:01

The Ash Creek Conservation Association hired two environmental experts, a wetlands scientist, Dr.

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Ash Creek Enhancement Project

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/06/2011 - 12:19

This morning the City planted 300 containers of American Beach Grass, 50 Beach Plum shrubs, 50 Sand Cherry shrubs, and 50 Staghorn Sumac bushes at the sand spit. They didn't prepare the soil and don't plan to water the plantings (please click on Read More at bottom).

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City and DEEP Reach Agreement on Sand Spit Plantings

Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/05/2011 - 21:18

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Storm Damage on St. Mary's Sand Spit

Submitted by admin on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 14:11

ASSESSMENT OF STORM DAMAGE TO ST. MARY’S SAND SPIT, ASH CREEK

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More Published Letters to the Editor

Submitted by admin on Sun, 08/07/2011 - 12:00

Thank You!

We want to thank all 68 signers to the Letter to the Editor, which appeared most recently in The News (of Bridgeport's North End and Black Rock) on July 28, 2011 in addition to publication by the Connecticut Post and Len Grimaldi's Only in Bridgeport blog.

Your e-mails have been very helpful in getting media attention and the direct attention of City officials on this matter. With so many pressing issues in the City, it is easy for City officials to overlook the restoration of the sandspit and the longer term protection and preservation of the Ash Creek tidal estuary.

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Connecticut Post Letter to the Editor on St. Mary's Sandspit

Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 09:50

A Letter to the Editor signed by 68 Black Rock residents appeared in the Connecticut Post on July 22, 2011 using the St. Mary's sand spit as an example of the need to hold City officials accountable for their actions. The letter also appeared on Len Grimaldi's blog Only in Bridgeport a week earlier (for all posts on Len's blog regarding this issue type "St. Mary's" in the Search box on his blog.