A new Virginia mapping tool could help connect dredged sediment with wetland restoration projects as Hampton Roads faces rising seas and shoreline erosion.
Hampton Roads depends on dredging to keep its waterways open for ships, boats, and commerce. However, once that sediment is removed, communities face another question: What should be done with it?
A new online mapping tool is designed to help answer that question by connecting dredged material with places where sediment could potentially be used to restore or strengthen wetlands…