SAGE Searchable Project Database - Classification Scheme

Project Type Categories with Common Techniques & Site Rehabilitation Activities
Some techniques occur under more than one Project Type

Living Shoreline Projects - primary purpose is to reduce shoreline erosion
Living Shoreline Non-Structural Only
  • Bank grading
  • Sand fill for marsh
  • Beach nourishment
  • Vegetation planting
  • Biologs/Biomats
  • Geotubes
Living Shoreline with Structures (Hybrid)
May also include non-structural techniques
  • Marsh sill
  • Marsh groins
  • Headland breakwater(s)
  • Beach breakwater(s)
Living Shoreline with Shellfish
Non-structural or hybrid with biogenic shellfish techniques
  • Oyster reef
  • Ribbed mussels
Restoration Projects
Dune Restoration
  • Beach nourishment
  • Vegetation planting
  • Geotubes
Wetland Restoration
  • Vegetation planting
  • Biologs/Biomats
  • Invasives removal
  • Debris removal
  • Fill removal
Riparian Buffer Restoration
  • Bank grading
  • Biologs/Biomats
  • Vegetation planting
  • Invasives removal
  • Debris removal
SAV Restoration
  • Vegetation planting
Floodplain Restoration
  • Culvert removal
  • Dam removal
  • Fill removal
Stream Restoration
  • Bank grading
  • Vegetative planting
  • Brush mattress
  • Live facines/stakes
  • Root wads
Other Projects
Stormwater Management
  • BMP retrofit
  • Bio-infiltration
  • Culveret removal
Planning
  • Decision support tool
  • Regulation
  • Strategy/Priority
  • Criteria/Standards
  • Training
Land Acquisition/Preservation
  • Purchase
  • Easement
  • Land conservation
Evaluation and Monitoring
  • Data collection
  • Data analysis
  • Citizen science
Use Key Word Search to find projects that include these terms or any other activities.

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rev. 3/11/16