The Sugarloaf Island Restoration Project has successfully placed Wave Attenuation Devices (WADs) on the western shores and is now moving east. Below are images from our Spring 2024 drone mapping campaign. We’re excited to have undergraduate student Delanie Ipock join us in the field for the first time. Welcome to the lab, Delanie!
Vesta is placing olivine sand in the nearshore waters off Duck, N.C., from May to July 2024. This project pilots Coastal Carbon Capture™ (CCC), a technique inspired by Coastal Enhanced Weathering (CEW) to speed up the natural removal of atmospheric CO2. More details can be found on Vesta’s website here.
How can we best monitor the plume created once the olivine sand is released to the bottom of the sea? We are using UAS to track the plume, aiding in this important climate science research.
