New Jersey's Restoration Explorer User Guide
The New Jersey Restoration Explorer User Guide provides step‑by‑step instructions for using a web‑based decision‑support tool on the Coastal Resilience platform. The tool helps planners and managers evaluate shoreline conditions and identify suitable nature‑based living shoreline techniques to reduce erosion and support coastal habitat benefits.
Subject Tags
- Nature-based solutions
- Coastal
- Climate resilience
Summary
The New Jersey Restoration Explorer User Guide supports planners, resource managers, elected officials, and community members in using a web‑based decision‑support tool to explore nature‑based shoreline restoration options. Hosted on the Coastal Resilience platform, the Restoration Explorer guides users through a decision tree that incorporates shoreline type, disturbance processes, and environmental conditions.
The tool helps users identify which living shoreline techniques may be most appropriate for specific locations in New Jersey, including beach restoration, nature‑based living shorelines, marsh sills, ecologically enhanced revetments, living reef breakwaters, and breakwaters. By visualizing data at a fine spatial scale, users can compare restoration options, support collaborative planning, and begin evaluating strategies to reduce coastal erosion while promoting healthy coastal ecosystems.
The guide emphasizes that the Restoration Explorer is intended to support discussions and early planning, and that site‑specific design and permitting require consultation with regulatory agencies and technical experts.