The Brandenburg Park Shoreline Restoration Project was identified as a priority project by the St. Clair-Detroit River System (SCDRS) Initiative to address failing shoreline infrastructure and impaired fish and wildlife habitat in Lake St. Clair's Anchor Bay. The project utilized a combination of offshore habitat shoals, shoreline softening, and native plantings to increase shoreline protection and improve nearshore fish habitat. Following restoration, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has collected annual data to monitor the response by target fish communities as one indicator of the project’s success. This presentation will provide an update to ongoing monitoring and will explore how the results of this effort have informed project development in nearby communities.
