The project area is located on the eastern side of the south shoreline of Staten Island, in Richmond County, New York, and encompasses a reach approximately 5.3 miles long from Fort Wadsworth to Oakwood Beach. 

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working to protect coastal communities in New York City through the South Shore of Staten Island Coastal Storm Risk Management project. As part of this project, some land-use changes associated with the proposed levee and seawall will be required which are anticipated to alter the hydrology of natural areas and affect some of the City’s forest resources. Hired as an arborist by First Environment to work alongside Biohabitats, we conducted a pre-construction tree survey on all New York City and the National Park Service land that may be disturbed by project construction. 

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We identified and assessed all trees within the 343-acre project area, documenting the location, health and condition of more than 3,300 trees. This inventory was used to calculate the value of potential impacts and help direct the project’s mitigation efforts.