Rollie Johnson Island Shoreland Restoration Project

The Rollie Johnson Big Island is a rare surviving example of an undisturbed old-growth maple-basswood forest. A major threat to Big Island fish, plant and wildlife habitat is the loss of vegetative cover and shrubs and trees in the upland areas due to shoreline erosion.
Because of the size of this area a multi-year restoration effort is in process. The Goal of this funding application for Phase III is to complete approximately 600 additional linear feet of shoreline restoration. Once completed, the area will have sufficient vegetative cover to prevent shoreline and upland erosion and allow for the area and adjacent littoral zone to support expanded plant and aquatic communities.