Seedball the Coastline

Restoring coastal dune habitat to regenerate ecosystems after stormwater erosion from Hurricane Sandy

New York's coastal resilience: seeding nature's restorative power

Seedball the Coastline was a campaign to restore eroded coastal dune habitat in Rockaway Park, Queens and Staten Island, New York that occurred as a result of Hurricane Sandy floodwaters. With the help of the Lower East Side Girls Club and the Museum of Modern Art, Seedball the Coastline planted 20,000+ perennial sea grass based seed balls designed to stabilize dune habitat that was badly eroded during the storm.

A group of Brooklyn residents worked to restore lost honey bee habitat by planting 5,000+ seed balls with red clover, wildflowers, and field peas at the base of street trees in Brooklyn’s Zone A Flood Zone, which represents 25% of all New York City homeowners.

One seedball at a time, communities cultivate resilience against rising tides

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  • Rockaway Parks, Queens and Staten Island, New York 2012

  • Design, fundraising, implementation

  • The Lower East Side Girls Club of New York, Museum of Modern Art

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