An aerial view of East Timbalier Island, the Gulf of Mexico is on the right. The sandy brown areas in the middle of the photograph are the newly created marsh and dune habitat.

Here, a clear view of the direction that the island is accreting toward can be seen in the foreground of the picture.

Looking from Timbalier Bay to the Gulf of Mexico.

An aerial view looking out toward the Gulf of Mexico. The oil field infrastructure can be clearly seen in the lower right hand corner of the photograph.

A view at the west end of the project site, dune habitat is on the right, marsh habitat is to the left.

An aerial view of construction dredge pipes depositing sediment into containment areas of the restoration site to build marsh platform. The containment dikes are built to allow time for the marsh platform to accrete.

An aerial with a closer view of the containment dike on the right. One interesting feature to note is the multiple outlets pumping sediment onto the island. East Timbalier Island was sediment starved, the pumping of sediments onto the marsh platform is helping the island to accrete.

An image of the stable portion of the island.

The Gulf of Mexico at the west end of the project.

As seen from directly above the west end of the project.

An overview of sediment being pumped into the containment area.

Looking directly at the sediment being pumped into the containment dike.

A part of the containment dike.

A piece of specialized equipment called a marsh buggy. The buggy was used to bring sediments to the newly created marsh.

The newly created marsh platform shows the marsh buggy tracks after working to stabilize the area. This is an after restoration image.

Plastic tarps temporarily hold together the sediments that comprise the containment dike fronting the Gulf of Mexico.

A view of the west end of the project area.

A close-up aerial view of the west end of the project.

This view of the west end shows the oil and gas infrastructure on the island where the main pumping area is located.

An overview looking west.

Fishing boats at nearby Port Forchon, the newly created wetlands will help to support the numerous fishery resources found in this area.

A test planting of smooth cordgrass on the East Timbalier marsh platform. This planting was done as restoration for the Lake Barre oil spill and was not CWPPRA funded.

The test planting of Spartina at the East Timbalier marsh platform.

Restoration specialists inspect the S. alterniflora plantings at the test site.

Patchy coverage of S. alterniflora beginning to show at the test planting site on the East Timbalier marsh platform.

The rock revetment shoreline of the restored area of East Timbalier Island.

The rock revetment placed at East Timbalier Island helps to prevent erosion while the marsh accretes.

A view of the east end of the island.

This view shows a southeast exposure where areas of erosion are evident.

A southeast exposure where erosion is evident, the rock revetments were placed to prevent loss of sediments from erosion.

Another view of the southeastern part of the restoration area.

A view from the southeastern part of the restoration area where erosion was a concern.

The rock revetment was placed to prevent erosion at the restoration site.

A view of a wide expanse of newly created marsh platform.

The newly created marsh platform on the east end, or Bayside, of the East Timbalier Island.

Marsh platform on the east end of East Timbalier Island.

A dustpan dredge, the "Beach Builder", used in the restoration.

An aerial view of the West End of East Timbalier Island.

A pleasure boat at nearby Port Forchon near East Timbalier Island. Port Forchon is about a 20 minute boat ride from East Timbalier Island.

An aerial view of the "Beach Builder".

A bird's eye view of sediment being pumped onto the marsh platform. This image was used in the NOAA Restoration Center brochure that was published in May 2001.

An extreme close up view of sediment being pumped onto the marsh platform.

Sediment spews onto the marsh platform, the containment dike is clearly seen in the background.

An aerial view from the west end looking at the first part of the project.

A remote aerial view of the "Beach Builder".

An aerial close-up view of the "Beach Builder".

The "Beach Builder" at work.

The "Beach Builder".

A support tug underway, the tug ferried people and supplies to and from the restoration site and moved the dredge as needed.