Christmas came and the residents of Iowa Court in Little Egg Harbor decorated the pile of marine lumber left on the marsh with wreaths. For Valentine’s Day, hearts were added, and some green shamrocks showed up for St. Patrick’s Day. The residents are hoping that red, white and blue bunting for Memorial Day won’t be needed to dress up the pile, that instead, the lumber will already be in the water for a bulkhead.

This week, Albert Marine Contractors started mobilizingits equipment for the shoreline protection project and should start building the ledge on April 3.