Our funding will support the installation of several pieces of equipment at Ridges Beach in Baileys Harbor. Data gathered by this equipment will be used to develop a restoration plan for the beach.  Ridges Beach is located within the 1,250-acre Ridges Sanctuary.  The sanctuary contains one of the largest freshwater ridge and swale complexes in the world. These long linear wetlands are extremely sensitive to water quality and contain many endangered species.  Despite work on the beach in 2007, extremely low water levels in 2014 and historically high water levels in 2021 have left previously-installed green infrastructure inoperable. The county needs additional data to better understand how water moves through the site before repairing the green infrastructure or making other recommendations to improve water quality at the beach while protecting the sensitive adjacent wetlands.