An aerial view of construction at area 1.

A view of the beach.

Area 1, an aerial view of the construction.

View from Mobile Canal, rock on beach.

At the Mobile Oil facility.

At ground view at the breach site.

Area 1, a south southwest view from Mobile Canal looking across the narrowest beach section with the Gulf of Mexico in the background.

A close up of the filter cloth and geogrid.

Area 1, a south southwest view from Mobile Canal looking across the narrowest beach section with the Gulf of Mexico on the horizon. A shrimp boat fishes on the horizon.

Area 1, a south southwest view from Mobile Canal looking across the narrowest beach section with the Gulf of Mexico in the background.

A large crane places rock in the dump truck at the construction site.

A back hoe places rock at the construction site.

A view of the rip rap on the beach.

Brian Kendrick, Chris Gray and a Bertucci representative standing by roles of filter cloth and geogrid on the beach.

Brian Kendrick, Rudy Smith and another Mobile representative, Chris Gray, discuss the project.

An aerial view of the tug pushing a barge load of rock up Locust Bayou.

An aerial view of the tug loaded with rock traveling up Locust Bayou.

A view from Mobile Canal toward the Gulf of Mexico with the protective rock in the background on the beach.

A view from Mobile Canal toward the Gulf of Mexico.

A view of the Gulf of Mexico from Mobile Canal, the rock is on the beach in the background.

A southeast view down the Mobile Canal looking at the construction barge.

A view from Mobile Canal towards the Gulf of Mexico, rock on the beach.

A view from Locust Bayou stub canal toward the Gulf of Mexico, rock is on the beach in the background.

A view from Locust Bayou stub canal toward the Gulf of Mexico.

A view from Locust Bayou stub canal toward the Gulf of Mexico.

A view from Locust Bayou stub canal toward the Gulf of Mexico.

A barge-mounted crane loads rock at the construction site.

A barge-mounted crane loading rock at the construction site.

A view of the rock-armored beach with construction equipment.

A barge mounted crane loads rock at the construction site.

A view of the rock armored beach with construction equipment in the background.

A close-up of the rock, geotextile and geofabric used in the restoration.

A close-up of a flowering cactus.

A prickly pear cactus in flower.

A view of the southeast end of the project area, equipment used in the construction is in the background.

Mid-construction, at the southeast end of the project area.

A view of the southeast end of the project area looking up at the beach.

A view from canal side of the final placement of rock.

A view from the canal side of final placement of rock.

Southeast view from the stub canal toward the final construction site.

Southeast view from the stub canal toward the final construction site.

Rock in front of the stub canal.

A northwest view from the stub canal toward the end of the project area.

A northwest view from the stub canal toward the end of the project area.

A view of the stub canal from the beach.

A close-up view, from the southeast, of the final construction site.

A southeast view of the northwest end of the project area at the stub canal.

A southeast view of the northwest end of the project area at the stub canal.

A view from the Mobile Canal of a back hoe placing rock at the narrow beach.

A view from Mobile Canal toward the Gulf of Mexico, rock on the beach.