LS Marine, Inc. of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, has won a $7.7 million contract from the Army Corps’ St. Paul District to use dredged material, or river sand, from the head of Lake Pepin to restore backwater river habitat near Bay City, Wisconsin.

According to the Corps, the project will use river sand from the Mississippi River navigation channel and backwaters. Some of the key components of the project include building peninsulas, access dredging, and shoreline protection to improve fish and wildlife habitat.