AMI worked with the Bad River Band in 2020 to create a shoreline assessment report using 2018 oblique imagery that would be submitted to FEMA for funding to rehabilitate the deteriorating shoreline.

The Bad River Band received funding from FEMA to perform a shoreline assessment for residents of the Bad River Band. AMI performed a shoreline assessment for 25 residential homeowners along Lake Superior covering 8,000 ft of shoreline who had been experiencing severe erosion and property damage due to high-water elevation, wave action, ice, and recent storm events.

AMI utilized drones to collect lidar and photogrammatry data along the entire length of shoreline to quantify how much soil had eroded away and the extents of damage to each property. The shoreline consisted of clay banks, sandy beaches, existing armor stone and riprap revetments, failed concrete retaining walls, and sandstone cobble beaches. The final deliverable included a report of the existing conditions for each property, proposed design options including colored concrete retaining walls, armor stone revetments, turf reinforcement mats with percussion anchors, and native vegetation planting. AMI provided estimated engineering, construction, and permitting costs for each property.