…other living shoreline practitioners our work and exchange successes and lessons learned.” She explained that living shorelines are environmentally friendly shoreline stabilization techniques that help reduce shoreline erosion while protecting and restoring valuable salt marsh and oyster habitat. They’re also an alternative to shoreline hardening. “Living shorelines have proven to…
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Living Shorelines Require Careful Planning
…bulkheads, with their straight lines and neat, trimmed grass right up to the wall. But her work has convinced her that living shorelines maintain ecosystems, fish habitat and the nutrient cycle, all while offering significant and cost effective erosion control. Living Shoreline Problems But living shorelines are not a panacea;…
Living Shoreline Cost Depends on Site, Size
…held in Beaufort point to the standard living shoreline being the less expensive option to help reduce shoreline erosion. But first, what is a living shoreline? Lexia Weaver, coastal scientist and central regional manager with the North Carolina Coastal Federation, told Coastal Review Online that living shorelines are environmentally friendly…
Living Shorelines: Better Than Bulkheads
…said. “We’re not there nationally yet.” Learn More Living shoreline study Rachel Gittman research N.C. Coastal Federation living shoreline website NOAA living shoreline website Related Content Living Shorelines Gain New Attention Report Cites Benefits of Living Shorelines The Challenge of Living Shorelines Tuesday: What they cost, how well they work…
Coastal restoration firms show off living shoreline tech
…an interview that the federation’s goal is for living shorelines to be the go-to approach for shoreline stabilization. “Living shorelines reduce shoreline erosion while at the same time restore and protect our salt marsh and oyster habitats. Living shorelines are also more economical and a longer-term option when compared to…
Academy aims to make living shorelines more accessible
Example of a living shoreline on private property in Newport. Photo: Sarah Bodin/N.C. Coastal Federation A team of educators and scientists is combining efforts to build a program that makes small-scale living shorelines a practical option for waterfront property owners. The N.C. Living Shoreline Academy held its first introductory course…
App Offers Guidance On Living Shorelines
…a site for different living shoreline designs,” Currin said, adding that the tool provides recommendations at intervals of 50 meters, or about 150 feet, along the estuarine shoreline. She said that the living shoreline tool can be used by a variety of stakeholders involved in estuarine shoreline stabilization. Workshop attendees…
Living Shoreline Permitting Still a Hassle
…“puts most living shoreline projects on the same playing field as other projects such as riprap and bulkheads,” he said. “Not all living shorelines that are proposed to us will qualifying for the living shoreline permit,” he said. “The general permit can be something very quick. Depending on the workload…
Living Shorelines Gain New Attention
…National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s “Guidance for Considering the Use of Living Shorelines” explains the agency’s stance on natural bank stabilization methods, why living shorelines are a preferable alternative to hardened structures, and NOAA’s role in helping property owners who want to build a living shoreline. While NOAA’s guide makes…
Report Cites Benefits of Living Shorelines
…and the properties that line them. “Living Shorelines: From Barriers to Opportunities,” developed under the auspices of Restore America’s Estuaries, a national nonprofit umbrella organization of conservation groups, concludes that, “Living shorelines are the best shoreline management alternative for both the environment and property owners when they are used in…
Corps Eases Living Shoreline Permit Process
…living shorelines. Nationwide Permit 54 specifically addresses the construction and maintenance of living shoreline projects. The new permit solidifies on a national level the value of living shorelines as a more natural erosion control alternative to hardened structures such as bulkheads, say living shoreline advocates. Laura Lightbody “We’re really excited…
New Day Finally Dawns for Living Shorelines
…activities will have minimal effects on the environment. The new living shoreline permit has been a long time coming, proponents say, as research has mounted in support of the practical and environmental benefits of this shoreline erosion control technique. Permit B further legitimizes living shorelines, raising awareness of this shore…