…person said we want an online, one-stop shop for living shorelines,” she said. And now that website, the Living Shoreline Academy, is up and running. In partnership with RAE, the North Carolina Coastal Federation developed the site as a resource where anyone can learn more about living shorelines, get training…
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NCDOT nears completion on its first living shoreline project
…QuickReef material. The DOT-led living shoreline project are the second and the third living shorelines planned to be built along the causeway will total 500 feet in length. “These living shorelines, they will help to reduce wave energy and protect the roadway while at the same time while protecting and…
Conservation Corps NC plugs first living shoreline project
…the federation about installing a living shoreline on its property, which had severe erosion from Hurricane Florence in 2018. “The living shoreline is going to help prevent additional erosion that’s occurring at the shoreline and it’ll provide habitat for fish and crabs and at the same time help improve water…
Oriental Begins Living Shoreline Project
…shoreline is an environmentally friendly shoreline stabilization techniques that help reduce shoreline erosion while protecting and restoring valuable salt marsh and oyster habitat at the same time. The living shoreline is designed to slow down and reduce the impacts of waves, leading to the restoration of the marsh habitat that…
Living Shorelines Withstand Matthew’s Force
…bulkheads fare? Or, for those with wetlands conservation in mind, would living shorelines deliver what they promised? Living shorelines are designed to protect vulnerable marsh habitats. In the case of hurricanes, though, living shorelines are also meant to be filters of stormwater runoff and to mitigate the erosion caused by…
The Challenge of Living Shorelines
…in its way. Living shorelines, on the other hand, absorb some of the shock, slowing waves down as they flush past the structure and vegetation. They also help settle sediments in the water, allowing the shoreline to slowly rebuild itself. Though no two methods are the same, a living shoreline…
Living Shorelines Get a Boost in N.C.
…more bulkheads are constructed along estuarine shorelines than living shorelines. As of 2013, records show that 125 living shorelines, compared to 9,962 bulkheads (or more than 600 miles), have been installed.” Recent research out of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Institute of Marine Sciences found that, after Hurricane…
Duck chosen for living shoreline, NC 12 resiliency project
…and prevent debris from accumulating in the roadway. Heard explained that the living shoreline is intended to stabilize the section of the Currituck Sound shoreline along the roadway. The town obtained a substantial grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for the living shoreline. The engineering design is complete…
Kitty Hawk Living Shoreline to Protect Road
…is part of an emergency route that allows traffic to keep moving. To protect the road, a living shoreline is being constructed. Living shorelines deflect and dissipate wave energy through offset sills or breakwaters, allowing sediment to accrete on the landward side of the protection. As the sediment increases, grasses…
Living Shoreline Work to Begin in Topsail
…(CAMA) general permit for marsh sills. The amended general permit now makes the process of obtaining a living shoreline permit quicker and simpler. For more information on the revised general permit visit https://www.nccoast.org/project/advocating-living–shorelines/. Learn more at https://www.nccoast.org/project/topsail-beach-living–shoreline/. For more information on this project, contact Tracy Skrabal at tracys@nccoast.org, or 910-231-6601….
Living Shoreline Permitting Made Easier
…living shoreline at Camp Albemarle in western Carteret County after Hurricane Florence. Photo: N.C. Coastal Federation Marsh sills, a type of living shoreline usually built parallel to the shore and typically made of native materials such as plants or oyster shells, are built in conjunction with existing, created or restored…
Town creates fund for UNCW’s study of living shoreline
Students and volunteers plant Spartina marsh grass along St. James’ living shoreline in 2018. Photo: The Royal Order of the Honorary St. James Oysters ST. JAMES — Years ago, the phrase “living shoreline” wasn’t well known in North Carolina outside of, say, the circles of coastal scientists and researchers. “I…