MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) – For centuries, large bulkheads have been used to help control erosion along coastlines. More recent research suggests that a more natural approach may be a better ...

Recent climate change reports have many concerned about rising sea levels and thinking about ways to protect the vulnerable coastline. One environmentally friendly approach is beginning to gain ...

The Elizabeth River Project nonprofit plans to create at least 10 mosaic living shorelines on the river as part of a new federal grant.

Living shorelines are a nature-based method of stabilizing shorelines using natural materials like oysters, plants, sand or rock. These types of installations provide a suite of beneficial ...

HAMPTON, Va. - Recent reports show the health of the Chesapeake Bay could be better- a lot better. In the 2022 State of the Bay report, scientists offered living shorelines as part of the solution to ...

A sea wall is at its greatest strength on the day it’s installed, says Rachel Gwin. In comparison, natural living shorelines “grow stronger with time,” said Gwin, who is the restoration coordinator ...

Americans who live along coastlines are watching their land disappear and property threatened as climate change causes sea levels to rise. While homeowners often rely on expensive seawalls and ...

Palm Beach residents and officials long have been concerned about beach erosion and, in more recent years, rising sea levels, so it is good to see that Town Hall is moving forward with a pilot project ...

Morgan Rudd of Living Shorelines, left, and Grainger Coughtrey of Restoration Systems place mesh bags filled with oyster shells along a shoreline in Bogue, NC in an effort to restore salt marsh ...

Coastal wetlands provide important functions for estuaries, including reducing pollutants, providing habitat for plants and animals, and offering protection from storms and flooding events. In the ...

A few miles north of the Surf City high-rise bridge on the mainland side of the Intracoastal Waterway, Richard Moore carefully planted a saltmarsh cordgrass plug in the shallow water just a few feet ...