Building Resilient Coasts with Sustainable Living Shorelines
Living shorelines are a highly effective and environmentally friendly way to stabilize, enhance and restore coastal areas while improving water quality, storm resilience, and promoting coastal wildlife and plant habitats and biodiversity. Living shorelines have historically focused on nature-based solutions for low-moderate energy shorelines; our high-energy shorelines may require imported rock or a wide variety of engineered systems (hybrid living shorelines) that dampen wave forces while allowing water and animal passage.
Living shorelines are less expensive to construct and maintain than bulkheads, but must be carefully designed with consideration for existing conditions, waves, and current/future land use.
WithersRavenel’s environmental and engineering professionals can assist coastal communities with living shoreline projects. We can perform site analyses and help with the necessary permitting, design, and material considerations. Let’s make your shoreline more stable and resilient with an eye toward long-term sustainability.