{"id":21405,"date":"2024-03-25T10:38:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T14:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/?page_id=19310"},"modified":"2024-08-14T13:31:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T17:31:03","slug":"the-guide-to-coastal-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/the-guide-to-coastal-living\/","title":{"rendered":"The Guide to Coastal Living"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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Living shorelines reduce erosion, provide storm protection, support fish habitat, and more \u2014 and it\u2019s never been easier to use them.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

What is a Living Shoreline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Living shorelines protect the coast from erosion and preserve important habitat that supports fisheries, tourism, and storm resilience. This strategy always features native plants, and it includes a wide range of designs and products. Along North Carolina\u2019s brackish and salty <\/span>waters, smooth cordgrass and other marsh grasses are common in living shorelines.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some living shoreline designs include low-lying sills near the marsh or use breakwaters in the water. Sills and breakwaters are structures that stretch parallel with the shoreline to dampen the impacts of wave energy, while also allowing water to pass through and over them with the tides. These structures include a variety of materials: most commonly rocks, concrete, and oyster shells.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch \u201cShifting Shores: Embracing Living Shorelines in North Carolina,\u201d a video from the Winter 2024 issue:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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