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Living Shorelines: Design & Build Criteria
The main objective for living shorelines is to create wide vegetation and sand buffers on gradual slopes. Choosing the right living shoreline design option depends on the site location and erosion factors, such as wind, wave activity from storms and boat wakes, and bank height.
Do I have the right site conditions for a living shoreline project? These links will help determine what treatment is best for your shoreline.
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CCRM Decision Trees - leads users through a series of questions about shoreline characteristics and results in a recommendation of the environmentally preferable treatment(s) for that shoreline
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Non-structural Options (for low energy shorelines) |
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Hybrid Options (structure used to assist marsh and wetland plant growth in medium and higher energy shorelines) |
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