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NC living shoreline project

NCDOT nears completion on its first living shoreline project

The N.C. Department of Transportation and the nonprofit Coastal Federation have partnered on the agency's first living shoreline project under construction in Swansboro.
Can restoring mangroves protect Miami from rising seas?

Can restoring mangroves protect Miami from rising seas?

Living shorelines featuring mangroves can stabilize coasts, limit flooding, and save landowners money.
building back better coastal resilience

What does building back better look like?

The United States has tentatively allocated $6-billion to conserve and restore coastal areas and prepare for a changing climate. We asked a range of experts how all that money should be spent.
oyster recovery Chesapeake Bay watershed

How to plant millions of oysters in a day

Conservationists and community members collaborate on an ambitious project to revive oysters in a Chesapeake Bay tributary.
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Living shorelines could help California coasts adapt to rising sea levels

This California scientist is setting out to test an alternative path to protecting coastlines by building living shorelines.
In Louisiana, an appetite for oysters shields retreating shores

In Louisiana, an appetite for oysters shields retreating shores

In Louisiana, coastal cities have joined an oyster-shell recycling program aiming to help save the state's shrinking shoreline.

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