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Living Shoreline Design Guidelines for Shore Protection in Virginia’s Estuarine Environment
Hardaway, C. Scott Milligan, Donna A. Duhring, Karen
Hardaway, C. Scott
Milligan, Donna A.
Duhring, Karen
Abstract
The Chesapeake Bay has about 6.5 million people living in its coastal counties and much of the shoreline is privately-owned. For communities along the shore, the continual shore retreat may be a problem. When land along the shore show signs of erosion, property owners tend to address it. These guidelines are meant to address the need to educate consultants, contractors, and other professionals in the use of living shoreline strategies. It provides the necessary information to determine where they are appropriate and what is involved in their design and construction. The guidelines focus on the use of created marsh fringes but also touch on the use of oysters and beaches for shore protection. The guidelines were created for the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay estuarine system but may be applicable to other similar estuarine environments. These references and tools are for guidance only and should not replace professional judgments made at specific sites by qualified individuals.
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2021-09-01
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Shoreline Studies Program
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Special Reports in Applied Marine Science and Ocean Engineering (SRAMSOE), Living Shorelines, Virginia, Estuaries
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Hardaway, Jr., C.S., Milligan, D.A., & Duhring, K. (2021). Living shoreline design
guidelines for shore protection in Virginia’s estuarine environment (SCRAMSOE #473). Gloucester Point,
VA: Virginia Institute of Marine Science. DOI 10.25773/sfgj-3d24
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Virginia Institute of Marine Science
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https://doi.org/10.25773/sfgj-3d24