New Florida Master Naturalist Course Focuses on Building Living Shorelines
Living shorelines are protected from erosion using plantings of natural materials like oyster shell and mangroves.
Living shorelines are protected from erosion using plantings of natural materials like oyster shell and mangroves.
Sea Grant partners on a $29K grant to build a living shoreline in habitat-starved estuary.
Oysters are loved by seafood connoisseurs around the world, but these briny mollusks are much more than a taste treat. They also provide important benefits to a healthy coastal environment. Oyster reefs act as natural filters to improve water quality, stabilize shoreline and provide habitat for young fish and other marine life. Unfortunately, oyster populations…