



The Importance of Education
Living Shoreline Permitting
Pilot Training
In partnership with the National Estuarine Research Reserve Program (within the NC Division of Coastal Management) the Coastal Federation organized and held a pilot virtual and field training course for professionals on living shorelines. Due to COVID, the training course included three 3-hour virtual, but interactive, webinars, and a 1-day field training course. The purpose was to develop a cohort of professionals who can promote, design, permit, review and install these projects to meet a growing demand. This training course included marine contractors, consultants, engineers, landscape architects,
and agency staff within the Lower Cape Fear region, and will serve as a model for future trainings in other areas of the coast. This training draws on the expertise and experience of trainers from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. The pilot training included 33 professionals from the mid to lower southeast coast of NC. Additional trainings will be held along NC’s coast, helping to reach and create a large and engaged network of coastal professionals.
- Living Shoreline Training Manual
- Living Shoreline Training Agenda
- Living Shorelines Engineering Guidelines
- Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission – Living Shoreline Training for Marine Contractors
- BioScience Advance Access – Ecological Consequences of Shoreline Hardening: A Meta-Analysis
- NOAA – Guidance for Considering the Use of Living Shorelines
- William and Mary – Living Shoreline Design Guidelines for Shore Protection in Virginia’s Estuarine Environment