A Living Shoreline Initiative for the Florida Panhandle: Taking a Softer Approach

Property owners often harden their shorelines to combat coastal erosion. Ironically, this tends to increase erosion. It also prevents the shoreline from functioning naturally and destroys established habitat for many species. The Florida Panhandle Coastal Program and its partners have established a Living Shoreline Initiative to provide landowners and contractors a “softer” alternative to shoreline armoring.