Work
on the Franklin County living shoreline is continuing, in fact, the Apalachee
Regional Planning Council is now applying for grant money to expand the project
to other areas of the county.
The
living shoreline project, which is currently between Eastpoint and Carrabelle,
is designed to help protect the shoreline using rock and shell breakwaters
along with natural vegetation.
It
is considered a natural alternative to hardened shorelines like seawalls which
have a tendency to simply push the erosion to the ends of the seawall.
The
breakwater created in this project is designed to break up the energy from a
storm before it can damage the road and shoreline.
So
far, three sites have been completed, including an area in front of the
Franklin County School, and two locations in front of Tate’s Hell.
Now
the group would like to expand to a few other areas that face coastal erosion.
Those
sites include a stretch along C-30 A near Carrabelle, The Eastpoint Breakwater
spill area, an area east of Yent’s Bayou, and an area along the bayside of St.
George Island.
Evan
Blythe from the Apalachee Regional Planning council, who is in charge of the
project, said his group is now applying for grant money for the design and
permitting for the four new areas.
Construction
money will come later.
If you are a coastal landowner, and would like to learn
more about the living shoreline project and how it might be able to help your
property, contact Evan Blythe at the Apalachee Regional Planning Council at eblythe@arpc.org
to set up a meeting.
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