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

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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