Marsh Grass Protection with Low-Cost Breakwaters Shoreline Erosion ControlDemonstration

摘要

This report describes the design and construction of erosion controldemonstration projects using a combination of planted marsh grasses and low-cost wooden breakwaters. The breakwaters can extend the effective lifetime of planted marshes to that of bulkheads and other common erosion-control methods. Since it entails to creating a marsh where none previously existed, significant environmental advantages are apparent over most other erosion-control methods. The method can be attractive to property owners because the marsh/breakwater is significantly less costly than other alternatives offering the same level of protection and useful lifetime.