Training to Design and Install Living Shorelines
NC Living Shorelines Academy Overview
Maybe you just want to learn your options for natural shoreline stabilization techniques on your own property or maybe you're interested in training your employees to offer additional services for your landscaping or marine contracting business...
...we've got you covered!
Living Shorelines Academy Introduction
3 Hours:
Intro Course:
March 27, 2-5 pm
The Living Shoreline Academy-Intro will serve as a basic introduction to living shorelines. Students will learn about living shoreline concepts, construction and permitting processes. The Living Shoreline Intro Course covers existing natural shoreline stabilization techniques currently used throughout Coastal North Carolina. This course will also provide an overview for different types of living shoreline projects using case studies and current research. The course will prepare students to be familiar with effective stabilization options and considerations, as well as how to navigate the permitting process to install living shorelines within Carteret County. Tuition $35.00
Audience: Property owners, local government personnel, planning consultants.
Next Course Offering:
March 27, 2024
Carteret Community College
Structures and Design
Wednesdays in April: 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24
This course provides a comprehensive overview of planning and implementing living shoreline projects in North Carolina. Emphasizing a step-by-step approach, participants will learn considerations for design, construction materials, and addressing vulnerabilities found commonly in coastal NC. The course focuses on guiding students in designing effective, research-based living shoreline solutions for private property projects based on visual assessments. By course end, students will be proficient in designing and utilizing appropriate materials for their projects.
Tuition $35.00
Audience: Property owners, local government personnel, planning consultants, entrepreneurs, High School Students
Next Course: Wednesdays in April, 2024 2-5 pm
Vegetative Restoration
Through a series of in person, field experiences, learners will learn about the native shoreline vegetation found on the coast along with techniques for installing to bolster natural shoreline stabilization projects.
Audience: Property owners, local government personnel, planning consultants
Next Course: Fall, 2024
Field Experience
This course is still under development.
Next Course: TBD
The story of the NC Living Shorelines Academy
Thanks to a grant from USCRP and NC Sea Grant, the NC Living Shoreline Academy offers a comprehensive program to offer learners the skills to design and install natural shoreline solutions, also known as "Living Shorelines". From site assessments to permitting to project installation, the NC Living Shoreline Academy wants to support effective and resilient coastal property management solutions.