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News and Resources
Learn more about soft shore protection, coastal processes, and how to protect your shoreline through the
following links to news stories and other helpful resources.
Articles and Reports
Homeowners keep building walls around Puget Sound. Biologists are taking out more.
Taking a 'softer' approach to beach erosion
Shorelines of Stone video
Make a Difference: Shorelines
Shore Stewards News: Shoreline Property Winter Checklist
Sea level rise in the news
With sea-level rise, waterfront owners confront their options
Real resilience?
What happened to the wild salmon? One community's step to recovery
Shore Stewards News: Tides, King Tides and Storm Events
Hitting a wall: Can we fix Puget Sound's beaches?
Shore Stewards News: Steps for Natural Alternatives to Bulkheads
Shore Stewards News: Natural Alternatives to Bulkheads
Authorities highlight nearshore's importance in Puget Sound recovery
Shoreline restoration project at Fort Townsend nears completion
Shore Stewards News: Recognizing How Bulkheads Change the Shoreline
First Salish Sea-wide shoreline armoring study shows cumulative effects on ecosystem
State guidelines offer new approaches to shoreline protection
Sources of sand: maps show crucial "feeder bluffs"
Studies point to gap in permits for shoreline armoring
Shoreline restoration turns to private property owners
Spawning habitat for forage fish being lost to rising tides
Forage fish are losing places to lay their eggs
Shoreline armoring's effect on the food web
Additional Resources
Shore Friendly -
Protecting
Your Property and Puget Sound
Shore Stewards
Northwest Straits Foundation: Shoreline Armor Reduction Program
Green Shores for Homes
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound: Shoreline Armoring
Your Marine Waterfront – A Guide to Protecting Your Property While Promoting Healthy Shorelines
Soft Shoreline Stabilization - Shoreline Master Program Planning and Implementation Guidance
Marine Shoreline Design Guidelines
Island County Near-Term Actions
