Uploaded by VirginiaSeaGrant on Mar 25, 2011
When shoreline erosion strikes, coastal property owners are left with two options: Watch as the force of future waves and storms drags more and more of the shoreline away, or do something about it.
Onna and Lew Grimm, owners of the Deltaville Yachting Center (DYC) on Broad Creek, just off the Rappahannock River, decided to stabilize their shore with a living shoreline. The ground between the marina's C and D docks has disappeared at an alarming rate since the 1980s. This little piece of land facing almost perpendicular to the creek channel has taking a beating from hurricanes, n'oreasters, and everyday wave energy, the shore had eroded more than 3 feet since the 1980s and continued to retreat each year.
Environmental stewardship is very important to the Grimms. Their marina is one of Virginia's 65 Clean Marinas, and because it plays host to a variety of wildlife, Onna wanted to create a living shoreline that could provide some habitat for the otters and heron that already visit. So the Grimms contacted Hammer Time Marine, Inc., which drew up plans and helped obtain a permit for the job. Because of costs and the uncertain economy, the Grimms put the project on hold until Friends of the Rappahannock offered financial support through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Foundation and provided human power to get the project started.
Learn more about the sponsoring partners:
Deltaville Yachting Center: www.dycboat.com
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: www.nfwf.org
Friends of the Rappahannock: www.riverfriends.org
Hammer Time Marine, Inc.: www.hammertimemarine.com
Virginia Sea Grant: http://vaseagrant.vims.edu
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- erosion
- shore erosion
- shoreline erosion
- nature
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- boating
- janet krenn
- virginia
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- environmentalism
- green
- middle peninsula
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