Living Shoreline Construction at Morris Landing

Description

The North Carolina Coastal Federation invites community members and volunteers to build 100-linear feet of living shoreline at Morris Landing Clean Water Preserve. Volunteers will help install Sandbar Oyster Company’s OysterCatcher living shoreline system at low tide to join the mosaic of new structures at the site. This structure will protect the shoreline from erosion, provide substrate for new oysters, and enhance salt marsh habitat by gradually accruing sediment. Morris Landing will be home to 3 new living shoreline structures in 2026. Native Shorelines installed 100-linear feet of their QuickReef product and Natrx installed an additional 100-linear feet of WaveSlope ExoForms. The Sandbar OysterCatcher system installed by volunteers completes the living shoreline phase of permitted projects at the site. The living shoreline mosaic at Morris Landing was made possible by the Federation’s living shoreline cost-share program that benefits the public trust waters of North Carolina. Volunteers are needed to haul and place the living shoreline components and stack them to form the new structure. Participants can self-elect how much they want to lift and carry the components which are upwards of 30 lbs each. The event is suitable for adults and organized groups. Volunteers should dress in layers for the weather and in clothes that are comfortable but can also get dirty. Volunteers should also wear closed-toe shoes or boots that fully cover their feet and can get wet (prepare to walk in ankle-to-knee deep water and mud.) Boots, water, snacks, and all project supplies will be provided.