Description
Shorelines are an important transitional zone between upland and aquatic habitats. As such, they are subject to both impacts from the upland zones and from the water. Upland impacts could include changes in vegetation, treefall, wildlife activities, building of structures and other impervious areas, and changes in water flow and infiltration, among many others. Impacts to the shoreline from the water could be from wind, waves, ice scour, and lake level fluctuation. Each of these could individually, and cumulatively, affect the integrity and stability of the shoreline zone. Shoreline stabilization thus becomes an important element of lake management and protection.
This issue of LakeLine explores a range of shoreline stabilization programs, projects, and techniques from around the country, including some examples of what works and what hasn’t worked along the way.
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