Reef-based shorelines are being tested on Nansemond River
SUFFOLK — Kati Grigsby trudged through the mud on a stretch of shoreline along the Nansemond River at low tide Friday afternoon.
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SUFFOLK — Kati Grigsby trudged through the mud on a stretch of shoreline along the Nansemond River at low tide Friday afternoon.
The idea is to learn how oyster reefs can be deployed as the basis for living shorelines, said Kati Grigsby, Hampton Roads program assistant and restoration specialist with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, which is running the project along with the Nansemond River Preservation Alliance.