The Economic Times

Camp Wilkes replaced a failed 150-foot wooden bulkhead with a living shoreline; a 60-year analysis found the switch would save the Biloxi camp about $73,000

Camp Wilkes replaced a failed wooden bulkhead with a living shoreline. This ecologically friendly solution is projected to save the camp seventy-three thousand dollars over sixty years. The initial living shoreline project cost fourteen thousand five hundred fourteen dollars. This approach absorbs wave impact and anchors the bank using plants and sand. Living shorelines provide a more adaptive and cost-effective coastal protection method.