DNREC to offer lecture for shoreline homeowners [Video]

BETHANY BEACH – The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is targeting erosion and the impacts of sea levels rising by offering a free lecture to introduce property owners to living shorelines in Delaware on Thursday, June 13.

The hour-long lecture will take place at the South Coastal Library in Bethany Beach at 2 p.m. Registration is required and can be made up to the day before the event. The lecture is presented by the DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship in conjunction with the Delaware Living Shorelines Committee and the South Coastal Library.

Olivia Allread, outreach and communications coordinator with DNREC’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program, will provide an overview of living shorelines and how they can be used to protect and improve a property. The lecture will highlight the specific types of living shorelines that can be installed and what natural materials can be used for them. The presentation will cover the benefits of this type of shoreline stabilization, as well …