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TEXAS LIVING SHORELINES PROGRAM
Helping coastal communities protect their shoreline property and the environment using natural solutions

Welcome to the Texas General Land Office / Coastal Texas Study Website

Our Mission

This website was designed by the Texas General Land Office to provide
Texans with a one-stop educational resource detailing how and why to use living shorelines
as an alternative to traditional shoreline stabilization techniques.

What is a living shoreline?
Living shorelines are a nature-based approach to protecting shorelines from erosion. In contrast to conventional hardened shorelines, living shorelines offer many benefits to the environment along with increased resilience.
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How do you build a living shoreline?
Find the information you need to know for designing, permitting and constructing a successful living shoreline project that is resilient to coastal hazards and will protect your Texas shoreline for generations to come.
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A Guide to Living Shorelines in Texas
A comprehensive guide to implementing a living shoreline project along the Texas coast, providing practical insight and inspiration to restore and protect coastal property on your land or in your community.
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Why construct a living shoreline?
Watch this short video to learn more about the benefits of living shorelines and the resources available on this website to help build a living shoreline.
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living shorelines by the numbers
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Source: Texas Coastal Management Plan Biennial Report 2017-2018 . Austin, Texas: Texas General Land Office. https://glo.texas.gov/coast/coastal-management/forms/files/cmp-biennial-report-2017-2018.pdf

Dive Deeper

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Living Shorelines Project Explorer Map
View an interactive map of existing living shorelines in Texas to find examples as well as projects near you for inspiration.
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Planting Guidance
Discover common native plants that thrive in Texas coastal habitats as well as other resources to help with native plant selection for your living shoreline.
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Glossary
Not sure what a term means? Well, we’ve got the solution for you — visit our glossary for an extensive list of commonly used terms in coastal management.

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A publication funded by a Texas Coastal Management Program Grant approved by the Texas Land Commissioner pursuant to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA18NOS4190153.