In September, our Education Conservation Specialist, Lowery Becker, along with DCR’s Shoreline Erosion Advisory Service (SEAS) team completed a trial run of the new ShoreWatch app at one of NNSWCD’s VCAP living shoreline projects in Richmond County. This project was constructed in 2020. Per Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM): “ShoreWatch is Virginia’s pioneering app for monitoring living shorelines, gathering vital data to deepen our understanding of their effectiveness in shoreline protection and ecosystem benefits across diverse environments and designs. This innovative tool empowers the living shoreline community to ensure projects meet their ecological and protection goals.”