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Example Living Shoreline project completed by NOAA on Pivers Island, Beaufort, NC.
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Preserved open space provides multiple benefits to the community including flood risk reduction, recreation, and lowered flood insurance premiums through FEMA’s Community Rating System. Photo provided by Kate Murray, TNC.
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Bekah Herndon takes in the view of Roanoke Sound at the end of the 1.5 mile out-and-back Roanoke Trail on the western edge of the Nags Head Woods Preserve. The trail offers a prime spot to view one of the 100 species of documented birds at the preserve as well as watch the sunset over the sound. North Carolina. Photo credit: Ben Herndon
