Degradation of coastal habitats has led to major declines in oyster reefs and coastal wetlands. Coastal restoration efforts are critical to restoring these habitats, but they often include little to no monitoring and evaluation of success.

This step-by-step tutorial demonstrates how to do a shoreline erosion assessment using common software.

This collection of resources provides instructions for a user-friendly, low-cost tool to estimate wave energy. It was produced by Eric Sparks' team as part of a collaborative research project to evaluate coastal restoration designs.

These factsheets provide information on wetland plants that may be used for shoreline restoration projects. Each plant factsheet includes pictures, listed environmental tolerances, informational websites, and helpful tips for planting.

This document provides a permitting overview for Florida homeowners who are interested in installing a living shoreline.

This concise checklist provides an overview of useful information for Alabama homeowners interested in installing living shorelines.

This document provides permitting guidance for Alabama homeowners who are interested in installing a living shoreline.

This document provides permitting guidance for Mississippi homeowners who are interested in installing a living shoreline.

This concise checklist provides an overview of useful information for Mississippi homeowners interested in installing living shorelines.

This website was developed by a 2017 Science Transfer project team to provide stakeholders along the Mississippi-Alabama coast with up-to-date data on how human wastewater affects water quality and tangible recommendations for improving it.