Creating a living shoreline along Newmarket Creek in Hampton, VA

Photo By/Credit

Craig Giggleman/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
01/19/2017
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
A USFWS biologist creates a living shoreline by placing bags of oyster shells on the edge of Newmarket Creek in Hampton, Virginia.
Ecosystem
River/stream
Subject tags
Aquatic environment
Biologists (USFWS)
Coastal restoration
Ecological restoration
Employees (USFWS)
Habitat restoration
Rivers and streams
Work of the Service