Sawyer Street

The Sawyer Street shoreline restoration project is located on St. George Island in Franklin County, Florida. Led by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve, this shoreline restoration project used a combination of breakwaters and native vegetation. The breakwaters were made of large limestone rocks placed on top of a filter fabric.

Breakwater construction Sawyer Street living shoreline
Breakwater construction Sawyer Street living shoreline
Completed living shoreline at Sawyer Street
Completed living shoreline at Sawyer Street
Boulders at Sawyer Street living shoreline
Boulders at Sawyer Street living shoreline
Completed Sawyer Street project
Completed Sawyer Street project

Project details

Location 29.654755, -84.895021
Type of Project Breakwater and vegetation
Materials Limestone rock and native plants
Project Size 250 linear feet

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