Structures made of concrete and oyster shells, like the one in the foreground, are placed in the harbor to create an artificial reef. A homeowner has created their own breakwater in the background, using bricks and concrete debris.
(Credit Pamela D’Angelo)
The tiny Town of Saxis on Virginia’s Eastern Shore is learning to live with water.
Like other communities around the Chesapeake Bay, residents are looking at solutions to the erosion and frequent flooding that comes with climate change.
In part two of her report, Pamela D’Angelo finds out how the town is trying to become resilient.
Virginia Public Radio 