A wooden bulkhead used to protect the waterfront at a Mississippi camp failed shortly after installation. Rather than rebuilding a similar structure, Camp Wilkes on Biloxi Bay decided to experiment with a living shoreline built from vegetation and sand instead of wood. According to a cost-benefit analysis published by the EPA, switching to the more ecologically friendly solution could save the camp roughly $73,000 over 60 years, about the cost of repeatedly rebuilding a wooden bulkhead. This is one of the few instances where such savings are based on a detailed, project-specific analysis rather than a broad, generic estimate.
Why the original wall gave out
