Naval Weapons Station Yorktown plans oyster reefs to prevent shoreline erosion

Each reef would be 60 feet by 18 feet, making one of the largest such living shoreline installations in the region, protecting the weapons station and the adjacent property, known as Cheatham Annex, from further erosion.

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