UF's Landscape Sustainability Collective works with Florida city to build buffered shoreline

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story originally comes from the University of Florida's College of Design, Construction and Planning. The full story can be read on its website.

Salty breezes, six old grouches and student collaboration — with that unlikely combination, a new ecological project is taking shape along the shoreline in Sebastian, Florida.

The University of Florida Landscape Sustainability Collective collaborated with the city of Sebastian and the Ocean Research and Conservation Association (ORCA) to design and implement a student-led buffered shoreline. The students, part of the University of Florida’s Department of Landscape Architecture, crafted an ecologically resilient design that incorporates native plants, supports biodiversity, reduces runoff, and celebrates Sebastian’s history.