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Board recommends city evaluate 3D‑printed “living” seawall designs for resilience and habitat
Summary
The advisory board voted to recommend that the city consider environmentally attuned seawall designs, including 3D‑printed living shorelines, as part of future seawall and resiliency work.
The Fort Myers Environmental Advisory Board voted March 4 to recommend that the city evaluate seawall solutions that improve shoreline resiliency while promoting marine habitat, including newer 3D‑printed “living” seawall products.
Why it matters: members said living‑shoreline surfaces provide more texture and microhabitats that can increase biodiversity and improve water quality compared with plain vertical concrete faces. Several presenters and staff noted there is limited long‑term…
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