Weaver Park Living Shoreline

This project's goal is to achieve a stable shoreline that is more resilient and increases habitat. This is a benefit to the community as the project increases safety at Weaver Park along the shoreline, improves our natural ecology, provides education and engagement, and enhances the aesthetic beauty of the park. The purpose of developing a living shoreline at Weaver Park is to stabilize the shoreline for safety, increase habitat, and act as a model of sustainability and resiliency in our community and region. This fits into the City's Strategic Theme D for Environmental Resiliency and Sustainability.

Project Overview and Background

• Capital project to improve the shoreline at Josiah Cephas Weaver Park
• Per Pinellas County code, a seawall is not permitted for shoreline stabilization
• Nature-based solution of a living shoreline project is being explored for this shoreline

Key Project Elements

• Shoreline stabilization for safety and erosion control
• Increased habitat for marine and terrestrial ecosystems
• Nature-based solution for increased sustainability and resiliency for the park

Project Budget

• Total Design Costs: $150,000
• Total Implementation Costs: To be determined
• Funding Sources:
  • $250,000 - Capital Project (General Fund)
  • $30,000 - Potential FDEP Coastal Partnership Initiative Grant for Design Services
  • Potential Resilient Florida Grant Funding for Implementation Costs