Shifting of Coastal Barrier Islands Costing Property Owners Federal Money

Graphic courtesy of ncnatural.com.

Increasing storms over the last few years have resulted in major shifting and eroding of coastal barrier islands around the country, bringing heaps of problems to both native wildlife and property owners.

To examine these issues the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently concluded and submitted a report to Congress called the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resource System (CBRS) Digital Mapping Pilot Project.

The report primarily relates to coastal areas in Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana. Currently, any land that lays within the CBRS boundaries is ineligible for most new federal expenditures, including federal flood insurance and other financial assistance.

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