Charlotte Observer What is a living shoreline, and how could it save one of NC’s most valuable ecosystems? Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/weather-news/article254819557.html#storylink=cpy After 2016’s Hurricane Matthew, though, researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill and Northeastern University interviewed 295 homeowners on sounds in Carteret and Dare counties and the Intracoastal Waterway in Brunswick County. They found that about 24% of the homeowners with bulkheads and 12% of the homeowners with living shorelines reported damage to their property.