Encourage soft bank protection, rather than traditional shoreline armoring. Soft coastal engineering (e.g., beach nourishment, planting vegetation, anchoring large woody debris, natural breakwaters) mimics natural shoreline features and can be used to minimize erosion while still maintaining wetland habitat and sediment transport. Soft bank protection can be a viable alternative to shoreline hardening along reaches with low to moderate erosion potential. One successful model for encouraging the use of soft bank protection is the Stewardship Centre for British Colombia’s Green Shores Program. Green Shores is a coastal development rating system (similar to the LEED rating system) that provides certification to developers and landowners who utilize planning and design principles credited for maintaining shoreline structure and function.