yes. >> sreenivasan: mcpeak and her husband waed what many of their neighbors had: a seawall. they even started the process of getting a permit from the state's department of environmenotection, or d.e.p. >> we had signed on the dotted line, we're putting in a seawall. and the representative from the d.e.p. said, "have you ever hear and i said no.reline?" she said, "well, contact these folks over athe choctawhatchee basin alliance and ask them about it because i think you guys would be a really good candidate." >> sreenivit took almost a year to get the permits from the state and federal government to build the living shoreline, and it cost about $3,000-- about a quarter of what an 8 seawall would have. thstc.b.a. subsidizes the co with grants, labor and oyster shells, which are collected from local restaurants. are you surprised at how fast it's taken? >> shocked. shocked. we just had to protect the shoreline a little bit to give a chance for these grasses to gain a foothold, and with it all this life. and that's been the biggest thrill for us. this isn't just grass and some