The Nansemond River Preservation Alliance has announced a partnership with a North Suffolk marina and a Boy Scout troop to rehabilitate shoreline on a section of Chuckatuck Creek.

A “living shoreline” will be developed on the northern boundary of Volvo Penta’s property on the creek, with help from volunteers from the association and Boy Scout Troop 1.

Elizabeth Taraski, the association’s executive director, said the project would span about 150 feet of shoreline.

“It doesn’t have much vegetation” currently, Taraski said.

“Living shoreline acts as a filter for the nutrients that run off the land side into the water.”

It also helps stabilize the shoreline, she added, guarding against erosion.

The project will be co-led by Bob Crocker, manager of the Volvo Penta test facility, with association representatives Cindy Pinell, Karla Smith and John Wass also providing leadership.

Crocker has been an active and important association member since 2010, according to Taraski, captaining the boat for monthly water quality sampling along the Nansemond River, serving on the Water Quality Committee, and as a former board member.

“Bob Crocker is a wonderful friend of the environment and NRPA,” Taraski said.

From the Boy Scout troop, Alex Pinell, a freshman at King’s Fork High School, will lead the project as part of his plan to earn the rank of Eagle Scout.

Taraski said it would be the third occasion a Boy Scout has partnered on a project with NRPA along the path to becoming an Eagle Scout.

“It’s a wonderful opportunity for the three organizations to work together,” Taraski said.

She said volunteers would undertake the project in late March through early April, working in low tide and when the labor is available.

“It’s an educational, hands-on learning experience for the Boy Scouts,” she said. “As you interact with the environment, it’s a different learning experience than just reading about it.

“They will be outdoors, and it also helps the waterways when it begins to act as a filter.”

The project involves digging holes 8 to 10 inches deep to plant native plant sprigs.

Walter Priest, a living shoreline expert, developed the plan, and Volva Penta will supply the native plants, tools and other supplies.