Sustainable Shorelines Designs Webinar Series – 2016-2020
Sustainable Shorelines Designs: from Long Island to Lake Erie
Webinar Series
Dates: Usually the 2nd or 3rd Friday of the month
Time: 2:00-3:30 pm EST
August 21, 2020 Webinar
Softening Our Shorelines: A Report of the
National Wildlife Federation and the Coastal States Organization
Friday, August 21, 2020 2:00-3:30 PM EST
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Chris Hilke, Director of Coastal Resilience for the National Wildlife Federation’s Northeast Regional Center
Amanda Fuller, Director of the National Wildlife Federation’s Texas Coast and Water Program
John Ryan-Henry, Resilience Specialist and Legal Advisor with the Coastal States Organization
Staff from the National Wildlife Federation and the Coastal States Organization will present their new report titled Softening Our Shorelines: Policy and Practice for Living Shorelines Along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts. The report provides a state-by-state summary of policies relevant to living shorelines and offers opportunities, recommendations and best practices for how federal and state agencies can increase the appropriate use of living shorelines to promote resilience in coastal communities and support wildlife and ecosystem services.
https://www.nwf.org/Latest-News/Press-Releases/2020/03-12-20-Softening-Our-Shorelines
- Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (through Society for Ecological Restoration): 1.5 CECs – pending
- Practicing Institute of Engineering (For Landscape Architects and Engineers) 1.5 credits – pending
- American Institute of Certified Planners (through American Planning Association) 1.5 CM credits – pending
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January 24, 2020 Webinar
Place-based understanding of fish nursery habitat function and impact mitigation with a focus on shoreline engineering.
January 24, 2020 2:00-3:30 PM EST
Dr. Thomas Grothues, Rutgers University
Engineering designs work best when they consider the context of the environment that they replace and in which the fish of a region originally evolved. As one of three large estuaries in the Middle Atlantic Bight, the Hudson River estuary potentially provides nursery habitat to many estuarine-dependent coastal marine fish species, including those with economic and ecological importance. However, habitat function, specifically in roles of refuge, feeding, and connectivity to shore-side ecological subsidies, is compromised by historical engineered shoreline armoring and pier construction for human waterfront services. Accidental and intended naturalization is returning some of these functions. Understanding the role of shorelines in context of the natural history in which it is embedded will lead to different place-based engineering solutions for mitigation. Dr. Grothues will discuss the current outlook on shoreline habitat in the industrialized Upper New York Harbor in the context of its region and compare this with other estuaries. His presentation will include treatment of shorelines from other estuaries, as well as more analysis of the findings at piers.
Dr Grothues posits that understanding the effects of scale on habitat mosaic processes, which can readily be addressed in landscape architecture planning, remains among the most important area of research going forward on this subject. naturalization is returning some of these functions.
Recording of January 24, 2020 recording: HERE
Presentation coming soon
Professional Development Credits:
- Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (through Society for Ecological Restoration): 1.5 CECs #14713071
- Practicing Institute of Engineering (For Landscape Architects and Engineers) 1.5 credits #20200045
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January 10, 2020 Webinar
Shoreline Management BMP Verification for
Chesapeake Bay TMDL Pollutant Reduction Credits
Aaron Wendt, Shoreline Engineer
Virginia Dept. of Conservation and Recreation, Shoreline Erosion Advisory Service
The Shoreline Erosion Advisory Service (SEAS), a program of the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), was established in 1980 to provide technical assistance to property owners, localities, and state and federal agencies experiencing shoreline erosion in Virginia. Aaron Wendt will discuss how the DCR-SEAS is working to identify shoreline management BMPs (e.g., living shorelines) across tidal Virginia that qualify for Chesapeake Bay TMDL WIP pollutant reduction credits, verify that installation of these BMPs meets the specifications set out by the USEPA, and quantify and report the earned pollutant reduction credits.
To register for the January 10 webinar, CLICK HERE.
Recording of January 10, 2020 webinar: HERE
Aaron Wendt’s presentation: HERE
Professional Development Credits
- American Institute of Certified Planners (through American Planning Association) 1.5 CM credits – pending
- Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (through Society for Ecological Restoration): 1.5 CECs #14748058
- Practicing Institute of Engineering (For Landscape Architects and Engineers) 1.5 credits – # 20200045
November 2019 Webinar
Understanding Shoreline Management Decisions and
Incentivizing Living Shorelines Among Private Landowners
Friday November 15, 2019 2:00-3:30 PM EST
Dr. Steven Scyphers, Northeastern University
Traditional strategies for balancing human desires to live and work along coastlines with the sustained delivery of ecosystem services have fallen short. In many regions, one of the most prevalent drivers of coastal decline is the armoring of shorelines, which is often implemented by coastal residents to address concerns of erosion or to achieve some other socially desirable outcome. Previous surveys have shown that coastal residents are universally concerned with environmental sustainability, but their decisions to develop their shorelines are often inconsistent with these expressed concerns, and it is clear that there are social and economic factors that are poorly understood and contribute to their decisions. This talk will describe the results of waterfront resident surveys focused on addressing this critical knowledge gap to ultimately develop effective incentives for sustainable shoreline management.
Recordings and Presentations: Recording available HERE
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Professional Development Credits Available:
- American Institute of Certified Planners (through American Planning Association) 1.5 CM credits: #9189468
Professional Development Credits Pending:
- Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (through Society for Ecological Restoration): 1.5 CECs
- Practicing Institute of Engineering (For Landscape Architects and Engineers) 1.5 credits
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October 2019 Webinar
Living Shoreline Techniques in the Buffalo-Niagara Region
Friday October 18, 2019 2:00-3:30 PM EST
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Staff:
Emily Root, Director of Ecological Programs
Charles Oddo, Senior Landscape Designer – Planner
Erica Grohol, Senior Landscape Designer – Planner
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper’s Living Shoreline Program, launched in 2013, tackles the loss of natural shorelines along the Niagara River and surrounding waterways with the implementation of shoreline restoration projects that restore the natural function and habitat of the Niagara region ecosystem. The program applies innovative bioengineering techniques to critical public waterfronts. Each Living Shoreline project is uniquely designed to respond to existing features and conditions, and the needs of local landowners and public spaces. The presentation will provide overall program goals, a background of the living shoreline program, and highlight several restoration projects implemented to date, including challenges and lessons learned.
Recordings and Presentations: Recording available HERE.
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Professional Development Credits Available:
- American Institute of Certified Planners (through American Planning Association) 1.5 CM credits: #9186081
- Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (through Society for Ecological Restoration): 1.5 CECs
- Practicing Institute of Engineering (For Landscape Architects and Engineers) 1.5 credits
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June 2019 Webinar
Sustainable Shoreline at Foundry Dock Park:
Design and Performance
Friday June 14, 2019 2:00-3:30 PM EST
Stefan Yarabek, Landscape Architect, Founder of Hudson & Pacific Designs
The Foundry Dock Shoreline Remediation Project, located in Cold Spring, NY, took over seven years (2000-2006) to complete due to a lengthy public engagement process that revolved around the nonprofit Scenic Hudson acquiring a privately owned brownfield site that was used for many years by the public for small boat launch and fishing. Public charrettes were held to educate the public about the environmental imperative to remediate the Hudson River Shoreline property while assuring future public access.
Stefan Yarabek, the designer of the Foundry Dock Shoreline will discuss the habitat improvements on the shore and other improvements at this park owned by Scenic Hudson on the banks of the Hudson in Cold Spring. Mr. Yarabek will discuss its inception as a remediation project, the community engagement around balancing remediation and assuring future public access, design and construction and the sites performance since 2006.
Read the case study written by the Hudson River Sustainable Shorelines Project and the 2018 Update:
Recordings and Presentations: Recording available here.
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Professional Development Credits Available:
- Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (through Society for Ecological Restoration): 1.5 CECs
- Practicing Institute of Engineering (For Landscape Architects and Engineers) 1.5 credits
- American Institute of Certified Planners (through American Planning Association) 1.5 CM credits
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April 2019 Webinar
Bioengineering Techniques for
Shoreline Stabilization in Coastal Regions
Friday April 26, 2019 2:00-3:30 PM EST
Rebecca Haney, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management: “StormSmart Properties: Resources for Property Owners to Address Coastal Erosion and Storm Damage”
Seth Wilkinson, Wilkinson Ecological Design: “Progressive Bioengineering The Latest Developments in Non-structural Alternatives for Shoreline Stabilization”
This webinar will focus on the basics of bioengineering techniques for coastal shores as well as new developments in these techniques. Dunes, beach nourishment, coastal banks, fringe marshes and associated vegetation will be covered. Rebecca Haney will present information developed for StormSmart Properties, a series of fact sheets developed by the MA Coastal Zone Management Branch, targeted towards property owners working with consultants and designers. These factsheets describe a variety of measures to reduce property damage and erosion while minimizing impacts on natural shorelines. Seth Wilkinson will discuss new developments in various bioengineering techniques for coastal banks and fringe marshes and present case studies to illustrate the techniques.
Recordings and Presentations: Recording available here.
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Professional Development Credits Available:
- Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (through Society for Ecological Restoration): 1.5 CECs
- Practicing Institute of Engineering (For Landscape Architects and Engineers) 1.5 credits
- American Institute of Certified Planners (through American Planning Association) 1.5 CM credits
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January 2019 Webinar
Regional Collaboration to Advance the Use
of Nature-Based Solutions in New England
Friday January 18, 2019
Eric J. Roberts, The Nature Conservancy
The course will begin with a brief overview of the regional context and history of collaboration between five coastal New England States (Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine) to address coastal hazards. Focus will then turn to a regional project completed in 2017 to assess the state of the practice of living shorelines in New England. Findings of the assessment will be presented along with the project type profiles (dune restoration, beach nourishment, coastal bank protection, marsh creation and living breakwaters) and an applicability index, two tools developed as part of the assessment to help shoreline managers to consider a range of nature-based shoreline management practices. The course will then shift focus to an ongoing project designed to measure the effectiveness and impacts of coastal nature-based infrastructure practices in New England.
Recordings and Presentations: Recording available here
Professional Development Credits Available:
- Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (through Society for Ecological Restoration): 1.5 CECs
Professional Development Credits pending:
- Practicing Institute of Engineering credits 1.5 credits
October 2018 Webinar
Ecology of Shore Zones
Friday October 19, 2018
Stuart Findlay, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies: “Applying a Rapid Assessment Protocol to Track Ecological and Structural Performance of Hudson River Shorelines”
David Strayer, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies: “Understanding and Improving the Ecological Function of Managed Shorelines”
Recordings and Presentations: Recording available here
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- Introduction and Agenda for October 2018
- Dave Strayer, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
- Stuart Findlay, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Professional Development Credits Available:
- Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (through Society for Ecological Restoration): 1.5 CECs
- Practicing Institute of Engineering
July 2018 Webinar
Friday July 27, 2018
Living Shorelines Techniques in the Marine District of New York State
- Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (through Society for Ecological Restoration): 1.5 CECs
- Practicing Institute of Engineering credits 1.5 credits: 2018-1185
- AICP Certification Maintenance 1.5 CM: #9154280
June 2018 Webinar
Friday June 22, 2018
Case Study Comparison of Behavior Change Tactics in Promoting the Adoption of Nature-Based Shoreline Protection Methods
Recording and Presentations: Recording available here.
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Professional Development Credits Available:
- Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (through Society for Ecological Restoration): 1 CEC
- AICP Certification Maintenance 1 CM : #9153496
March 2018 Webinar
March 23, 2018
Sustainable Shoreline Tools: Long Island Sound and Raritan Bay
Recording and Presentations: Recording available here.
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Professional Development Credits Available:
- Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (through Society for Ecological Restoration): 1.5 CECs
- Practicing Institute of Engineering 1.5 credits: 2018-0330
- AICP Certification Maintenance 1.5 CM: #9145952
February 2018 Webinar
February 16, 2018
Sustainable Shoreline Tools: Education Programs
This webinar will now focus on the tools used to promote and design Sustainable Shorelines around the country, rather than the process of designing of a sustainable shoreline itself.
Recording and Presentations: Recording available here.
- Introduction & Agenda
- Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership
- Coastal Zone Foundation’s Certified Coastal Professional program
Professional Development Credits Available:
- Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (through Society for Ecological Restoration): 1 CEC
December 2017 Webinar
December 15, 2017
Sustainable Shoreline Tools: Mapping Tools
Recording and Presentations: Recording available here
- Introduction & Agenda
- The Nature Conservancy’s Coastal Resilience Mapper
- VIMS Mapping Tools
Professional Development Credits Available:
- Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (through Society for Ecological Restoration): 1.5 CECs
November 2017 Webinar
November 17, 2017
Sustainable Shoreline Tools: Design Guidance
Recording and Presentations: Recording available here
- Introduction & Agenda
- Ohio Coastal Guidance – Jim Park, PE, ODNR Office of Coastal Management
- Link to: Ohio Coastal Guidance
- Link to: Nearshore Habitat Fact Sheet
- Link to: “Reach by Reach” regional factsheet project (under “LESEMP Regions and Reaches” section)
- Marine Shoreline Design Guidelines – Jim Johannessen, MS, Coastal Geologic Services, Inc.
March 2017 Webinar
March 17, 2017
Hudson River and Connecticut coasts – Climate Resilience
Recording and Presentations: Recording available here
- Introduction & Agenda
- Preparing for Change: Design Considerations for a Sustainable Shoreline along the Hudson River – Mark Carabetta, PWS, CFM, Milone & MacBroom
- Regional Framework for Coastal Resilience in Southern Connecticut – David Murphy, P.E., CFM Milone & MacBroom
February 2017 Webinar
February 17, 2017
Niagara River and Connecticut Lakeshores
Recording and Presentations: Recording available here
- Introduction & Agenda
- First Light Power Shoreline Management Manual: Jason Williams, RLA, Milone and MacBroom
- Niagara River Habitat Improvement Projects: Tim DePriest, NYSDEC
January 20, 2017
NYC Waterfront Alliance collaboration on WEDG Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines
Recordings and Presentations: Recording available here
- Introduction & Agenda
- Using Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines to incentivize and improve design and community engagement: Kate Boicourt, Waterfront Alliance
- Hunters Point South Waterfront Park – designing a residential/commercial development and park with wetlands restoration and soft edge design in Queens, NY: Brian Staresnick SWA/Balsley
Living shoreline designs in urban systems – examples from the urban NY-NJ Harbor and Baltimore :Terry Doss, Biohabitats
December 16, 2016
Enhancing armored shoreline – Techniques & prioritization inventory
Recordings and Presentations:
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- Prioritizing Urban Degraded Shorelines: Kacie Giuliano and Dan Miller, NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program
- Seattle, WA – Improvements to degraded habitats: Stuart Munsch, University of Washington
- Use of ECOncrete® in Marine Environments NY-NJ: Andrew Rella and Ido Sela, EcoConcrete®
- Fish Habitat Enhancement Devices: Dan Miller and Kacie Giuliano, NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program
Watch the full recording of December’s webinar here:
November 2016 Webinar
November 18, 2016
Long Island Sound Sustainable Shorelines
- Sustainable Shorelines Introduction – Emilie Hauser
- Living Shoreline Approaches on Long Island – Laura Schwanof
- Living Shorelines Project on Long Island Sound, Westport, CT – Mike Ludwig
Watch the full recording of November’s webinar here:
October 2016 Webinar
October 21, 2016
Great Lakes Sustainable Shorelines
Recordings and Presentations:
- Sustainable Shorelines Introduction – Emilie Hauser and Sarah Lipuma
- Living Shoreline along the Niagara River – Jennifer Dunn
- Great Lakes Shoreline Restoration Projects – Brian Majka
Watch the full recording of October’s webinar here:
September 2016 Webinar
September 16, 2016
Hudson River working shorelines and techniques
Recording and Presentations:
- Introduction to Sustainable Shorelines Series – Emilie Hauser & Sarah Lipuma
- Habirshaw Bay Park Case Study – Sven Hoeger
- Esopus Meadows Preserve Case Study – Sven Hoeger
- Sustainable Shorelines Research and Monitoring – Jon Miller
Watch the full recording of September’s webinar here:
Expert speakers include Sven Hoeger of Creative Habitat Corp., Jon Miller of Stevens Institute of Technology, Andrew Rella of EcoConcrete Inc., Laura Schwanof of GEI Consultants in Long Island, Joseph Marrone of COWI Marine North America, Mark Carabetta, Jason Williams and David Murphy of Milone & MacBroom, Tim DePriest of the NYSDEC in the Niagara River, Brian Majka of GEI Consultants in Michigan, Kacie Giuliano and Dan Miller of the Hudson River Sustainable Shorelines Project, Stuart Munsch of the University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Kate Boicourt of NYC Waterfront Alliance,
Professional Development Credits are available for engineers and landscape architects through the Practicing Institute of Engineers and for planners from the American Planning Association.
Each webinar in the series is accompanied by a short quiz before and after to assess whether participants understand the key points. While taking the quizzes is voluntary, to receive documentation of participation for use in obtaining PDHs participants must complete the quiz. Regardless of whether you seek credits or not, we hope all participants will complete the quizzes to help us assess the effectiveness of the presentations and the training session for our program.
