Sustainable Shorelines Follow-up Webinar for NY, NJ, DE
Sustainable Shorelines Webinar for NY, NJ, and DE Stakeholders
February 10, 2014
11:00 AM
This webinar was a follow up to a regional workshop held at Rutgers University on October 4, 2013: Regional Dialogue to Advance Sustainable Shorelines. The purpose of the webinar was to share information with federal staff who could not attend the in-person event because of the federal shutdown and included a summary of the Mid-Atlantic Living Shorelines Summit.
This project was funded by the National Estuarine Research Reserve System Science Collaborative Transfer Project.
Webinar Agenda:
I. Welcome and Introductions, Kelly Valencik
Welcomes everyone to the webinar and introduces speakers.
II. Systems Approach to Geomorphic Engineering, Charley Chestnutt
A presentation of coastal shorelines blending green and grey approaches with good science, foresight, and good judgment.
III. US Army Corps of Engineers, New York District Regulatory Branch, Jodi McDonald
A presentation of the New York Regulatory Branch regulations by the Army Corps of Engineers.
IV. Recap of the 10/4/2013 Regional Dialogue Workshop, Christina Tobitsch
Summary of the October 4th, 2013 workshop at Rutgers University: Regional Dialogue to Advance Sustainable Shorelines along Sheltered Coasts, including information on projects occurring in NY, NJ, and DE and collaboration interests.
V. Mid-Atlantic Living Shorelines Summit, Sasha Land
A summary and outcomes of an in-depth discussion of the state of the science, policy, and practice of living shorelines in the Mid-Atlantic held on the December 10 & 11, 2013.
VI. Facilitated Q&A, Lisa Auermuller
Opportunity for participants to share comments, suggestions and questions about past shoreline initiatives, future visions for regional collaboration, and the roles federal agencies can play in these conversations.
