2018LivingShorelinesTechTransferWorkshopBreakoutSession#4February21,2018Oakland,California

1:30pmSettingtheStage

1:40pm PanelPresentations

2:30pm InteractiveSession

3:00pmNetworkingBreak

3:30pmResumeinteractivesession

3:50pmSummarizekeytake-aways

4:00pmReturntoballroomforfinalplenarysession

Graphicsfromhttp://ccrm.vims.edu/wetlands/livingshoreline_intro.html(left)anddelawareestuary.org(right)

NaturalWater/LandContinuum

LivingShorelinesdefinedas“Anyshorelinemanagementsystemthatisdesignedtoprotectorrestorenaturalshorelineecosystemsthroughtheuseofnaturalelementsand,ifappropriate,manmadeelements.Anyelementsusedmustnotinterruptthenaturalwater/landcontinuumtothedetrimentofnaturalshorelineecosystems.”

LivingShorelines:FromBarrierstoOpportunities

BackgroundillustrationfromRAE(2015)LivingShorelines:FromBarrierstoOpportunities

Barriers• Institutionalinertia• Lackofabroadercontextforshorelinemanagementdecisions• Lackofanadvocate

Strategies1. Educationandoutreach– e.g.provideeducationandtrainingtothe

variousconstituenciesaffectedbyshorelinemanagementdecisions2. Regulatoryreform– e.g.enactnewfederalpermittingprogramsthatcan

havenationalimpactsandprovideincentives3. Improveinstitutionalcapacity– e.g.providespecializedtrainingto

increaseavailabilityofdesigners,engineers,builders,andregulatorssufficientlyknowledgeableoflivingshorelinetechniques

4. Publicagenciesasrolemodels– e.g.publiclandsserveasdemonstrationprojectsthatwouldraiseawarenessandacceptanceofthesetechniques

LivingShorelines:FromBarrierstoOpportunities

PanelPresentations

vMelodyRay-Culp,U.S.FishandWildlifeService

vLeeAnneWilde,GalvestonBayFoundation

vMattGerhart,CaliforniaCoastalConservancy

vAmandaBrown-Stevens,ResilientByDesignBayAreaChallenge

InteractiveSession• Whatarethetopchallengesforthecommunityinthistopic?

• Whatsolutionswouldresolvethesechallenges?Anythinggoes!

• Howdowemakethesesolutionsareality?What’sneeded?Whatroleshouldthenationalcommunityplayinbringingthemabout?

• Whoaresomeofthekeystakeholdersthatneedtobeinvolvedinadvancingthesesolutions?

• Whataspectsofthistopicsdoyoufeellessknowledgeableabout?Whatguidance,informationortrainingwouldbeuseful?

• Arethereexamplesofprogramsorprojectsthatmayserveasamodel?