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2013 Mid-Atlantic Living
Shorelines SummitDecember 10-11, 2013
Cambridge, MD
Overview of SummitSasha Land
Maryland Coastal Training Program
Mid-Atlantic Living Shorelines Summit
1. Share research tools & techniques and
lessons learned related to Living Shorelines
2. Explore how to use this shared information toenergize programs at the state and local levelsacross the Mid-Atlantic
3. Strengthen and coalesce the LS communityacross the region
Did anyone attend the
Summit?
Mid-Atlantic Living Shorelines Summit
• 221 participants – All Mid-Atlantic states were represented and beyond
– Mix of local/state/federal government; NGO’s; marine contractors;consultants; and design and build.
• Agenda was designed to be a mix of presentations andparticipant driven conversations.
• Agenda, Participant List, & Presentations can be found
www.estuaries.org/2013-mid-atlantic-living-shorelines-summit.html
Outstanding Questions
Science, Research & Monitoring
Sector based discussion
Research, Science & Monitoring
Project Manager & Restoration Program Managers
Design & Build
Regulatory & Policy
Outstanding Questions:
Efficacy, long-term and short-term, in various
sites and conditions on – Ecological resources
– Physical performance
– Water quality
This was most important to Research, Science &
Monitoring & the Regulatory & Policy Sectors
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Outstanding Questions:
Which kinds of LS are most effective and where?
This is most important to the Project Managers &
Implementers & the Design & Build Sectors
Outstanding Questions
Habitat trade-offs (riparian buffer, sub-tidal)
This was important to the Regulatory & Policy
Sector
Outcomes
Table discussions about 3 questions related to Using
Performance data to drive change.
What Information SHOULD be collected for each project?
– Water Quality
– Sediment movement/budget/erosion rates
– Creation of marsh (density & species composition)
– Evaluation about whether the project met the desired goals
Using Performance Data to Drive Change
Ways to make monitoring a standard practice in all LS projects.
– Condition of the permit
– Need to develop “standard or core” monitoring & define
goals of monitoring
– Citizen monitoring approach
– Funding to implement
Using Performance Data to Drive Change
Ways to communicate the information more broadly across
sectors
– Centralized place to house information (including science,
design standards, lessons learned)
– Pro-active communication
What we heard…….
• LS practitioners should convene more often at a regional level
to discuss issues.
• Figure out a way to broadly share information on LS and have
smaller groups tackle specific issues.
• Need to identify who will convene or manage keeping people
connected
• Regulatory/Policy: White paper to keep to share data and
information that could help to inform policy
• Large scale format (i.e 2 day summit) may not be the way to
advance LS implementation and tackle specific issues
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