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?
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