VIMS CCRM – This year’s annual workshop Keeping Up with Shoreline Changes: Status, trends and legislation was held in person at VIMS for the first time in three years. Over 100 participants attended lectures, breakout sessions and field experiences to learn about general shoreline program updates, living shoreline and tidal wetland trends, funding support programs, and building climate-resilient rural communities. All of the workshop presentations and related materials are available online.
New legislation, programs and policies are now in effect in Virginia to consider climate change and sea level rise while planning and permitting shoreline stabilization projects. This workshop examined implementation progress with an increased emphasis on living shorelines, funding support programs, and new guidelines to support consideration of present and future conditions during project design and permitting stages. The program included various regulatory updates to assist the coastal region with coordinated shoreline management as well as shoreline field experiences on the VIMS campus.
Handouts
| Tidal Shoreline Program Updates | |
| Workshop Introduction & Upcoming Events-Announcements Karen Duhring, Workshop Moderator, VIMS – CCRM | |
| Tidal Wetlands Permitting Update Mark Luckenbach, Associate Dean of Research & Advisory Service, VIMS | |
| Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act Amendments & Guidelines Update Heather Mackey, Environmental Planner, Chesapeake Bay Act Program, VA DEQ | |
| 2022 Resilience Policy Updates Skip Stiles, Executive Director, Wetlands Watch | |
| Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan Update Pamela Mason, Senior Marine Scientist, VIMS – CCRM |
| Living Shorelines & Tidal Wetlands: Status and Trends | |
| Living Shoreline Trends for Virginia’s Watershed Implementation Plan Aaron Wendt, Shoreline Erosion Advisory Service, VA DCR | |
| Shoreline Professionals’ Perspectives & Training Support Programs Shereen Hughes, Assistant Director, Wetlands Watch Stacie McGraw, Landscape Program Associate, Wetlands Watch | |
| Tidal Wetland Project Updates & Marsh Migration Molly Mitchell, Research Assistant Professor, VIMS – CCRM | |
| Regional Wetlands Conservation & Restoration Plan Cirse Gonzalez, Coastal Training Program Coordinator, CBNERR-VA |
| Shoreline Management Funding Support Program Updates | |
| Elizabeth River Project Cost-Share Program Barbara Gavin, River Star Homes Program Manager, Elizabeth River Project | |
| Living Shoreline Collaborative Cost-Share Program Ryan Walsh, Lower James Restoration Coordinator, James River Association | |
| Virginia Conservation Assistance Program (VCAP) Darby Reed, Assistant Coordinator, VCAP |
Breakout Sessions
| Tidal Marsh Plants & Marsh Migration |
| Living Shoreline Adaptive Management |
| Wetlands for the Future |
| Building Climate-Resilient Rural Communities |
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