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Living Shorelines in the Mid-Atlantic Workshop
Connecting scientists, managers, and practitioners
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We invite members of the Mid-Atlantic living shorelines community to attend this one-day workshop. Through a series of talks and interactive sessions, we will exchange information across the science, management, and practitioner communities to better inform practice and placement of living shorelines. This workshop will not serve as a “how-to” guide for installation of living shorelines but creates a space to identify shared needs among the communities that build, regulate, and study living shorelines.
This workshop is hosted by Dr. Cindy Palinkas, Dr. Lorie Staver, and Erika Koontz of University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's (UMCES) Horn Point Laboratory and Taryn Sudol of Maryland Sea Grant.
Details
Date: January 23, 2025
Venue: UMCES Horn Point Laboratory - Aquaculture and Restoration Ecology Laboratory building
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Address: 2020 Horns Point Road, Cambridge, MD 21613 (please park in the lot under the solar panels)
Cost: Free! Lunch and refreshments will be provided for all participants.
Attendance: In-person (up to 75) or virtual
To register, fill out this form by Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
Agenda
8:30 a.m. | Registration and check-in
9 a.m. | Welcome and Morning Session I
Short talks will provide an overview of living shorelines research in the Mid-Atlantic and share implementation perspectives from practitioners and managers.
10:30 a.m. | Break
10:45 a.m. | Morning Session II: Breakout Group Activity
Interactive exercise to identify research gaps, brainstorm questions for panelists to answer, and learn management concerns, characteristics of successful restoration, and challenges associated with living shorelines.
12 p.m. | Lunch
1 p.m. | Afternoon Session I
Panel on living shoreline management and regulation to integrate research into restoration.
2:15 p.m. | Break
2:30 p.m. | Afternoon Session II
Small group interactive discussion session to share ideas and answer questions.
3:30 p.m. | Workshop Summary, Next Steps, and Thank You
4 p.m. | Departure
There is no charge for this workshop. Lunch is included at no cost to in-person participants.
Please reach out to Erika Koontz at ekoontz@umces.edu with additional questions.
The Chesapeake Bay Sentinel Site Collaborative is a group of scientists, coastal managers, decision makers, and community liaisons across Maryland and Virginia focused on applying sea level rise science to stakeholder decision making.
For more information, please contact:
Julissa Murrieta
Environmental Science Outreach Intern
Phone: (301) 405-7500
Email: jmurriet@mdsg.umd.edu
Environmental Science Outreach Intern
Phone: (301) 405-7500
Email: jmurriet@mdsg.umd.edu
Taryn Sudol
Coordinator for the Chesapeake Bay Sentinel Site Cooperative
Phone: (301) 405-6378
Email: sudol@mdsg.umd.edu
Coordinator for the Chesapeake Bay Sentinel Site Cooperative
Phone: (301) 405-6378
Email: sudol@mdsg.umd.edu
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