Shoreline Management Webinar Series
Three Shoreline Management webinars were offered with each event focusing on a different topic. These webinar sessions included presentations and live interaction with shoreline science and policy experts.
August 13, 2020 – Shoreline Decision Support Tools
Webinar Recording
Presentations (pdf)
- Shoreline Decision Support Tool – Marcia Berman, VIMS Center for Coastal Resources Management
- Shoreline Management Handbook – Pamela Mason, VIMS Center for Coastal Resources Management
- Natural & Nature-Based Features for Coastal Resilience – Pamela Mason, VIMS Center for Coastal Resources Management
Related Links
- Shoreline Decision Support Tools Improved Rivers & Coast, Summer 2020
- Shoreline Decision Support Tool
- Shoreline Management Handbook
August 20, 2020 – Shoreline Law & Policy Updates
Webinar Recording
Presentations (pdf)
- Changing Legislation for Changing Shorelines: The Wait is Over for Major Resilience Advances – Skip Stiles, Wetlands Watch
- 2020 Tidal Wetlands Act Amendments & Updated Wetlands Guidelines – Rachael Peabody, Virginia Marine Resources Commission
- Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act (CBPA): HB 504 and Guidance Development to Address Recurrent Coastal Flooding – V'lent Lassiter, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
2020 Virginia General Assembly Amendments
- Senate Bill 776 Wetlands protection; living shorelines
- House Bill 504 Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas; preservation of mature trees
Other Related Links
- Wetlands Guidelines Public Workshops Information VMRC Agency Meetings – Aug. 26; Sept. 9; Sept. 30; Oct. 14
August 25, 2020 – Living Shorelines Performance
Webinar Recording
Presentations (pdf)
- Living Shoreline Sea-Level Resiliency: Performance and Adaptive Management of Exisiting Sites – Scott Hardaway, VIMS Shoreline Studies Program
- Living Shorelines as Best Management Practices – Pamela Mason, VIMS Center for Coastal Resources Management