2007 - Center for Coastal Resources Management - Virginia Institute ...

Outreach Education Classes
Presentations and demonstrations were provided to educate state and local agency
personnel, wetlands board members and staff, marine contractors, permitting agents, and
the general public on tidal wetland issues.
May 11, 2007
Sea Level Rise & Other Coastal Hazards: The Risks of Coastal Living
Tidal Wetlands Workshop ( attended)
http://ccrm.vims.edu/seminarpresentations/spring_2007/spring_2007_presentations.html
• National Issues & Implications for Coastal Virginia Institute of Marine Science
(Dr. John Wells, Dean & Director, VIMS)
• Sea Level Rise, Hardened Shorelines, and Impacts on Virginia’s Tidal Wetlands
• How Global Warming and Climate Change May Be Affecting Chesapeake Bay
Seagrasses (Dr. Ken Moore, CBNERR)
• Climate Change Implications for Coastal Communities
• Ecosystem Services: The Reason We Regulate Shoreline Development
• Intensely Managed Shorelines: Cumulative Effects of Historic Decision-Making Limit
Today’s Management Options
• Managing Sea Level Rise in Developed Areas
• Developing Risky Areas
• Planning for the Future, Developing Today
• Zoning, Subdivision, and Site Planning: What Coastal Communities Can Do to Address
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Sea Level Rise (Joe Lerch, Chesapeake Bay Foundation)