Center for Coastal Resources Management

A workshop was held at VIMS for local government staff, advisory board members, marine contractors, permitting agents, environmental consultants, as well as others interested in coastal resources management in the Commonwealth. Speakers included VIMS CCRM scientists, VMRC engineers, and Master Gardeners.

Workshop Presentations

• Can Living Shorelines Be an Effective Form of Coastal Habitat Restoration? Dr. Donna Bilkovic, VIMS-CCRM
  ( Short video clip of mussels clearing a tank of water)

• Setting the Stage: Tidal Shoreline Management in Virginia, Part 1,
  Pam Mason, VIMS-CCRM

• Setting the Stage: Tidal Shoreline Management in Virginia, Part 2,
  Pam Mason, VIMS-CCRM

• Living Shorelines General Permit and Integrated Guidance, Chip Neikirk, Deputy Chief, Habitat Management Division, VMRC

• Northern Neck Master Gardeners I-SEA Program, Peggy Lassanske, Northern Neck Master Gardeners

• 2012 General Assembly Legislative Update, Pam Mason, VIMS-CCRM

• Recurrent Flooding Study, Molly Mitchell, VIMS-CCRM

• Sea Level Rise: State of the Science, Dr. Carl Hershner, Director VIMS-CCRM

• Floating Wetlands Pilot Project: Investigating the potential for a new stormwater BMP, Karen Duhring, VIMS-CCRM

See the Spring 2012 Virginia Wetlands Report for more detailed descriptions of each topic.