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SUMMARY:Transferable Strategies for Coastal Resilience Projects: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
DESCRIPTION:Register Here \nThe National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) commissioned Eastern Research Group (ERG) to gather and share best practices from coastal resilience practitioners on enhancing implementation of coastal resilience efforts across the United States. The project encompassed review of more than 100 source documents including NFWF grant project reports and peer-reviewed literature\, as well as interviews with resilience practitioners. ERG used their research findings to develop eight case studies documenting successful projects throughout the county. The case studies highlight transferrable strategies for resilience projects ranging from conducting ongoing monitoring of the project site to leveraging resources to build local capacity to testing novel approaches. This webinar is designed to help resilience practitioners learn about solutions and approaches from teams implementing these projects. Sharing of best practices and lessons learned will focus on partnership building\, outreach and engagement\, and highlight adaptive management transferrable strategies. \n\nJennifer Lam\, Director\nJennifer Lam (she/her)\, Jennifer Lam brings over ten years of experience in coastal resource management\, stakeholder engagement\, and project coordination. As the project manager\, Ms. Lam oversaw a team of nine staff who helped capture key information around lessons learned\, challenges\, and solutions and develop the final case studies and media content. Ms. Lam holds a M.S. in marine resource management from Oregon State University. [Email: Jennifer.Lam@erg.com] \nDiana Pietri\, Senior Social Scientist\nDr. Diana Pietri (she/her) brings more than 13 years of experience and a deep understanding of best practices for coastal resilience\, adaptive management\, and coastal management partnerships. For this project\, Dr. Pietri led interviews with coastal resilience practitioners to identify challenges\, lessons learned\, and transferrable strategies that informed the case studies. Dr. Pietri holds a Ph.D. in environmental and forest science and M.M.A. in marine and environmental affairs\, both from University of Washington. [Email: Diana.Pietri@erg.com] \nElizabeth Weathers\, Junior Analyst\nElizabeth Weathers (she/her) brings over two years of experience researching climate change adaptation strategies and cities’ plans to combat sea level rise\, analyzing interview and survey data\, and synthesizing key trends and findings. In this project\, Elizabeth analyzed interview and document review data\, drafted case studies and media content and supported report development. Elizabeth holds a bachelor’s degree with majors in Government and French and a minor in Environmental Studies from Bowdoin College. [Email: Elizabeth.Weathers@erg.com]
URL:https://estuaries.org/event/transferable-strategies-for-coastal-resilience-projects-best-practices-and-lessons-learned/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:NEP Coastal Watersheds Grant Application Workshop #2
DESCRIPTION:Register Here \nJoin Restore America’s Estuaries to learn more about the Nation Estuary Program Coastal Watersheds Grant 2022 RFP. We’ll discuss project eligibility\, requirements\, and opportunities for potential applicants. 
URL:https://estuaries.org/event/nep-coastal-watersheds-grant-application-workshop-2/
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220324T130000
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SUMMARY:NEP Coastal Watersheds Grant Application Workshop #1
DESCRIPTION:Register Here \nJoin Restore America’s Estuaries to learn more about the Nation Estuary Program Coastal Watersheds Grant 2022 RFP. We’ll discuss project eligibility\, requirements\, and opportunities for potential applicants. 
URL:https://estuaries.org/event/nep-coastal-watersheds-grant-application-workshop-1/
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:SWIG Application Workshop #2
DESCRIPTION:Register Here  \nJoin Restore America’s Estuaries and EPA Region 1 as we explore opportunities\, discuss requirements\, and answer your questions around the 2022 SNEP Watershed Implementation Grants RFP. 
URL:https://estuaries.org/event/swig-application-workshop-2/
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:March Coastal Resilience Webinar: Outreach & Engagement in Coastal Communities
DESCRIPTION:Register Today \nJoin Restore America’s Estuaries for the March edition of our Coastal Resilience Webinar Series. This month\, we’ll be joined by staff from RAE member groups Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF)\, EarthCorps\, and Tampa Bay Watch (TBW) to discuss education\, outreach\, and community engagement to further coastal resilience and restoration. Our expert panelists will be Tom Ackerman\, VP of Education for CBF\, Paige Lansky\, Bay Grasses in Classes Coordinator for TBW\, and Jorge Mendoza\, Corps Program Manager at EarthCorps. Learn more about each of them below!  \n\nTom Ackerman – Vice President of Education\, Chesapeake Bay Foundation \nAs the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Vice President for Education\, Tom leads one of the largest and most compelling environmental education programs in the country\, creating opportunities for students\, teachers\, and school leaders to experience and understand their connection to their environment. Tom facilitates environmental literacy partnerships with some of the largest school districts in the United States\, co-chairs a progressive multi-state and federal collaboration\, and promotes policy solutions to get more students learning outside. Tom is a National Geographic Explorer\, recipient of the 2018 Youth Environmental Science Medal\, and the Doherty Chair for Environmental Education. \n \nPaige Lansky – Bay Grasses in Classes Coordinator\, Tampa Bay Watch \nPaige joined Tampa Bay Watch in January 2020. She is responsible for coordinating our Bay Grasses in Classes Program and assists with various restoration projects and educational programs. She has worked in environmental education and natural resource management across the eastern US from the mountains to the coast! She graduated from Michigan State University with a B.S. in Zoology\, specializing in animal behavior and neurobiology. She is passionate about communicating environmental science in a way that is easy for everyone to understand. In her free time\, she enjoys “herping” (looking for reptiles and amphibians)\, searching for native flora\, hiking with her family\, kayaking\, and gardening \n  \nJorge Mendoza – Corps Program Manager\, EarthCorps \nJorge serves as the Corps Program Manager where he supports and supervises corps members throughout their experience at EarthCorps. Together with other staff\, Jorge facilitates workshops and trainings that allow Corps Members to develop their leadership abilities and foster genuine connections with themselves and their communities. Jorge began his journey to conservation and environmental science at University of Redlands where he studied organic pollutants in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
URL:https://estuaries.org/event/march-coastal-resilience-webinar-outreach-engagement-in-coastal-communities/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220127T130000
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SUMMARY:Presenting the South Carolina Living Shorelines App
DESCRIPTION:Register Here! \nThe South Carolina DHEC Office of Coastal Resource Management recently worked through a NOAA funded 5 year process to develop living shoreline permitting guidance. The new guidance and framework\, the first for the state\, was developed after increased coastal property owner interest were looking for more natural shoreline stabilization options. The new permit came on line in May 2021 and there was immediate interest and pre application meetings requested. In a collaborative effort\, DHEC worked with multiple stakeholders over the years included BMP research conducted by SCDNR. Outreach and education were key elements of the final years of the permit implementation process. To that end\, SC DHEC partnered with TNC to develop a map based first look for property owners that could support siting information. Other partners including Clemson University worked with the state and other partners to develop a Living Shoreline 101. Together the TNC LS app\, Clemson’s LS website and DHEC’s updated LS permitting site provide great resources for property owners to educate themselves before requesting a pre application meeting. \nTNC’s LS app for South Carolina is part of the public facing Coastal Resilience program. Coastal Resilience is a program led by The Nature Conservancy to examine nature’s role in reducing coastal flood risk. The program consists of an approach\, a web mapping tool\, and a network of practitioners around the world supporting hazard mitigation and climate adaptation planning. The LS app for South Carolina contains 3 categories of energy for siting projects plus additional data linked from partner sites (ex. DNR’s shellfish harvest areas). TNC contracted with the Biohabitats team to develop the energy siting layers for the app. The team included Biohabitats\, Water Environment Consultants and Geoscience Consultants who developed a method to enumerate and rank wind wave energy\, boat wake energy and maximum fetch.  Property owners can use the information to determine if the proposed site is likely to support a living shoreline\, can infer what type of materials might work and provide a map print out to take into the DHEC pre application meeting.   \nPanelists \nJoy Brown – Marine Program Manager\, The Nature Conservancy \nJoy earned a BS in Biological Sciences from Florida State University and a Master’s in Biology and Coastal Zone Studies from The University of West Florida in 2007.  A native of the Florida Panhandle\, Joy worked with a small non-profit group\, The Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance\, for five years\, where she helped grow the organization and implement many of their marine and stormwater programs.  She also held a position with the City of Fort Walton Beach where she began an oyster restoration program that utilized local volunteers for oyster gardening and included a science teacher mentoring element.  \nJoy joined the Science and Stewardship staff of the Charleston Field office in August 2008.  Since joining the TNC team\, Joy has implemented on-the-ground oyster restoration projects that provide habitat for recreationally and commercially important seafood (crabs\, shrimp\, fish) and natural shoreline stabilization (living shorelines). She has worked with partners in new and different ways\, bringing attention to our marine work from diverse groups. Joy has more recently been leading our North Coast Resilience Project that started in 2016. She is working with communities in Horry and Georgetown Counties to provide nature based solutions for flood mitigation.   \nStephen Creighton\, P.E. \nMr. Creighton is a civil and coastal engineer with 10 years of experience working on an array of public and private projects.  As a project engineer with Water Environment Consultants\, he provides design and permitting support for projects in the marine environment\, particularly near rivers\, estuaries\, and coastal areas.  For the FEMA Risk MAP program\, Mr. Creighton has modeled and mapped storm surge and flood hazards for over 20 counties extending from North Carolina to the Florida Keys.  He is skilled in field data collection and the monitoring of tides\, currents\, waves\, sediments\, and water quality.  He also has extensive experience in numerical modeling\, including 1D\, 2D\, and 3D hydrodynamic\, wave\, and water quality modeling. \nMr. Creighton grew up near Jacksonville\, FL\, steeped in the waters of the St. Johns River.  He received a B.S. and M.S. in Civil and Coastal Engineering from the University of Florida before relocating to Charleston\, SC.  Mr. Creighton is a proud husband\, sports enthusiast\, and lover of all water activities
URL:https://estuaries.org/event/presenting-the-south-carolina-living-shorelines-app/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:The Farm Bill and Coastal Conservation
DESCRIPTION:Register Today! \nJoin Restore America’s Estuaries for our December edition of our Coastal Resilience Webinar series. This month\, we’ll be taking a deep dive into the current status of the Farm Bill\, and what it means for coastal restoration. We’ll be joined by Paul Babbitt\, a staff member for the House Committee on Agriculture\, Dave Welker\, Farms Conservation Programs Manager for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\, and Ken Kriese\, ACEP – WRE National Program Manager for the USDA National Resource Conservation Service\, and Jeremy Peters\, CEO of the National Association of Conservation Districts. \nPanelists \n \nPaul Babbitt: Paul is the Staff Director of the House Agriculture Committee’s Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee. Before joining the Committee\, Babbitt served as Deputy Chief of Staff in the Office of  Rep. Tom O’Halleran where he led the Congressman’s 2018 farm bill efforts\, including the conference. He is a native Arizonan where his family has a long history in ranching. Babbitt holds a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from Syracuse University and Juris Doctor from American University Washington College of Law. \n \nKen Kriese: Ken is the National Program Manager for NRCS’ Agricultural Conservation Easement Program – Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE). Ken has a PhD in Ecology from the University of California\, Davis\, and has spent most of his 25+ year career focused on the conservation of wetland habitat and bird populations throughout the western hemisphere. In his free time\, Ken likes to row\, run marathons\, and explore new places with his husband and three dogs. \n \nDave Walker: Dave has served as the Farm Conservation Programs Coordinator in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Headquarters Office for the past 16 years. Dave works at the national level with the U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies responsible for implementing the conservation programs of the Farm Bill to maximize the fish and wildlife benefits of those programs. Dave also serves on the Implementation Team for the National Seed Strategy and several technical Teams for the Service’s pollinator conservation initiative. \nJeremy Peters: Jeremy is the CEO of the National Association of Conservation Districts. During his career with NACD\, Peters has served as Chief Operating Officer as well as Legislative Affairs Manager. Earlier in his career\, he served as Federal Policy Director for American Farmland Trust and directed climate\, conservation and energy programs for National Farmers Union. He previously worked on Capitol Hill for former Congressman Earl Pomeroy\, D – N.D.\, who sat on the House Agriculture Committee and the Ways and Means Committee.
URL:https://estuaries.org/event/the-farm-bill-and-coastal-conservation/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:2021 NEP Coastal Watersheds Grant Announcement
DESCRIPTION:Register Today!\n \nJoin RAE\, U.S. EPA\, and members of Congress to announce the 2021 National Estuaries Program Coastal Watersheds Grant. The virtual announcement will take place on December 7 at 1:00 PM ET.\n \nWe’ll learn more about this year’s awardees\, the impact of this program\, and how you could benefit in future funding opportunities.
URL:https://estuaries.org/event/2021-nep-coastal-watersheds-grant-announcement/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211103T130000
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SUMMARY:RAE Presents the Updated Economic Value of America's Estuaries Report
DESCRIPTION:Register Today! \nJoin Restore America’s Estuaries as we officially release our updated Economic Value of Estuaries in America report. We will be joined by Carrie Selberg Robinson\, Director\, Office of Habitat Conservation – NOAA Fisheries\, who provided funding support for the report and Tracy Rouleau\, President of TBD Economics\, who created the report on RAE’s behalf. We will walk through the methodologies used and summarize the findings while also looking ahead at how this new data can be used to advance nature-based solutions in coastal restoration. \nClick here to read the full report. 
URL:https://estuaries.org/event/rae-presents-the-economic-value-of-estuaries-report/
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SUMMARY:2021 Living Shorelines Tech Transfer Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join Restore America’s Estuaries\, American Littoral Society\, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection\, and the Chesapeake Bay and New Jersey field offices of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for the fifth Living Shorelines and Nature-Based Methods Tech Transfer Workshop. We will gather in beautiful Cape May\, New Jersey\, to talk all things living shorelines. This workshop is geared for landowners and professionals\, anyone working in the marketing\, design\, construction\, or permitting of living shorelines and nature-based shoreline stabilization. \nView the full agenda \nIn an effort to create the safest and most accessible event possible\, we are now offering a virtual option for attendees who are unable to join us in person for the 2021 Living Shorelines Tech Transfer Workshop. Virtual attendees will have access to the full Workshop via video conference\, as well as a virtual field trip opportunity. We are asking current and future registrants to declare their intended attendance option no later than Oct 2.   Given this change\, we have also made the decision based on the best available information to require all in-person attendees of the 2021 Living Shorelines Tech Transfer Workshop in Cape May\, NJ to be at least 14-days removed from their final Covid-19 vaccine dose. All guests attending the in-person workshop will need to provide confirmation of Covid-19 vaccination as part of registration.    As an additional measure of safety\, we will no longer be accepting on-site registrations\, as in years past and all “registration swaps” must occur before October 1.   For more information\, click here to read our full Covid-19 Guidance. \nRegister Today!
URL:https://estuaries.org/event/2021-living-shorelines-tech-transfer-workshop/
LOCATION:Grand Hotel\, Cape May\, NJ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210922T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210922T140000
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SUMMARY:Showcasing NOAA Restoration Projects During National Estuaries Week
DESCRIPTION:Join RAE for the September edition of our webinar series. This month\, we’ll celebrate National Estuaries Week by highlighting three NOAA habitat restoration projects in different estuaries around the country. We will emphasize work on different types of habitat\, technical assistance with partners\, and the long-term\, cumulative impacts of these collaborative efforts of the NOAA Restoration Center\, housed within the Office of Habitat Conservation in NOAA Fisheries. Projects will include wetland restoration in the Snohomish Estuary\, WA; Cape Fear River Estuary in NC; and oyster restoration in the Chesapeake Bay\, MD. \nRegister Here!  \nPanelists \n \nJohn Floberg is a Marine Habitat Resource Specialist working for Earth Resources Technology\, Inc. and stationed at the NOAA Restoration Center within the Office of Habitat Conservation in NOAA Fisheries. Located in Seattle\, Washington\, John leads Case Teams in the Pacific Northwest for the Damage Assessment\, Remediation and Restoration Program (DARRP)\, serves as Technical Monitor for the Community-based Restoration Program (CRP) and manages the NOAA Washington Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Conservation Corps Internship Program. John also has experience in science-based positions at The Nature Conservancy\, North Cascades National Park\, and has served as Chair of Seattle’s Urban Forestry Commission. \n \nKrista McCraken is a Marine Habitat Resource Specialist with Earth Resources Technology\, Inc.\, on contract with NOAA’s Restoration Center in the Office of Habitat Conservation in NOAA Fisheries. Krista has been with the Restoration Center for five years. Krista works on Natural Resource Damage Assessment cases in both North and South Carolina\, leading restoration planning and implementation efforts as part of case settlements. Krista received her Masters in environmental studies from the College of Charleston\, and worked for NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management for over ten years before moving to the Restoration Center. Krista lives in Charleston\, South Carolina with her spouse and 3 children. \n \nStephanie Reynolds Westby is with the NOAA Restoration Center within the Office of Habitat Conservation in NOAA Fisheries. She directs a multi-agency program to achieve large-scale oyster restoration in Chesapeake Bay. This includes working with state and federal agencies\, academics\, and non-governmental organizations to set common goals and develop restoration plans\, then implement\, track\, monitor\, and adaptively manage the restoration work. She holds a master’s degree in environmental science and policy from Johns Hopkins University\, and her background includes working as an environmental lobbyist and fisheries scientist. Stephanie grew up sailing\, and prior to her conservation career spent 10 years working on traditional sailing vessels\, eventually as captain. She lives in Annapolis\, Maryland with her family\, where\, much to their annoyance\, she has recently taken up the ukulele.
URL:https://estuaries.org/event/showcasing-noaa-restoration-projects-during-national-estuaries-week/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:2021 SNEP Watersheds Grant Virtual Announcement - Massachusetts Awards
DESCRIPTION:Please join Restore America’s Estuaries and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to announce the 2021 awards for the Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Watershed Grants!\n \nThis virtual event will highlight SNEP’s Massachusetts grantees\, and  will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Monday\, Sept. 13. Speakers will include Congressman Bill Keating and EPA Region 1 Water Division Director Ken Moraff. Following the speaking program\, the Massachusetts grantees will discuss their innovative projects to restore ecosystems and communities in Southeast New England. \nRegister Here   \n\nThis year\, SNEP Watershed Grants will be providing $1.75 million in new federal funding to support local organizations in Rhode Island and Massachusetts\, for projects working toward achieving the SNEP goals of safe and clean water\, healthy habitats and coastal ecosystems\, and thriving communities throughout Southeast New England. \nFor more information on SNEP Watershed Grants\, see www.snepgrants.org.\n \nFor more on EPA’s Southeast New England Program\, visit www.epa.gov/snep\n \nWe hope to see you online on September 13th! 
URL:https://estuaries.org/event/2021-snep-watersheds-grant-virtual-announcement-massachusetts-awardees/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210909T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210909T160000
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SUMMARY:2021 SNEP Watershed Grants Announcement - Rhode Island Awards
DESCRIPTION:Please join Restore America’s Estuaries as Senator Jack Reed and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announce the 2021 awards for the Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Watershed Grants! The event will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday\, Sept. 9\, at Festival Pier\, 50 Tim Healey Way\, Pawtucket RI\, 02860.\n \nThe event will follow current guidelines from the CDC related to the Covid-19 virus. In order to make adequate preparations for social distancing and keep guests informed of any potential changes\, please register in advance. Simply click the link below to register. \n\nRegister Here \nThis year\, SNEP Watershed Grants will be providing $1.75 million in new federal funding to support local organizations in Rhode Island and Massachusetts\, for projects working toward achieving the SNEP goals of safe and clean water\, healthy habitats and coastal ecosystems\, and thriving communities throughout Southeast New England. At the event\, we will introduce the grantees and provide more information on their work to restore our regional environment.\n \nIn the event of rain\, the event will be held at the Blackstone Valley Visitor’s Center\, 175 Main St. in Pawtucket. The City of Pawtucket currently requires masks for all indoor events.\n \nFor more information on SNEP Watershed Grants\, see www.snepgrants.org.\n \nFor more on EPA’s Southeast New England Program\, visit www.epa.gov/snep.\n \nWe hope to see you in Pawtucket on September 9th! 
URL:https://estuaries.org/event/2021-snep-watershed-grants-announcement-rhode-island-awardees/
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Habitat Month: Restoration from Coast to Coast
DESCRIPTION:Join RAE for the July edition of our free monthly webinar series. This month\, we’ll be honoring #HabitatMonth by featuring coastal restoration professionals from both the east and west coast. We’ll explore different tactics\, challenges and success stories from two incredibly successful restoration organizations. You’ll hear brief presentations from each of the groups followed by a moderated audience Q&A. We hope to see you there.  \nRegister Here! \nPanelists: \nKatie Mosher\, Senior Director of Programs – Billion Oyster Project\nKatie\, who was born in upstate New York and grew up in Rutland\, VT\, found her true passion here in NYC — restoring oysters in NY Harbor. She is incredibly determined to get oysters in the water but she doesn’t stop there\, she also strategically thinks about how to maximize BOP’s collaborative efforts to realize our long-term goals for restoring oysters to New York waters. Katie prefers working outdoors and when she is not working enjoys spending time with her two teenage kids. \n\nBrian Combs\, Salmon Habitat Restoration Biologist – South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement GroupBrian is an avid outdoorsman and has been exploring his passion for natural history in the Pacific Northwest since 1995.  Brian earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree from the Evergreen State College in 2003 with emphasis in botany and ecology.  He has since been working as a biologist in both the government and private sectors.  His professional experience includes wetland biology\, habitat restoration\, botany\, and wildlife studies.  His spare time is spent mushroom hunting and fishing.  Brian is glad to be a part of a non-profit organization and hopes to grow personally and professionally while being a steward of our region’s great resources. \nCole Baldino\, Salmon Habitat Restoration Biologist – South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group\nGrowing up with the dream of saving salmonids\, Cole received a degree in coldwater fisheries biology from SUNY Environmental Science & Forestry in Syracuse\, NY. He’s worked throughout the east coast restoring eastern brook trout habitat. After a lifetime of chasing wild steelhead\, Cole has made his way to WA to restore salmon populations as a project manager for SPSSEG. His passion for implementing large wood structures and removing barriers to fish passage fits with the organization mission and team. When not saving salmon and trout\, Cole is chasing them with his fly rod. Along with angling\, Cole is an avid rock climber\, mountaineer\, hunter\, and gardener.
URL:https://estuaries.org/event/celebrating-habitat-month-restoration-from-coast-to-coast/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:RAE Coastal Restoration Toolkit Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in implementing a coastal restoration project such as a living shoreline? Join the Delaware Living Shorelines Committee for this free webinar to hear about the Restore America’s Estuaries Coastal Restoration Toolkit and our living shoreline initiative. \nClick here to register
URL:https://estuaries.org/event/rae-coastal-restoration-toolkit-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210622T130000
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SUMMARY:The breathing of a salt marsh: learnings and challenges about carbon dynamics
DESCRIPTION:Register today! \nJoin RAE for the June edition of our monthly webinar series featuring Rodrigo Vargas. \nRodrigo Vargas is an Associate Professor at the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Delaware. He completed his PhD at the University of California-Riverside and a postdoc at the University of California-Berkeley. His research interests focus on how biophysical factors regulate greenhouse gas dynamics in terrestrial and coastal ecosystems. He studies soil-plant-atmosphere interactions to understand and quantify the response of ecosystems to management\, extreme events\, and global environmental change. His research spans from data mining and applying machine learning approaches\, to remote sensing and micrometeorological measurements of greenhouse gas fluxes at multiple spatial and temporal scales. Dr. Vargas has published over 140 peer-reviewed publications and has received funding from NSF\, NASA\, USDA\, DARPA and several state and international organizations. He serves as an Associate Editor for Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences published by the American Geophysical Union\, is a Handling Editor for Oecologia\, and is a member of the editorial board of Global Change Biology. He has been part of the science steering groups of the North American Carbon Program\, North American Forestry Commission\, Mexican Carbon Program\, and AmeriFlux. He was a co-lead for Chapter 2 of the Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR2) and a contributing author of the “Status of the World’s Soil Resources 2015” by the FAO of the United Nations. He is a member of the committee on Science and the Arts in the Earth and Environmental Science cluster of the Franklin Institute\, a member of the U.S. National Committee for Soil Science of the National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering and Medicine\, and a fellow of the Earth Leadership Program.
URL:https://estuaries.org/event/the-breathing-of-a-salt-marsh-learnings-and-challenges-about-carbon-dynamics/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Restore America's Estuaries":MAILTO:rae@estuaries.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210505T130000
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SUMMARY:NEP Coastal Watersheds Grant Program Informational Webinar 2
DESCRIPTION:Register today! \nJoin us to learn about the 2021 NEP Coastal Watersheds Grant round. We will provide a general overview\, along with information about eligibility and the overall application process. For more information on the program\, please visit https://estuaries.org/initiatives/watershedgrants/.
URL:https://estuaries.org/event/nep-coastal-watersheds-grant-program-informational-webinar-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Restore America's Estuaries":MAILTO:rae@estuaries.org
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SUMMARY:Seagrass: An ally in the fight against climate change
DESCRIPTION:Register today! \nDr. Stacy Baez is an officer with the coastal wetlands and coral reefs project at Pew Charitable Trusts. She supports countries in developing the scientific framework needed to ensure strong protections for coastal wetlands and coral reefs. Baez has worked on science initiatives to support the creation of large\, fully protected marine areas worldwide\, and she also worked to establish Caribbean shark sanctuaries. Before joining Pew\, Baez conducted small-scale fisheries assessments in the Philippines. \nShe holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Morgan State University and a doctorate in oceanography from Old Dominion University.
URL:https://estuaries.org/event/seagrass-an-ally-in-the-fight-against-climate-change/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Restore America's Estuaries":MAILTO:rae@estuaries.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210427T130000
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SUMMARY:NEP Coastal Watersheds Grant Program Informational Webinar 1
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn about the 2021 NEP Coastal Watersheds Grant round. We will provide a general overview\, along with information about eligibility and the overall application process. For more information on the program\, please visit https://estuaries.org/initiatives/watershedgrants/.
URL:https://estuaries.org/event/nep-coastal-watersheds-grant-program-informational-webinar-1/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Restore America's Estuaries":MAILTO:rae@estuaries.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210421T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210421T140000
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SUMMARY:Blue Carbon - A nature based solution for climate and coastal communities
DESCRIPTION:Click here to register for this event \nRestore America’s Estuaries is proud to announce we’ll be hosting a side event at this year’s US Climate Action Week to celebrate Earth Day and the U.S. rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement. We’ll be joined by esteemed guests and leaders in the field of blue carbon science\, finance\, and policy to talk about how protecting these ecosystems can help reduce carbon emissions. For more information\, please visit: https://www.theclimategroup.org/us-climate-action-week. \nProtecting and restoring coastal wetlands can be a nature-based solution to climate change and a critical tool to capture and sequester carbon from the atmosphere. Because of the high productivity and rapid sedimentation in these areas\, ecosystems such as mangroves\, salt marshes and sea grass beds can sequester carbon at rates up to ten times that of upland forests per unit area. That carbon is stored in the soils and can remain there for centuries\, but only if the soils are preserved in their wetland state. They also provide myriad values to coastal communities in the form of protection from storm surge and sea level rise due to climate change\, water filtration\, and enhanced biodiversity. To fully take advantage of this important climate mitigation and adaptation tool\, we must invest in the protection and restoration of these habitats. Most coastal wetlands in the US and around the world have already been lost at staggering rates\, making it more important to protect what remains and restore what has been lost. The recent understanding of the role they play in trapping greenhouse gases\, coupled with their economic and social values\, makes their protection and restoration all the more valuable.  \nHost \n\nHilary Stevens\, Coastal Resilience Manager – Restore America’s Estuaries\n\nPanelists \n\nSteve Crooks – Silvestrum Climate Associates\,\nEmily Pidgeon – Conservation International\,\nTonna-Marie Surgeon-Rodgers – Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve\nMaxine Sugarman – The Office of Representative Suzanne Bonamici
URL:https://estuaries.org/event/blue-carbon-a-nature-based-solution-for-climate-and-coastal-communities/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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