2025 Living Shorelines Tech Transfer Workshop Session List

Plan, Fail, Adapt, Repeat: Lessons in Living Shorelines 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Session Leader – Terri Carta, Jamaica Bay – Rockaway Parks Conservancy

Engineering for Ecology 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Session Leader – Amy Bredes, Baird
Rebecca Morris, University of Melbourne
Jon Miller, Stevens Institute of Technology
Rick Harter, Harter Restoration and Consulting
James Brice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Living Shorelines from Alabama to New England: Design, Permitting, and Implementation Considerations 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Session Leader – Rebecca Aiken, Stantec
Carl Ferraro, Stantec
Christopher Lashley, Stantec
Lindsy Mobley, Stantec
Emily Hein, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

What’s Working Where? Innovations in Living Shoreline Techniques Across Regions 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Session Leader – Ella DiPetto, Old Dominion University
Michael Hodges, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Alek Modjeski, American Littoral Society
Thomas Ries, Ecosphere Restoration Institute
Ellie Rothermel, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

Scaling Living Shorelines into Expansive Marsh Systems: Lessons from the Baltimore Harbor and Sandusky Bay 10:30 – 12:00 p.m.
Session Leader – Joe Berg, Biohabitats
Terry Doss, New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority
Kevin Dahms, Biohabitats
Brett Berkly, GreenVest
Chris Streb, Biohabitats

Adaptive Management: A Living Shoreline Game 10:30 – 12:00 p.m.
Session Leader – Elizabeth Stoehr, Jamaica Bay – Rockaway Parks Conservancy
Anil Pasram, Jamaica Bay – Rockaway Parks Conservancy
Terri Carta, Jamaica Bay – Rockaway Parks Conservancy

Application of using large wood and woody material in coastal restoration 10:30 – 12:00 p.m.
Session Leader – Frederic Wurster
Bartholomew Wilson, US Fish & Wildlife Service
Alek Modjeski, American Littoral Society
Adrian Robins, University of Virginia, Natural Infrastructure Lab

Urban Living Shoreline Design – Purpose in mind 10:30 – 12:00 p.m.
Session Leader – Tyler Hackett, Dewberry
Ellie Hair, Dewberry
Nick Grewe, LimnoTech
Jeffrey King, Dewberry

The evolution of living shoreline techniques to better inform planning and implementation regionally 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Session Leader – Jacob Boyd, North Carolina Coastal Federation
Sarah Bodin, North Carolina Coastal Federation
April Hall, North Carolina Coastal Federation
Donna Milligan, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
C. Scott Hardaway Jr, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Project development challenges, pitfalls, and pain points…we want to hear from you! 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Session Leader – Erin Hague, Tetra Tech
Vamsi Sridharan, Tetra Tech
Ryan Hostak, Tetra Tech
Cindy Palinkas, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science
William Nardin, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science

Re-Seeding the Sound: Collaborative Approaches to Eelgrass Restoration in Long Island Sound
Session Leader – Bill Lucey, Save the Sound
Steve Schott, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Maria Rosa, Connecticut College
Phil Colarusso, US Environmental Protection Agency

Sustainable Sediment Management: An Approach to Sediment Management for the 21st Century

Session Leader: Todd Bridges, University of Georgia