Training - Calendar of Events
Living Shorelines Training Workshop & Site Visit
Date: April 8, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Wells, Wells National Estuary Research Reserve 55 Skinner Mill Road Wells, ME 04090
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Workshop Overview: Through a combination of classroom learning, case study discussions, and a site visit, participants will gain comprehensive insights into:
Site identification and design criteria for living shoreline projects
Regulatory and permitting processes
Effective monitoring strategies
Agenda
Seth Wilkinson (Ecological Restoration Practitioner with Wilkinson Ecological Design)
Welcome from the Planning Team: Joan Leblanc, NROC and Stephen Kirk, TNC
Introduction to NROC-TNC partnership to advance living shorelines in New England
Overview of workshop goals
Wells NERR: Jacob Aman, Environmental Project Manager
Site background and community context
Climate adaptation projects at the NERR
Q&A and discussion
ME Geological Survey: Peter Slovinsky, Coastal Management
Current state programs related to living shorelines and regulatory frameworks
Q&A and discussion
Wilkinson Ecological Design: Seth Wilkinson, Ecological Restoration Practitioner###
Living shoreline site selection, assessment criteria, design considerations.
Shoreline protection and stabilization approaches for different environments
Co-benefits of living shorelines and green infrastructure
Q&A and discussion
Site Visit: Co-led by Seth Wilkinson, Pete Slovinsky, and Jacob Aman
Subject matter experts on coastal engineering, climate adaptation, and coastal ecology will lead participants on a site walk to observe and discuss site characteristics, engineering considerations, and the nature-based approaches that were and are being implemented and monitored at the site.
Q&A throughout the site walk
Discussion and Closing
Event Planners will facilitate a closing discussion and debrief at the Laudholm Farm classroom, followed by space for continued networking and conversation