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Living Shorelines in Maine
Going Green – Furthering Living Shorelines in Maine Workshop
On Friday, April 6, approximately 50 stakeholders from around Maine gathered at the Greater Portland Council of Governments office in Portland, ME to learn and share information on “living shorelines” in Maine. The workshop, funded by NOAA and organized by the Maine Coastal Program (MCP), Maine Geological Survey (MGS), Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT), and Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve (WNERR), included a variety of participants, including consulting geologists, engineers, and landscape architects, state and federal regulators and scientists, municipal planners and engineers, and coastal property owners.
Workshop Materials
- Agenda (PDF 0.2MB)
- Summary (PDF 0.5MB)
- Introduction (PDF 1.9MB) - Christine Feurt, Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve and Kathleen Leyden, Maine Coastal Program
- Mackworth Island Field Trip Introduction (PDF 3.2MB) - Peter Slovinsky, Maine Geological Survey
- Coastal Instability Assessment Rating Data Sheet (PDF 0.3MB)
- Mackworth Island Flip Chart Summaries (PDF 0.2MB)
- Using a Instability Rating and Decision Tree For Living Shoreline & Stabilization Alternatives (PDF 2.6MB) - Troy Barry, Headwaters Hydro, LLC
- Increasing resilience and reducing risk through successful application of nature based coastal infrastructure practices in New England: The Maine Approach (PDF 8.4MB) - Peter Slovinsky, Maine Geological Survey
- Monitoring Living Shoreline Projects in Maine (PDF 1.1MB) - Curtis Bohlen, Casco Bay Estuary Partnership
- New Hampshire Experiences with Living Shorelines for Fringing Salt Marshes (PDF 16.3MB) - Joel Ballestero, University of New Hampshire
- Baker Design Consultants: Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons learned (PDF 7.4MB) - Barney Baker, Baker Design Consultants
- Living Shorelines (PDF 2.2MB) - Jonathan Edgerton, Wright-Pierce
- Living Shorelines (PDF 4.4MB) - Troy Barry, Headwaters Hydro, LLC
- Minutes (PDF 0.3MB)
- Attendee List (PDF 0.1MB)
Additional Resources
- New England Living Shoreline State of the Practice Report, Profile Pages, and Living Shorelines Applicability Index
- Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC) Living Shorelines Resources
- NOAA Habitat Blueprint Living Shorelines
- NOAA Green Infrastructure Effectiveness Database
- NOAA Digital Coast Designing Living Shorelines for New England Coasts
- Living Shorelines Academy
Last updated on April 19, 2018