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<p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:normal'>A
workshop for coastal decision-makers and the public entitled </span></font></b><i><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:
normal;font-style:italic'>The Future of Falmouth’s South Shore: A Discussion
with the Falmouth Coastal Resources Working Group</span></font></i><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:
normal'> will be held on Wednesday, September 15<sup>th</sup> from </span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:normal'>7:00-8:45
pm</span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-weight:normal'> at the Falmouth Public Library,</span></font><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span></font><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:
normal'>123 Katherine L. Bates Road</span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:normal'>, </span></font><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:
normal'>Falmouth</span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:normal'>, </span></font><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:
normal'>MA</span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:
"Times New Roman";font-weight:normal'>. </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:normal'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:normal'>The
primary purpose of this workshop is </span></font></b><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:
normal'>to examine the findings and recommendations of the Falmouth Coastal
Resources Working Group’s (CRWG) report on the impacts of coastal
management strategies on the South Shore of Falmouth. The staff of the CRWG
will present a short synopsis of their history and mission; discuss the
relevant issues, problems and coastal processes that factor into the final
report; describe short and medium term actions and tasks, and long-term
strategies that resulted from deliberations; and work with the workshop
participants to determine the best outreach methods to better educate both
coastal-decision-makers and the public</span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>In response to public concerns about deleterious
impacts of coastal development, the Falmouth Board of Selectmen, in 2000,
appointed the Coastal Resources Working Group to: 1) identify key factors
dictating the current condition of the sediment system along the south shore;
2) explore reasons for the current condition; 3) develop future scenarios of
the coastal zone based on physical processes and coastal management; and 4)
provide community outreach concerning coastal processes. The CRWG presented
its findings and recommendations to the Board of Selectmen on </span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>May 12, 2003</span></font><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>, and has
since made presentations to several town committees and civic groups. Its
major findings were that:</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>1)<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>nearly half of the parcels along the
south shore are armored (3.6 miles of armored coastal parcels out of a total of
7.9 miles of coastline). Existing coastal armor includes 70 groins, 10 jetties
and 94 revetments. About half of the coastal armor and groins are on Town
parcels;</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>2)<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>natural coastal sediment transport
processes have been badly damaged by coastal armoring. Jetties and groins
prevent sediment from moving along the shore, and instead divert sand far
offshore to be lost from the coastal system. Coastal armor cuts off sediment
supply to downdrift beaches, resulting in net loss of sediment; </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>3)<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>over the last 30 years, average erosion
rates along the south coast have increased by a factor of 5 to 10, based on new
erosion rate data from the 2002 Massachusetts Shoreline Rate Change Study. The
acceleration in overall erosion is most likely due to the deleterious effects
of coastal armoring combined with rising sea level. Loss of sand from beaches
is outpacing sand supply to beaches, because sediment sources (eroding bluffs)
have been armored and no longer shed sand into the longshore sediment transport
system. Shoreline retreat has occurred, resulting in narrower steeper beaches
and a narrower coastal zone; </span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>4)<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>local sea level has risen by
approximately 12 inches in the last century, and is expected to rise by another
19 inches by the year 2100. Rising sea level compounds shoreline loss and
erosion; and that</span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>5)<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>key sediment sources are located within
the Town, making it feasible for the Town to undertake long-term restoration. </span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The report states that over the next 100
years, if present coastal management practices do not change, the results will
be beaches that have to be artificially nourished because natural sediment
sources have been blocked, few if any dunes, narrower shorelines as sea level
rises, increased property damage from storms because protective beaches and
dunes have shrunk or disappeared, increased need for armoring, reduced public
access, loss of habitat, loss of attractive coastal vistas, and rising costs to
artificially maintain a coastline that cannot sustain itself.</span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Alternatively, the report continues, if
Falmouth changes its coastal management to restore a self-sustaining coast, the
year 2100 may see: 1) beaches and dunes that are wide enough to protect against
storms because enough sand will exist in the coastal system to sustain these
landforms; 2) sediment that is freer to move because there will be few coastal
structures and armoring; 3) vulnerable public infrastructure that is moved inland
from the current shoreline; 4) improved coastal water quality and habitat; 5) proactive
coastal management that focuses on problem prevention, planning and mitigation;
and 6) a more attractive shoreline with better public access, providing better
protection against storm damage.</span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>To achieve this vision, the CRWG recommends
the following actions:</span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>1)<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Acquire and protect coastal open space,
particularly in key sediment supply areas,</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>2)<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Encourage landowners to provide coastal
buffers,</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>3)<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Undertake beach nourishment and removal
of armoring, beginning with Town parcels and an experimental approach,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>4)<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Improve public access to the shore,
create a public “Coastal Pathway” and promote coastal ecotourism,</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>5)<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Develop Town incentives for naturalizing
the coast,</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>6)<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Develop a Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan,</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>7)<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Manage coastal resources in a coordinated
manner Town-wide, with an emphasis on letting natural processes operate,</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>8)<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Improve coastal regulations to better
protect the coastline, and </span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>9)<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Provide public outreach concerning
coastal processes. </span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Workshop attendees will participate in
discussions focusing on these findings and recommendations, while helping to
determine the best methods of public outreach and education. </span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Copies of the CRWG’s report can be
reviewed at the Selectmen’s Office, Falmouth Town Hall, 59 Town Hall
Square, Falmouth, MA 02540, phone: (508) 548-7611; and at the Falmouth Library,
phone: (508) 457-2555; or contact Dr. Jo Ann Muramoto at (508) 833-6600. The
report can be downloaded from the website for the Coastal Ocean Institute,
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, at <a
href="http://www.whoi.edu/institutes/index.htm">www.whoi.edu/institutes/index.htm</a>
(select “Coastal Ocean Institute”), or from the Town of </span></font><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Falmouth</span></font><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>’s
website at <a href="http://www.town.falmouth.ma.us/depart.php?depkey=coastal">www.town.falmouth.ma.us/depart.php?depkey=coastal</a></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Additional information about this
workshop may be obtained from:</span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Waquoit</span></font><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span></font><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Bay</span></font><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'> National
Estuarine Research Reserve</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Laurie Tompkins</span></font><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>, Volunteer
and Events Coordinator, 508-457-0495 x108</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a
href="mailto:Laurie.tompkins@state.ma.us">Laurie.tompkins@state.ma.us</a></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Coastal Resources Working Group</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Dr. Jo Ann Muramoto, 508-833-6600, <a
href="mailto:muramoto@horsleywittemn.com">muramoto@horsleywitten.com</a>.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color=green face="Lucida Bright"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Bright";color:green'>Laurie L.
Tompkins</span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color=green face="Lucida Bright"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Bright";color:green'>Event &
Volunteer Coordinator</span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=green face="Lucida Bright"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Bright";color:green'>Waquoit</span></font><font
size=2 color=green face="Lucida Bright"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Lucida Bright";color:green'> </span></font><font size=2
color=green face="Lucida Bright"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Lucida Bright";color:green'>Bay</span></font><font size=2 color=green
face="Lucida Bright"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Bright";
color:green'> National Estuarine Research Reserve</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=green face="Lucida Bright"><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Bright";color:green'>P.O. Box 3092</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=green face="Lucida Bright"><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Bright";color:green'>Waquoit, MA
02536</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Bright";color:green'>Phone
508-457-0495 x108</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Bright";color:green'>Fax
617-727-5537 </span></font></p>
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