[SEMCO] Coastal Erosion Control Workshop

[Sheri DeRosa]

Workshop announcement…

Stabilizing Dunes and Coastal Banks using Vegetation and Bioengineering
Thursday, February 28, 2002, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
WHOI, Quissett Campus, Woods Hole, MA

Registration Deadline: February 22, 2002 (see the end of this e-mail for
complete details)

Sponsored by Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and WHOI Sea Grant

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Combining the use of bioengineering and vegetation for coastal erosion
control can offer a low cost, low maintenance, long-term stability
alternative to structural erosion control measures. In addition,
bioengineering and vegetation enhance wildlife habitat and aesthetics.
Come join other professionals in the field and exchange your personal
experiences and observations with non-structural coastal erosion control
measures through an interactive workshop.

AGENDA

8:30 - Registration and Coffee

9:00 - Welcome and Workshop Objectives (Bill Clark, Director, Cape Cod
Cooperative Extension)

9:05 - The Challenge of Stabilizing Coastal Landforms with
Bioengineering Techniques: Does it Really Work? (Jim O’Connell, Coastal
Geologist, WHOI Sea Grant & Cape Cod Cooperative Extension)

9:20 - Choosing Appropriate Plants for Coastal Stabilization (Roberta
Clark, Extension Educator, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension)

9:35 - Vegetation Adapted to Massachusetts Coastal Conditions for Dunes
& Coastal Banks (Bill Skaradek, Director, USDA Plant Materials Center,
Cape May, New Jersey)

10:30 - Break

10:45 - History, Theory & Practice of Bioengineering in Coastal Areas
(Wendy Goldsmith, President and Geomorphologist, Bioengineering Group,
Salem, Massachusetts)

Noon - Lunch (box lunch included with registration)

1:00 - Case Studies:
-- Dune Vegetation Planting and Sand Fencing: The Duxbury Beach
Experience (Joe Grady, Conservation Administrator, Town of Duxbury,
Massachusetts)
-- Dune Restoration: A Case Study; Coastal Bank & Saltmarsh Vegetative
Stabilization: A Case Study (Tim Friary, Owner, Cape Cod Organic Farm,
Barnstable, Massachusetts)
-- Bioengineering for Coastal Bank Stabilization: A Case Study (Leslie
Fields, Coastal Geologist, and Lee Wiesher, Coastal Engineer, Woods Hole
Group, Falmouth, Massachusetts)
-- Improving Wildlife Habitat on Coastal Banks and Dunes through
Vegetative Plants (Don Schall, Senior Biologist, ENSR, Sagamore Beach,
Massachusetts)

3:00 - Break

3:15 - Interactive Panel & Open Discussion: Questions, Answers, Opinions
& Comments (audience participation encouraged)

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To register (February 22, 2002, is the deadline), send complete contact
information (including phone and fax), along with a check for $30.00
(payable to “Barnstable County”), to:

COASTAL WORKSHOP
Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
P.O. Box 367
Barnstable, MA 02630

Municipalities may pre-register using a purchase order number. Mail or
fax those registrations to 508-362-4518. Please indicate if you need an
invoice sent to process the purchase order.

Registration fee includes coffee, pastries, lunch, and conference
proceedings. Space is limited, so register early!

Questions? Contact Jim O’Connell at (508) 289-2993 or
joconnell@whoi.edu.