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Enforcement Discretion And Best Practices For Enforcement, Kyle Loring
Enforcement Discretion And Best Practices For Enforcement, Kyle Loring
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
In discussing challenges and opportunities for enforcing ecological protections, the four presenters discussed enforcement regimes generally and lessons learned from individual enforcement actions. The presentations covered attributes of successful enforcement and obstacles that arise, an ongoing review of permit compliance in King County, stormwater updates for consistency with the Clean Water Act, and challenges to enforcement in Canada. The presentations discussed methods for establishing effective programs and identifying obstacles for programs like shoreline master programs that apply broadly throughout a community. Such obstacles include a lack of political will at various stages in the enforcement hierarchy, incomplete or uncertain information …
Shoreline Armoring Removal: Assessment Of Restoration Effectiveness In The Salish Sea, Jason David Toft, Jeffery R. Cordell, Megan Nichols Dethier, Emily Howe, Hannah Faulkner
Shoreline Armoring Removal: Assessment Of Restoration Effectiveness In The Salish Sea, Jason David Toft, Jeffery R. Cordell, Megan Nichols Dethier, Emily Howe, Hannah Faulkner
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
Shoreline armoring removal is becoming a common restoration technique in the nearshore of the Salish Sea, yet we lack a comprehensive understanding of the ecological benefits obtained, and how such an understanding could be used to inform management recommendations and educate diverse audiences. To address this knowledge gap, we studied effects of shoreline armor removal at 10 sites, expanding the spatial framework of what was previously known by collaborating across academic (University of Washington), agency (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife), and citizen science groups. Each site had three beach types of: (1) restored beaches with armoring removed 1-11 years …
Shoreline Armoring Implementation Strategy: A Regional Strategy To Support And Align Actions From Local To Regional Scales, Jennifer Griffiths
Shoreline Armoring Implementation Strategy: A Regional Strategy To Support And Align Actions From Local To Regional Scales, Jennifer Griffiths
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
Puget Sound recovery is guided by regional and local strategies developed and implemented by a diverse array of actors. Implementation Strategies are a regional planning approach designed to advance and enhance recovery efforts towards specific Puget Sound Vital Sign indicator targets. The Shoreline Armoring Vital Sign aims to reduce the impacts of shoreline armor on the Puget Sound nearshore. The Shoreline Armoring Implementation Strategy addresses the interconnected nature of regulatory, incentive, technological, and planning solutions to reduce armor impacts and recover shoreline processes in Puget Sound. This poster describes four strategies to advance recovery that leverage past and ongoing investments …
New Brighton Shoreline Habitat Restoration Project, Mike Tranmer
New Brighton Shoreline Habitat Restoration Project, Mike Tranmer
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
The New Brighton Park Shoreline Habitat Restoration Project is situated within New Brighton Park along the south side of Burrard Inlet, west of the Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver, B.C. The project was undertaken through a partnership with the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, along with Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. The project was part of the port authority’s Habitat Enhancement Program, which focuses on creating, restoring and enhancing fish and wildlife habitat. The project presented a significant opportunity to restore coastal wetland habitat on the south shore of Burrard Inlet. The creation …
Seven Years Of Development And Change Within 200' Of The Shore In Puget Sound, Kenneth Pierce, Timothy P. (Thomas Peter) Quinn, Keith Folkerts, Jeanne Miller, Kevin Samson, Matt Muller
Seven Years Of Development And Change Within 200' Of The Shore In Puget Sound, Kenneth Pierce, Timothy P. (Thomas Peter) Quinn, Keith Folkerts, Jeanne Miller, Kevin Samson, Matt Muller
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
The 1971 Washington Shoreline Management Act (SMA) defines "Shorelands" or "shoreland areas" as those lands extending landward for two hundred feet in all directions as measured on a horizontal plane from the ordinary high water mark. We analyzed land use change in the Shorelands of Puget Sound using WDFW’s High Resolution Change Detection project. We identified 2,960 individual change locations that intersected those shorelands. We found 73% of the locations exhibited anthropogenic change, 14% had no real change within the shoreland area, 5% of the locations were landslides, 3% were erroneously mapped as change and the remaining locations fell into …
Engineering Sustainable Shorelines: An Evaluation Framework, Jessica Wilson, John Readshaw, Cliff Robinson, Luke Sales, Bob Weir
Engineering Sustainable Shorelines: An Evaluation Framework, Jessica Wilson, John Readshaw, Cliff Robinson, Luke Sales, Bob Weir
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
Over the past century, many of the shorelines in the Salish Sea have undergone a transformation from natural to armoured. In response, there is now a significant push to use soft solutions, such as gravel beaches and vegetation, to try to mitigate effects on the natural environment. While in many areas soft solutions are entirely appropriate, in others they do not provide adequate protection from erosion or flooding. This presentation explores the idea that a one-size-fits-all solution is insufficient, and outlines a novel evaluation framework to assess the feasibility of shoreline protection works using 11 environmental and engineering performance indicators. …