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Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 21, No. 2, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Center For Coastal Resources Management Oct 2006

Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 21, No. 2, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Center For Coastal Resources Management

Virginia Wetlands Reports

Tools of the Tidal Shoreline Management Trade


Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 21, No. 1, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Center For Coastal Resources Management Mar 2006

Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 21, No. 1, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Center For Coastal Resources Management

Virginia Wetlands Reports

Integrated Coastal & Shoreline Management Guidance


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 20, No. 2, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Oct 2005

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 20, No. 2, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • VMRC Adopts Wetland Mitigation/Compensation Policy Changes. Tom Barnard
  • Recommendations for Implementing the Tidal Wetlands Mitigation-Compensation Policy


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 20, No. 1, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Mar 2005

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 20, No. 1, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris). Julie Bradshaw
  • Tidal Wetlands Seminar Draws Crowd
  • Annual Summary of Permitted Tidal Wetland Impacts - 2004. Karen Duhring
  • Take a Wetland to Lunch…. Or Take your Lunch to a Wetland Pam Mason
  • A Level I Protocol for Assessing Wetland Condition by Hydrologic Unit within the Coastal Plain. Kirk Havens


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 19, No. 3, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Oct 2004

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 19, No. 3, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • Banknesting Birds: Belted Kingfisher, Bank Swallow, and Northern Rough-winged Swallow; Or, Eroding Banks, They’re Not All Bad Julie Bradshaw
  • Online Tools Now Available for Coastal Managers. Marcia Berman
  • VIMS Upgrades Shoreline Advisory Reports. Karen Duhring


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 19, No. 2, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Jul 2004

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 19, No. 2, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Julie Bradshaw
  • Snakehead Invades Potomac River
  • Celebrating a Wetland Wildflower: Seashore Mallow Karen Duhring
  • Preserving The Bay’s Living Shorelines: A Growing Grass-roots Effort. Karen Duhring
  • New & Interesting Web Sites


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 19, No. 1, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Mar 2004

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 19, No. 1, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • Alligators Abound! Alligator Farming in America Pam Mason
  • Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) Julie Bradshaw
  • Workshop for Coastal Managers Planned for May 19-20, 2004 Marcia Berman
  • Annual Summary of Permitted Tidal Wetland Impacts – 2003. Karen Duhring
  • Tidal Wetland Mitigation Banking Coming to Virginia Waters. Tom Barnard


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 18, No. 3, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Oct 2003

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 18, No. 3, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • Green Tree Frog Walter Priest
  • Study Offers Options For Protection of Secondary Dunes
  • GIS Assists in Dune Management Project Marcia Berman
  • Beach Plum: Prunus maritima Pam Mason


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 18, No. 2, Cumulative Index 1986-2002, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Jul 2003

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 18, No. 2, Cumulative Index 1986-2002, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • Killdeer: The Most Famous of Shorebirds. Pam Mason
  • The Mid-Atlantic Wetlands Monitoring Work Group (MAWWG). Kirk Havens
  • Web Page Panorama


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 18, No. 1, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Mar 2003

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 18, No. 1, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • The Common Clamworm (Nereis succinea). Rebecca Jo Thomas
  • The First Electronic Shoreline Situation Report is Released for the City of Norfolk. Marcia Berman
  • An Overview of Permitted Tidal Wetland Impacts for 2002. Karen Duhring
  • The Tropical Potato. Pam Mason
  • Economics vs. Wetland Protection: How Do Wetland Boards Do It? Thomas Barnard


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 17, No. 3, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Oct 2002

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 17, No. 3, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • Red Drum, Sciaenops oscellatus. Walter I. Priest, III
  • Marina Site Suitability Tool Available. Marcia Berman, Tamia Rudnicky, Kirk Havens and Thomas Barnard
  • Virginia Wetlands Report Reader Survey Result. Tom Barnard
  • Sphagnum Moss: Natural Properties Promote Historic Uses. Pam Mason
  • Private Piers and Tidal Marsh Cumulative Impacts. Tom Barnard


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 17, No. 2, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Jul 2002

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 17, No. 2, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • Hellgrammites and Their Relatives. Rebecca Jo Thomas
  • Book Review Wetlands Explained. Walter I. Priest, III
  • GPS Technology Lends Support to the Marsh Project. Marcia Berman and Harry Berquist
  • Phragmites australis (Reed Grass) Bane or Beneficence? Kirk Havens
  • Impacts of Sea Level Rise Studied in Pamunkey River Marshes. Carl Hershner
  • Worldwide Shrimp Farming and Mangrove Wetland Losses: Are the Two Irrevocably Linked? Pam Mason


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 17, No. 1, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Mar 2002

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 17, No. 1, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • Spotted Sandpiper. Walter I. Priest, III
  • Book Review Coastal Plants from Cape Cod to Cape Canaveral. David O’Brien
  • Natural Resource Agencies Identify GIS Data Necessary to Address Agency Mandates. Marcia Berman
  • Update on Virginia’s New and Improved Nontidal Wetlands Program. Ellen Gilinsky
  • Studies Document Weaknesses in 404 Compensatory Mitigation. Tom Barnard
  • Wetlands Yield Oriental Treats. Pam Mason


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 16, No. 3, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Oct 2001

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 16, No. 3, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • Diamondback Terrapin. Walter I. Priest, III
  • A GIS approach for Targeting Potential Wetlands Mitigation or Restoration Sites. Marcia Berman and Tamia Rudnicky
  • Bay Managers Eye Recently Permitted SAV Losses. Lyle Varnell and Jay Woodward
  • Through the Years in Virginia’s Wetlands: Days in the Field. Gene M. Silberhorn


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 16, No. 2, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Jul 2001

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 16, No. 2, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • Northern Water Snake. William L. Roberts
  • Book Review Discovering the Unknown Landscape: A History of America’s Wetlands. Tom Barnard
  • Shoreline Situation Report Update. Marcia Berman
  • A Summary of the EPA Rapid Bioassessment of Wetland Health Workshop.Rebecca Jo Thomas
  • Through The Years in Virginia’s Wetlands: The 1970’s. Gene M. Silberhorn
  • Atlantic White Cedar. Pam Mason


The Teaching Marsh : A Tidal Wetland Restoration & Education Project, William Roberts, Karen Duhring Apr 2001

The Teaching Marsh : A Tidal Wetland Restoration & Education Project, William Roberts, Karen Duhring

Miscellaneous

The Teaching Marsh at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science is a one acre site restored to marshland for both practical and educational purposes. The marsh is designed and maintained by VIMS wetlands experts to naturally remove contaminants from Coleman Bridge storm water runoff, improving water quality in the York River.

The brochure describes the development, site, and plants selected for the field project.


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 16, No. 1, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Jan 2001

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 16, No. 1, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • The Stinging Sea Nettle (Jellyfish). William L. Roberts
  • The VIMS Teaching Marsh: A Tidal Wetland Restoration and Education Project. Karen Duhring
  • An Overview of Permitted Tidal Wetland Impacts for 2000. Tom Barnard
  • Wetlands Management Symposium Focuses on Technology and Conservation


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 15, No. 3, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Oct 2000

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 15, No. 3, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • Fiddler Crab. William L. Roberts
  • CCI Develops New Online GIS Resources. Marcia Berman
  • Increasing the Probability of Success in the Construction of Marshes in Coastal Virginia. Kirk J. Havens, Lyle M. Varnell,and Bryan D. Watts
  • VIMS Shoreline Reports to Be Updated and Go Online.


Coastal Forested Wetland Walk, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Jul 2000

Coastal Forested Wetland Walk, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Miscellaneous

Booklet describes resident trees, plants and animals along the walk on the VIMS campus.


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 15, No. 2, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Jul 2000

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 15, No. 2, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • Grass Shrimp. Walter I. Priest, III
  • Book Review Seashore Chronicles: Three Centuries of the Virginia Barrier Islands. Anne Newsom
  • Grass Shrimp. Walter I. Priest, III
  • A New Land Cover Data Set Now Available For Virginia’s Tributaries. Marcia Berman
  • DEQ Implementing Nontidal Wetlands Protection Mandate. Ellen Gilinsky
  • Sago Palm. Pam Mason


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 15, No. 1, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Jan 2000

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 15, No. 1, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • A Crawfish by any Other Name Would Taste as Sweet. Pam Mason
  • Salt Marsh Snails. Walter I. Priest, III
  • Book Review For the Health of the Land: Previous Unpublished Essays and Other Writings. Anne Newsom
  • Computing Isolated Wetlands in the Commonwealth. Marcia Berman and Tamia Rudnicky
  • Virginia Debates Nontidal Wetlands Regulation. Carl Hershner


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 14, No. 3, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Oct 1999

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 14, No. 3, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • Book Review Salt Tide: Cycles and Currents of Life Along the Coast. Anne Newsom
  • Dragonflies: Hawks of the Insect World! Kirk Havens
  • Corp of Engineers Maneuvering to Adjust James River Dredging Restrictions.Tom Barnard
  • New Scholarship Housed at VIMS Online Fauna and Flora Data in Virginia. Marcia Berman
  • Natural Lighting: Colonial Necessity is Today’s Craft. Pam Mason


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 14, No. 2, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Jul 1999

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 14, No. 2, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • Virginia Horseshoe Crab Management Update. Tom Barnard and Lyle Varnell
  • Applications for Wetlands Restoration in the Elizabeth River Watershed. Marcia Berman
  • Historic Wetland Loss in the Elizabeth River. Walter I. Priest, III
  • Recorded History was Revolutionized By a Wetland Plant. Pam Mason


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 14, No. 1, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Mar 1999

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 14, No. 1, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • Horseshoes Anyone? Tom Barnard and Lyle Varnell
  • Striped Mullet. Lyle Varnell
  • Shoreline Situation Reports: Revised, Revisited, and Updated. Marcia Berman
  • Wetlands
  • Initiative Gains Momentum. Carl Hershner The Marsh Arabs of Southern Iraq. Pam Mason
  • Compensatory Mitigation Issues: Is the planting of nonvegetated wetlands with wetland plants an acceptable form of mitigation? Kirk Havens
  • What are benchmarks and why are they important in my permit application drawings? William Roberts


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 13, No. 3, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Oct 1998

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 13, No. 3, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • Tundra Swan. Julie G. Bradshaw
  • What kind of educational courses and publications does the Wetlands Program offer? William Roberts
  • Mummichog. Lyle Varnell
  • Using Remote Sensing and GIS To Perform Jurisdictional Wetlands Determinations. Marcia Berman
  • United States v. Wilson: Muddy Waters in the Search for Wetlands Protection. S. Fagan and Jim Perry
  • Responding to the Chesapeake Executive Council Directive for Wetlands Protection and Restoration Goals. Carl Hershner
  • Wetlands: A Critical Resource in the Revolutionary War? Pam Mason


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 13, No. 2, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Jul 1998

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 13, No. 2, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • Wood Duck. Julie G. Bradshaw
  • Striped Killifish. Lyle Varnell
  • An Update on the Virginia Geographic Information Network. Marcia R. Berman
  • Wild Rice. Pam Mason
  • What is riprap? Is it preferred over a bulkhead for shoreline erosion control? William Roberts
  • An Introduction to Stressed Habitats. James E. Perry, John E. Anderson, and Arnold F. Theisen


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 13, No. 1, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Mar 1998

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 13, No. 1, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • Northern Pintail. Julie G. Bradshaw
  • Sheepshead Minnow. Lyle Varnell
  • Classifying Satellite Imagery to Detect Land Cover Features. Marcia Berman
  • Monitoring Wetlands Status and Trends: The Remote Sensing Solution. Carl Hershner
  • Roof Thatching: Phragmites as a Building Material. Pam Mason
  • Are nonvegetated, muddy shorelines valuable to the health of the Chesapeake Bay? William Roberts


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 12, No. 3, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Oct 1997

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 12, No. 3, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • Barred Owl. Julie G. Bradshaw
  • Yellow Perch. Lyle Varnell
  • Targeting for Effective Wetlands Preservation. Marcia Berman and Lynn M. Dancy
  • Chesapeake Bay Program Wetlands Initiative - New Approach Allows the Identification of Locally Important Wetlands. Carl Hershner
  • Chesapeake Executive Council Directive
  • Peat: Processing and Potential for Restoration. Pam Mason
  • What is marsh toe protection and how does it protect a wetland? William Roberts


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 12, No. 2, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Jul 1997

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 12, No. 2, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • Brown Pelican. Julie G. Bradshaw
  • Spot. Lyle Varnell
  • Fish Lesions, Pfiesteria and the Chesapeake Bay
  • GIS as a Tool for Planning and Evaluating Wetland Mitigation Compensation Sites. Marcia Berman
  • Wetlands Mitigation Banks: Creating Big Wetlands to Compensate for many Small Losses. Carl Hershner
  • Wetlands Protection and Restoration Goals
  • Peat: Use Through the Centuries. Pam Mason
  • Does my erosion control structure affect my neighbor’s shoreline? William Roberts


The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 12, No. 1, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science Jan 1997

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 12, No. 1, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

  • Double-Crested Cormorant. Julie G. Bradshaw
  • What is the Coastal Primary Sand Dune Protection Act? William Roberts
  • Playing” Wetland Board is Excellent Learning Tool for Virginia Beach Students. Karla Schillinger
  • Atlantic Silverside. Lyle Varnell
  • GIS as an Educational Tool. Marcia Berman
  • Medicinal Uses of Wetlands. Pam Mason