Sept. 11 | Bordentown, N.J.
The New Jersey Coastal Resilience Collaborative (NJCRC) hosted a full-day, in-person Coastal Ecological Restoration Technical Workshop on Sept. 11 at the Rutgers EcoComplex in Bordentown. The workshop gathered coastal stakeholders, researchers, practitioners and managers to exchange information about the latest science needed to improve our understanding about coastal ecological restoration.
Click here to view presenter abstracts. Slides from presentations are available below.
Agenda & Slides
THANK YOU TO THE
JACQUES COUSTEAU NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE
FOR SECURING THE WORKSHOP VENUE
8:15 am – 8:30 am Welcome
Terry Doss, NJSEA – Meadowlands Research & Restoration Institute (MRRI)
8:30 am – 9:30 am Advancing Science-Based Ecological Restoration across NJ’s Coast
NJCRC Coastal Ecological Restoration Work Group (View slides)
Steering Committee: Liz Semple, The Nature Conservancy (TNC); Martha Maxwell Doyle, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE); Terry Doss, MRRI; Adrianna Zito-Livingston, TNC; Tyler Kinney, NJFW; Meredith Comi, Monmouth University Urban Coastal Institute; Danielle McCulloch, American Littoral Society (ALS); Jessie Murray, NOAA; and Quinn McHerron, NJDEP
- Promoting Science & Research in Ecological Restoration
- Beneficial Use Restoration Taskforce (BURT)
- Coastal Habitat and Resource Restoration & Management
- Questions and Answers Session
9:30 am – 10:15 am Smart Permitting for Restoration
Danielle Bissett, Environmental Policy Innovation Center (View Slides)
THANK YOU TO PINELANDS NURSERY
FOR PROVIDING PLANTS FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS TODAY AND
FOR SPONSORING BREAKFAST!
10:15 am – 11:15 am Shellfish Restoration Policy Barriers and Strategies for Moving Forward
Led by Meredith Comi, Monmouth University and Danielle McCulloch, ALS
- NY Experience: Carolyn Khoury, The Billion Oyster Project (View Slides)
- Chesapeake Bay Experience: Stephanie Westby, NOAA Restoration Center (View Slides)
- Legal Perspective: Michele Langa, NY/NJ Baykeeper and Hackensack Riverkeeper (View Slides)
11:15 am – 11:30 am Integrating Oyster Recruitment Dynamics with Alternative Materials for Shellfish-Based Living Shorelines in Delaware Bay
Jessica Klinkam, PDE, Co-Authors: Leah Morgan, PDE; LeeAnn Haaf, PhD, PDE; Jenny Shinn, Rutgers University Haskins Shellfish Research Laboratory; Toni Rose Tablante, Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve; Shane Godshall, ALS; Maya Lopez, Rutgers – Haskins Lab (View Slides)
11:30 am – 11:45 am Restoration Revealed: eDNA and Water Quality as Indicators of Coastal Ecological Health
Emma Owendoff Najarian, Lehigh University, and Co-Author: Dr. Jason Adolf, Monmouth University (View Slides)
11:45 am – 12:00 pm Field-based evaluation of glass cullet as a supplementary sediment source for coastal restoration
Charles Schutte, Rowan University, Co-Author: Lily Pfeifer, Rowan University (View Slides)
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm Introduction to Diatoms as Ecological Indicators in Living Shoreline Applications
Erin O’Brien, NJDEP Division of Science & Research, Co-Authors: Mihaela Enache, NJDEP and Joshua Moody NJDEP (View Slides)
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm LUNCH
THANK YOU TO THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
FOR SPONSORING LUNCH!
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm Adaptive Landscapes and Designing with Sediment
Gena Wirth, Scape (View Slides)
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm How to Build a Digital Communications Toolkit for Climate Action
Dana Patterson Grear, Princeton Hydro (View Slides)
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm Restoring the Maryland Coastal Bays
Doug Janiec, Sovereign Consulting (View Slides)
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Building Better Habitat on Delaware Bay
Shane Godshall, ALS, Co-Authors: Alek Modjeski, ALS; Kerstin Axe, ALS; Steve Hafner, Stockton University; Larry Niles, Wildlife Restoration Partnerships; and Stephanie Feigin, Wildlife Restoration Partnerships (View Slides)
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm Ecomimicry of Coastal Habitats and Processes
Chris Streb, Biohabitats (View Slides)
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm NJ Restoration Tools Organization Suite (NJResTOrS)
Rick Lathrop, Rutgers University Center for Remote Sensing & Spatial Analysis (View Slides)
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm Status of the Development of a Multidimensional Coastal Wetland Migration and Maintenance Data Layer for NJResTOrS
Kimberly McKenna, Coastal Research Center, Stockton University, Co-Authors: Dr. Joshua Moody-NJDEP, Rick Lathrop-Rutgers University, and Dr. Thomas Herrington-Urban Coast Institute Monmouth University (View Slides)
THANK YOU TO THE NEW JERSEY
SEA GRANT CONSORTIUM
FOR HELPING TO MAKE THIS WORKSHOP A REALITY
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm Introducing the New Jersey Tidal Wetland Monitoring Network SET Database & Mapping Platform
Joshua Moody, NJDEP Division of Science & Research, Co-Authors: Kirk Raper, NJDEP; Ceili Pestalozzi, Stockton University; LeeAnn Haaf, PDE; Joe Grzyb, NJSEA-MRRI; and Metthea Yepsen, NJDEP (View Slides)
4:15 pm – 4:30 pm The Science and Funding for Blue Carbon Projects in NJ
Metthea Yepsen, NJDEP Division of Science & Research (View Slides)
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm POSTER SESSION
Model-based Lego Mix’n’match: Siting Nature-Based Solutions in Chesapeake Bay, Vamsi Krishna Sridharan, Ph.D., M.ASCE
THANK YOU TO BIOHABITATS
FOR SPONSORING TODAY’S NETWORKING EVENT!