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A conversation among communities, scientists, and managers in Coastal Virginia and Maryland

Chesapeake Bay Sentinel Site Cooperative Mission Provide long term data, information, tools and educational resources, derived from local observations collected at sentinel sites to improve planning and management decisions regarding relative sea levels, inundation and associated ecological changes.

Science à Service à Stewardship

Our Sentinel Sites Assateague Blackwater CBNERR-VA CBNERR-MD NSS NWR Poplar Island SERC VCR

Monitoring at the Sentinel Sites Surface Elevation Tables Meteorological Data Vegetation Sampling Water Levels Water Quality

Partners

Erosion Migration Invasive species Inundation A marsh sweet spot

But we can expand Urban sentinel Property sites values Smithville Road abandonment

More partners. YOU.

Why we want a summit Bring stakeholders to the table What works What’s on the horizon Research priorities Calls to action

Biggest issues Sea level rise Human land use development Conservation policies and regulations

Biggest barriers Uncertainty in restoration performance Funding for research/implementation Lack of community engagement

Sessions and discussions Co-benefits of Marsh Environmental marsh migration markets conservation Community Management Dredge and resilience Techniques beneficial use Living Agriculture shorelines and and industry thin layering

Our job * Who all do we bring to the table in order to conserve and/or manage marshes holistically? * What are major knowledge gaps and how are we working to fill them? * What do you view as priority research needs and next steps?

A roadmap forward * Pursue research we need to understand marshes’ and communities’ future * Create collaborative research initiatives with high impact * Help communities adapt to sea level rise impacts

Thank you