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Eric Sparks eric.sparks@msstate.edu AL.com AL.com NOAA Gulf Spill Restoration Ecological Consulting Services, Inc. Eric Sparks Bulkhead installed Shoreline begins to recede Vertical erosion Loss of occurs intertidal habitat Douglass and


  1. Eric Sparks eric.sparks@msstate.edu

  2. AL.com

  3. AL.com NOAA Gulf Spill Restoration

  4. Ecological Consulting Services, Inc. Eric Sparks

  5. Bulkhead installed Shoreline begins to recede Vertical erosion Loss of occurs intertidal habitat

  6. Douglass and Pickel 1999

  7. Living Shoreline Hardened Structure Photos: Rachel Gittman

  8. Newsday.com

  9. AL.com

  10. Erosion

  11. AL.com

  12. • Never heard of them • Permitting • No demonstration projects • Perceived cost • Don’t think living shorelines can protect their property from erosion • Don’t connect natural environments with coastal benefits (subconsciously they do) • Like clean cut look and/or don’t like wildlife AL.com

  13. Email me: eric.sparks@msstate.edu

  14. Living Shoreline Success • Poor candidate • Good candidate

  15. Top 4 factors affecting Design and Costs

  16. Levels of wave energy LOW MODERATE HIGH Wave energy reducers

  17. Materials (per linear foot) Living Elements Hybrid Elements Bulkhead Wood Plants $115-265 $10 Rip rap $18-35 Vinyl Coir log $125-285 $16-20 Reef balls $40 Concrete Oyster shell $500-1000 $5-20

  18. Bottom Lin ine cost estimates (m (materials + labor) Living Bulkhead shorelines Price range (per linear ft) $200-1300 $400-1300 Lifetime indefinite 20-50 yrs

  19. The Wise Project On Palmetto Creek Perdido Beach, AL 225 linear ft. shoreline

  20. Materials cost Wood stake Coir log Temporary wave mitigation: $2,240 600 6” sods local grown marsh grass: $1,800

  21. No labor costs!

  22. Tools for the job Help! Shovels Sledge hammer Post hole diggers

  23. Instructable: 1. Assess site & design 2. Prep site 3. Plant sods

  24. Finished product Before After

  25. Project costs Living Wooden Shoreline Bulkhead (estimated cost) (estimated cost) $30k - $49k $30k - $56k (self installation) (self installation) $26,000 $4,200

  26. Perdido Key, FL • Failed bulkhead • 150 ft of shoreline • $3,000 • Stop mowing!!!!! • Install temporary wave break • Plant marsh

  27. • Never heard of them • Permitting • No demonstration projects • Perceived cost • Don’t think living shorelines can protect their property from erosion • Don’t connect natural environments with coastal benefits (subconsciously they do) • Like clean cut look and/or don’t like wildlife AL.com

  28. Questions?

  29. • Education, , awareness, and research program • Cleanups (J (July 5 and October 21) • To register or get more info, , visit mscoastalcleanup.org

  30. AL.com

  31. AL.com

  32. Caitlin Wessel

  33. What are microplastics?

  34. Where do they come from? Primary microplastics Secondary microplastics Archie Crofton Wolfram Burner/Flickr

  35. Most common microplastic • Fibers • Synthetic fabrics - polyester, nylon, acrylic • Shed from clothes with each washing Florida Microplastic Awareness Project • BIG source of microplastics Florida Microplastic Awareness Project Caitlin Wessel

  36. Part of ICC • Over 50 local sites • ≈4,000 volunteers • 10-14 tons of trash

  37. How to get involved: › Register at www.mscoastalcleanup.org › Assemble a group of friends or family › Mark your calendar!

  38. Coastal Cleanup Agenda: • Morning clean up • Collect data • Free lunch • Educational booths • Prizes

  39. We provide sampling gear, guides, and training. Partners provide citizen scientists and data.

  40. • How to sample in the field • How to build necessary equipment • Processing water samples • Processing beach samples

  41. Margaret Waterson Margaret Waterson Margaret Waterson

  42. • Location of sample • Number of microplastics per volume/area • Type of microplastics • Fibers • Fragments d) • Film • Beads

  43. Want to participate? Contact me at eric.sparks@msstate.edu

  44. MASTERNATURALIST.EXTENSION.MSSTATE.EDU

  45. Chapters ➢ Central - Jackson ➢ Coastal - Biloxi

  46. Mission To develop an organization of knowledgeable volunteers to help promote conservation and management of Mississippi’s natural resources through education, outreach, and service within their communities.

  47. Who are Master Naturalists? ➢ Adults interested in nature ➢ Adults who want to educate and volunteer to their community

  48. Program reach ➢ Tracking began in 2008 ➢ Approximately 230 participants ➢ Participants have reached over 200,000 people! ➢ Growing exponentially

  49. 1. Basic training course Certification 2. *8 advanced training hours Requirements 3. *40 hours volunteer hours *Annual requirements that must be approved

  50. Coastal Course Agenda ➢ 1 – Intro, pre-test, Ecology ➢ September 7 th ➢ Coastal Research and Extension Center (CREC) ➢ 2 – Forest Ecology ➢ September 15 th ➢ De Soto National Forest ➢ 3 – Coastal and Estuarine Ecology ➢ September 23 rd ➢ Dauphin Island Sea Lab ➢ 4 – Entomology, Human Impacts ➢ September 28 th ➢ CREC

  51. Coastal Course Agenda ➢ 5 – Fish ➢ October 3 rd ➢ Gulf Coast Research Lab ➢ 6 – Wildlife and Forest Management ➢ October 7 th ➢ Longleaf pine plantation ➢ 7 – Coastal habitats, birds ➢ October 14 th ➢ Grand Bay NERR ➢ 8 – Volunteering, post-test, project presentations ➢ October 17 th ➢ CREC

  52. Last year’s coastal course

  53. How to find out about Master Naturalist opportunities ➢ Website ➢ http://masternaturalist.extension.msstate.edu/ ➢ Check and “like” facebook page ➢ www.facebook.com/MSMasterNaturalists ➢ Email ➢ eric.sparks@msstate.edu

  54. Want to be added to waiting list? Contact me at eric.sparks@msstate.edu

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