Mason CD: Shore Friendly Mason 11/18/2016 De sig ning Distinc tive ly Re g io na l a nd E c o lo g ic a lly So und Sho re line s K a rin Stre lio ff, ML A MASON CONSE RVAT I ON DI ST RI CT My pe rspe c tive : L a ndsc a pe & Re sto ra tio n De sig n| Co nse rva tio n Distric t F ra me wo rk Co nse rva tio n Distric ts – Wha t a re the y? Why sho uld yo u c a re ? Sho re F rie ndly Ma so n (E PA/ WDF W g ra nt-funds) T he Clie nts: WAT E RF RONT PROPE RT Y OWNE RS Gro wing inte re st in ste wa rdship pro je c ts Gro wing de ma nd fo r a ssista nc e : . . . c o ntra c to rs, de sig ne rs, la ndsc a pe rs, a rb o rists, dra ina g e spe c ia lists – pro fe ssio na ls with the kno wle dg e a nd skill to imple me nt pro je c ts “the rig ht wa y” in c o mple x ma rine sho re line / stre a mside / ste e p slo pe e nviro nme nts. . . . Yo ur pa rtic ipa tio n to da y a ddre sse s this g ro wing ne e d karinls@masoncd.org | (360) 427‐9436 x122 1
Mason CD: Shore Friendly Mason 11/18/2016 T he Othe r Clie nts: OUR PUGE T SOUND E COSYST E M Wildlife - a q ua tic + te rre stria l – a nd the ir ha b ita ts Na tive pla nts o f o ur re g io n – a nd the ir ha b ita ts Pug e t so und pro c e sse s – na tura l b luff e ro sio n se dime nt mo ve me nt a lo ng sho re line s na tura l hydro lo g ic pro c e sse s Why Do e s “E c o lo g ic a lly So und” De sig n Ma tte r? Ma rine Sho re line s I ma g e : H. Shipma n I ma g e : M. F inla y karinls@masoncd.org | (360) 427‐9436 x122 2
Mason CD: Shore Friendly Mason 11/18/2016 F re shwa te r Sho re line s “Distinc tive ly Re g io na l” De sig n? Wha t d o e s it ta ke fo r a “se nse o f pla c e ” to d isa ppe a r? Øyvind Holmstad, Wikimedia Commons karinls@masoncd.org | (360) 427‐9436 x122 3
Mason CD: Shore Friendly Mason 11/18/2016 Our c ha lle ng e : F inding “the rig ht wa y” to de sig n: E c o lo g ic a lly F unc tio na l L a ndsc a pe s Re g io na lly Distinc tive L a ndsc a pe s And do ing so - in c o mple x, vulne ra b le e nviro nme nts • Ma rine Bluffs • Ste e p Slo pe s • F re shwa te r Sho re line s • Dra ina g e Ra vine s DE SIGN F RAME WORK 1. Unde rsta nd tha t la ndsc a pe is infra struc ture , a nd de sig n with - no t a g a inst it. site first |de sig n se c o nd 2. Whe n pla nting , use na tive spe c ie s a s the fo unda tio n; inte g ra te no n-na tive o rna me nta ls a s hig hlig hts 3. K e e p the “b ig pic ture ” in mind: de sig n fo r huma n use and ha b ita t and wa te rshe d he a lth karinls@masoncd.org | (360) 427‐9436 x122 4
Mason CD: Shore Friendly Mason 11/18/2016 Site Asse ssme nt re ve a ls ho w la ndsc a pe is c ritic a l infra struc ture . Land Form • Topography, exposure, geology Processes • Water movement? • Erosion? (water – geology – land use) Relationships • built – natural • topography – vegetation - stability Function • Sediment supply • Plant / animal / human habitat Pug e t So und L I DAR GI S to o ls Co nso rtium WA Co a sta l Atla s Ma p WA Co a sta l Atla s Ma p E sta b lish a n unde rsta nding o f la ndsc a pe : fo rm, pro c e sse s, a nd func tio n – b e fo re de sig n b e g ins E le me nts a re inte rc o nne c te d a nd inte rde pe nde nt [ Ve g e ta tio n impa c ts dra ina g e whic h impa c ts slo pe sta b ility ] Bo tto m line fo r a ll site s – b ut E SPE CI AL L Y the site s we a re lo o king a t in this wo rksho p : Whe n yo u impa c t o ne e le me nt thro ug h po o r de sig n, yo u impa c t the func tio n o f the site a s a who le . HOW DOE S T HI S AL L PL AY OUT ON T HE GROUND? karinls@masoncd.org | (360) 427‐9436 x122 5
Mason CD: Shore Friendly Mason 11/18/2016 1. In hig hly c o mple x a nd vulne ra b le site s, de sig n to limit yo ur impa c t Sc a le o f disturb a nc e ? Pre -c o nstruc tio n Co nstruc tio n T he e xte nt o f site d isturb a nc e is pro po rtio na l to future dysfunc tio n Po st-c o nstruc tio n L a nd sc a ping ? karinls@masoncd.org | (360) 427‐9436 x122 6
Mason CD: Shore Friendly Mason 11/18/2016 2. Re c o nside r la wn. H o w muc h do e s yo ur c lie nt lo ve to mo w? [sc ale ] Ho w will the y re gain the sto rmwate r manage me nt, site stability, and habitat se rvic e s that we re lo st? I ma g e : Wa shing to n Sta te Co a sta l Atla s Ma p 3. Pre se rve (o r a d d ) a s muc h na tive ve g e ta tio n a s po ssib le Ro o ts a re infra struc ture ; the y c o ntrib ute to sta b ility T re e s/ shrub s a re infra struc ture : the y upta ke , inte rc e pt, e va po -tra nspire wa te r I ma g e : H. Ship ma n karinls@masoncd.org | (360) 427‐9436 x122 7
Mason CD: Shore Friendly Mason 11/18/2016 Prio rity ve g e ta tio n re te ntio n a re a s: All sho re line s, ra vine s, a b o ve b luffs, o n slo pe s Yo ur c lie nts ma y no t c a re a b o ut the re g ula tio ns. T he y will c a re a b o ut the c o st o f a ddre ssing se rio us e ro sio n, slo pe fa ilure , + dra ina g e pro b le ms. karinls@masoncd.org | (360) 427‐9436 x122 8
Mason CD: Shore Friendly Mason 11/18/2016 4. T re e s a nd vie ws a re c o mpa tib le . • Wo rk with skille d c limb ing a rb o rists • Re mind c lie nts tha t the c o st o f ma inte na nc e pruning = infra struc ture ma inte na nc e “F ra me ” ke y vie ws with stra te g ic pruning a nd pla nting . De sig n vie ws fro m the insid e o ut. karinls@masoncd.org | (360) 427‐9436 x122 9
Mason CD: Shore Friendly Mason 11/18/2016 I ma g e : Wa shing to n Sta te Co a sta l Atla s Ma p I ma g e : Wa shing to n Sta te Co a sta l Atla s Ma p karinls@masoncd.org | (360) 427‐9436 x122 10
Mason CD: Shore Friendly Mason 11/18/2016 5. Se tb a c ks. AL WAYS e xc e e d re q uire d se tb a c ks. T hing s c ha ng e . WA Coastal Atlas WA Coastal Atlas, 2007 image of Case Inlet shoreline Slo pe s, b luffs, + sho re line s a re tra nsitio na l site s. Se t b uilt e le me nts b a c k fa r e no ug h to to le ra te c ha ng e . Re c o g nize the se e d g e s a s the d yna mic se tting s the y a re . Do n’ t c re a te a n o ppo rtunity fo r sho re line mo d ific a tio n karinls@masoncd.org | (360) 427‐9436 x122 11
Mason CD: Shore Friendly Mason 11/18/2016 6. De sig n fo r func tio na l ha b ita t: pre se rve | e nha nc e E mpha size L a ye re d Ve g e ta tio n. (http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/backyard/landscape-design_landscape.htm) Landscaping for Wildlife by Russel Link Prio ritize Na tive Pla nts. Use multiple spe c ie s. De sig n fo r ve rtic a l + ho rizo nta l dive rsity Dramstad et al., Landscape Ecology Principles in Landscape Architecture and Land Use Planning karinls@masoncd.org | (360) 427‐9436 x122 12
Mason CD: Shore Friendly Mason 11/18/2016 De sig ning to suppo rt ha b ita t Avo id fra g me nta tio n o r iso la tio n o f ha b ita t a re a s Pre se rve o r c re a te la rg e PAT CHE S tha t pro vide inte rio r a nd e dg e ha b ita t Cre a te CORRI DORS a nd ST E PPI NG ST ONE S Dramstad et al., Landscape Ecology Principles in Landscape Architecture and Land Use Planning Ha b ita t va lue inc re a se s Unne c e ssa ry inte rruptio ns to na tura l pro c e sse s a nd ha b ita t c a n b e re mo ve d – o r a vo ide d in the first pla c e ME SSY = COMPL E XIT Y = L IF E karinls@masoncd.org | (360) 427‐9436 x122 13
Mason CD: Shore Friendly Mason 11/18/2016 Earth Sanctuary - Whidbey Island Nature Reserve (photographer unknown) 7. De sig n is a to o l fo r e d uc a tio n a nd a d vo c a c y. Wha t wo uld ma ke ho me o wne rs mo re like ly to prune o r limb tre e s o r shrub s ne a r the sho re line - inste a d o f re mo ving the m? T o p mo tiva to rs: • kno wing pla nts impro ve slo pe sta b ility • “e njo ying the na tura l lo o k o f it” • (34%) sa id tha t pro vid ing he a lthy ha b ita t fo r fish a nd wild life is a mo tiva ting fa c to r. • g e tting a ta x b re a k fo r it (o r fina nc ia l inc e ntive ) • Avo id e xpe nsive a rmo r? T he top bar r ier was not knowing enough about it. (A 2014 surve y o f 1,164 Pug e t So und wa te rfro nt re side nts) Shoreline Parcel Report available at: http://wdfw.wa.gov/grants/ps_marine_nearshore/results_products.html karinls@masoncd.org | (360) 427‐9436 x122 14
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