Martha's Vineyard Coastal Conference

June 6, 2018
Harborview Hotel, Edgartown, Mass.

Keynote

A Perfect Storm: The Collision of Hurricanes, Climate Change and Coastal Population Growth
Jeff Donnelly, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)

Coastal Research

Storm-induced Shoreline Changes on Martha’s Vineyard
Steve Elgar and Britt Raubenheimer, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)

Research on Migration and Burial of Training Ordnance on the Beaches of Martha’s Vineyard
Peter Traykovski, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)

Assessment of Sea Level Rise Impacts on Nauset Barrier Beach and Pleasant Bay, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Mark Borrelli, Center for Coastal Studies/UMass-Boston

Living with Erosion
Greg Berman, Woods Hole Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension

Vulnerability, Assessment & Planning: Session 1 Rm. 1

Overview of the Massachusetts Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Program
Kathleen Theoharides, Assistant Secretary of Climate Change, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

The MVP Process in Chilmark and West Tisbury
Peter Flinker, Dodson & Flinker, Inc.

Relocation of the Herring Cove Beach Parking
Mark Adams, Cape Cod National Seashore

Climate Change and Island Infrastructure
Adam Turner, Martha’s Vineyard Commission

Marine Renewable Energy: Session 1 Rm. 2

State Planning Efforts on Renewable Energy
Bruce Carlisle, Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management

Waves & Tides, The Other Renewable Energy Source
John Miller, Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative

Block Island Wind Farm
John O’Keeffe, Deep Water Wind

Efforts To Develop Massachusett’s First Off-shore Wind Farm
Erick Peckar, Vineyard Power / Vineyard Wind

Identifying Funding Opportunities: Session 2 Rm. 1

Coastal Zone Management’s Coastal Resilience Grant Program
Steve McKenna, Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management

Community Preservation Act Funds for Coastal Projects
Liz Durkee, Town of Oak Bluffs

How Do We Pay For A Managed Retreat Project?
Chuck Hodgkinson, Town of Chilmark

Valuation of the Ecosystem Services Provided by Oak Bluffs’ Public Coastal Resources
Jessica Balukas, ICF

Water Quality: Session 2 Rm. 2

Tisbury Board of Health Nitrogen Regulations and the Role of NitRoe Pilot Program
Michael D. Loberg, Tisbury Board of Health

Evidence For Nitrogen Remediation Via Harvest Of Phragmites Australis
Emma Green-Beach, MV Shellfish Group

Working with Shellfish for Nitrogen Mitigation
Josh Reitsma,Woods Hole Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension

Shellfish-Based Nitrogen Mitigation Efforts On Island & Sengekontacket Salt Marsh Restoration Project
David Grunden, Oak Bluffs

Impacts and Management

Canaries In The Coal Mines, Fish In The Seas
Seth Rolbein, Cape Cod Fisheries Trust

Tribal Restoration Efforts and Land Management
Bret Sterns, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head

Panel Discussion

Bret Sterns, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head

Bruce Carlisle, Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management

Adam Turner, Martha’s Vineyard Commission

Jeremy Houser, Vineyard Conservation Society

Moderator: Liz Durkee, Town of Oak Bluffs

 

Planning Committee

Greg Berman, Woods Hole Sea Grant & Cape Cod Cooperative Extension

Steve McKenna, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management

Hosting Organizations