Nantucket Coastal Conference
Agenda
9:30 am - 9:45 am - Welcome and Kickoff
Brief introductions and welcome to the Nantucket Atheneum. Coffee, tea, and pastries served. Water refill stations available.
9:45 am - 10:30 am | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sarah Das, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Sea Level Rise from Global to Local: The Decisive Decade for Coastal Communities
10:30 am - 11:45 am | Topic 1: Around the Cape and Islands
- Floodplain Bylaws Updates: Minimum Requirements and Higher Standards; Shannon Hulst, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and WHOI Sea Grant
- From One "Island" to the Next: Sharing Coastal Challenges and Opportunities from Rhode Island's Communities; Thaïs Fournier, Coastal Resources Center and Rhode Island Sea Grant
- Shore Protection Strategies for Crescent Beach and Stage Harbor, Chatham, MA; John Ramsey, Sustainable Coastal Solutions, Inc
- Design In and with Dynamic Environments; Christopher Reed, STOSS Landscape Urbanism
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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Topic 2: Science on Nantucket
- Where We are 1.5 years After the Adoption of Nantucket's Coastal Resilience Plan; Leah Hill, Town of Nantucket Natural Resources Department
- Nature-Based Solutions in Concept and Practice; Rachael Freeman, Nantucket Land Bank
- Coskata-Coatue: A Refuge at Risk from Rising Seas; Cynthia Dittbrenner, The Trustees
- ACKlimate & Coastal Resilience Education on Nantucket; Joanna Roche, ACKlimate
1:00pm - 2:00pm | Lunch and Poster Viewing
Lunch will be provided. Posters available for viewing.
2:00pm - 3:00pm | Topic 3: Nature-based Solutions
- Coastal Resilience Pilot Project: Oyster Castle® Reef, Salt Marsh Health and Sea Level Rise; Jen Karberg, Nantucket Conservation Foundation
- Nature Based Solutions - Opportunities and Challenges for Shellfish Restoration and Living Shorelines; Steve Kirk, The Nature Conservancy
- Integrated Assessment of Shoreline Protection Options; Dr. Di Jin, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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3:15pm - 4:30pm | Topic 4: Climate Action Planning
- 2023 State Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Plan: The First 5-year Update of the SHMCAP; Margot Mansfield, MA Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs, Office of Coastal Zone Management
- The Vineyard Climate Action Plan - Development and Implementation; Liz Durkee, Martha's Vineyard Commission
- Developing a Nantucket Climate Action Plan; Vincent Murphy, Town of Nantucket Natural Resources Department
4:30pm - 4:45pm | Wrap-up and Adjourn
Thank you for attending! For any follow-up questions, please contact:
- Leah Hill, Town of Nantucket Natural Resources Department: lhill@nantucket-ma.gov
- Shelly McComb, WHOI Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension: shelly.mccomb@whoi.edu
Frequently Asked Questions
Location Map
Contact:
Shelly McComb, WHOI Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
Leah Hill, Town of Nantucket
Agenda
Poster session
An optional poster session will be held during lunch. Please indicate on your registration if you are interested in presenting a poster on one of the following topics:
- Around the Cape and Islands
- Coastal Resilience on Nantucket
- Nature-Based Solutions
- Climate Action Planning
