Presentations from October 22nd Stakeholder Meeting – with audio!
Stakeholder Meeting: October 22, 2014
Sea Level Rise and the Conservation of Salt Marshes: Issues and Opportunities for Coastal Planning in Rhode Island
Topic: Coastal wetlands, sea level rise, and the Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model (SLAMM)
October 22 Meeting Agenda
Presentations:
Introduction & Overview, James Boyd, RI Coastal Resources Management Council (Click here for PDF)
Wenley Ferguson, Save the Bay – Current status of coastal wetlands, monitoring efforts and observations from the field on the impacts of sea level rise (PDF)
Kevin Ruddock, The Nature Conservancy – Overview of Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model (SLAMM) (PDF)
James Boyd, RI Coastal Resources Management Council – Summary of SLAMM results, including projected wetland loss/gain, statewide wetland impacts and use of SLAMM maps/data in future planning and management decisions at the state and local level (PDF)
Caitlin Chaffee, RI Coastal Resources Management Council – Using SLAMM to assist in planning, policy and coastal wetland restoration efforts (PDF)