New Oyster Reefs at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge to Help Protect Coastlines
Volunteers Do the Heavy Lifting to Build “Oyster Castles” for Living Shoreline Project To better protect shorelines in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), two oyster reef living shoreline projects are being constructed in refuge waters by the U.S....
Making the Case for Nature
Making the case for nature-based solutions in Virginia’s coastal bays: Quantifying the wave-dampening effects of restored oyster reefs on eroding shorelines The Nature Conservancy is working with partners and leading coastal scientists to better understand how we can...
Virginia Eastern Shore Planning for a Changing Coast
Creating More Resilient Coastlines on Virginia’s Eastern Shore: A new tool is helping Virginia Eastern Shore communities plan for a changing coast Picture a place along the Eastern Shore of Virginia that you love. Do you fish there? Plant clams there? Go kayaking,...
Coastal Resilience Tool Embraced by Local Planning District Commission
In a recent interview, Curt Smith, Director of Planning for Accomack-County Planning District Commission (A-NPDC) spoke about how A-NPDC is using the Coastal Resilience tool to plan for rising seas and coastal flooding.
The iPlover Project
An innovative app is helping enhance habitat resilience for beach-nesting shorebirds in the face of sea-level rise.