2012 Virginia Coastal Partners Workshop

Engaging Stakeholders in Coastal Management 

 





Session Topics:

Each of the sessions will end with a facilitated panel discussion of stakeholder engagement experiences, effective tools/techniques and next steps for the Virginia CZM Program and its partners. 

Agenda

9:00       Coffee & Network

10:00     Opening Plenary

Welcome and Goals of the Workshop
Laura McKay, Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program

NOAA Perspectives on Super Storm Sandy and Implications for Future Coastal Management 
Joelle Gore, Acting Chief, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, NOAA
http://www.noaa.gov/stormcentral/

Local Government Perspectives on Engaging the Public in Climate Adaptation Efforts
Moderator: Skip Stiles, Wetlands Watch

Curt Smith, Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission 
Ben McFarlane, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission 
Lewie Lawrence, Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission 
Aimee Vosper, Northern Virginia Regional Commission (invited)

Q & A – Ideas for Next Steps VA CZM Should Take

11:10     Ocean Planning

Moderator:  Laura McKay, Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program

Collecting Ocean Data for Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal
Laura McKay, Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program
Alfonso Lombana, The Nature Conservancy
http://portal.midatlanticocean.org/portal/

Collecting New Virginia Atlantic Coast Recreational Use Data
Nick Meade, Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program

Collecting Virginia Offshore Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Data
Mark Swingle, Virginia Aquarium

Q & A – Ideas for Next Steps VA CZM Should Take     

12:00     Lunch

12:30   Presentation
Moderator: Shep Moon, Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program  
                        
The War of 1812 – A Coastal Engagement
Peter Luebke, Virginia Department of Historic Resources

1:00       Water Quality

Moderator: Melanie Davenport, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Failing Septic Systems & Properties Inherited without Title: Legal Remedies
Lewie Lawrence, Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission

TMDLs & Stormwater Regulations:  Evaluating Impacts in Hampton Roads
Ben McFarlane, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
Jenny Tribo, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission

TMDL Options: Redevelopment and BMPs on Private Property
Jenny Tribo, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
Shereen Hughes, Wetlands Watch           

Q & A – Ideas for Next Steps VA CZM Should Take

Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas and Oil in Virginia’s Coastal Zone
David Spears, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy

Q & A – Ideas for Next Steps VA CZM Should Take           

2:30       Break Time

2:45       Fisheries

Moderator: John Kuriawa, NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management

Connecting Land Use and Water Quality to Fishery Sustainability
Peyton Robertson, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, Fisheries Goal Implementation Team

Q & A – Ideas for Next Steps

Advances in Oyster Science, Successes in Oyster Restoration and Stakeholder Engagement
Jim Wesson, Virginia Marine Resources Commission

Oyster Gardening: Creating a Constituency for Clean Water
David Turney, Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association (TOGA)
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/CoastalZoneManagement/CZMIssuesInitiatives/Oysters/Gardening.aspx

Q & A – Ideas for Next Steps VA CZM Should Take               

4:00       Closing Comments

Summary of discussion themes and prioritizing next steps

4:30       Adjourn

Thursday, December 6

9:00       Coffee & Network

9:50        Welcome

Laura McKay, Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program

10:00     Coastal Hazards and Shifting Habitats

Moderator: Shep Moon, Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program  

VIMS Recurrent Flooding Study 
Marcia Berman, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (invited)

What If Hurricane Sandy Hit Virginia Directly?
Mark Slauter, Virginia Department of Emergency Management

CBNERRS Sentinel Site Monitoring
Willy Reay, Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia

Impacts on Wildlife and Wildlife Restoration
Chris Burkett, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

Living Shorelines: Implementing Senate Bill 964
Chip Neikirk, Virginia Marine Resources Commission
Marcia Berman, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (invited)
Lewie Lawrence, Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission

Q & A – Ideas for Next Steps VA CZM Should Take

11:15     Working Waterfronts-Protecting Virginia’s Coastal Heritage

Moderator: Tom Murray, VIMS Marine Advisory Services

Observations of a Waterman and Lower Chesapeake Bay Business Owner
Tommy Leggett, Chessie Seafood and Aquafarms

Developing a State Plan for Working Waterfront Protection
Tom Murray, VIMS Marine Advisory Service

Regional Perspectives
Lewie Lawrence, Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission
Curt Smith, Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission
Stuart McKenzie, Northern Neck Planning District Commission
Ben McFarlane, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission

Q & A – Ideas for Next Steps VA CZM Should Take             

12:00     Lunch

Reclaiming Our Food – The Multiple Benefits of Locavorism
Tanya Denckla Cobb, author

Reclaiming the Virginia Oyster – A Local Success Story
Anthony Marchetti, Rappahannock River Oyster Company and Rappahannock (a new restaurant in Richmond)

1:10       Habitat Restoration

Moderator:   Laura McKay, Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program

Oyster Restoration and Results of a New Rotational Harvest Plan in the Rappahannock River
Jim Wesson, Virginia Marine Resources Commission http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/CoastalZoneManagement/CZMIssuesInitiatives/Oysters.aspx

Oyster Restoration and Public Engagement on the Seaside of Virginia’s Eastern Shore
Barry Truitt, The Nature Conservancy
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/CoastalZoneManagement/CZMIssuesInitiatives/VirginiaSeasideHeritageProgram.aspx

Eelgrass and Scallop Restoration on the Seaside of Virginia’s Eastern Shore
Robert Orth, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/CoastalZoneManagement/CZMIssuesInitiatives/VirginiaSeasideHeritageProgram.aspx

Engaging Partners and the Public to Increase the Use of Native Plants
Virginia Witmer, Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program
Dot Field, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/CoastalZoneManagement/CZMIssuesInitiatives/NativePlants.aspx

Q & A – Ideas for Next Steps VA CZM Should Take                

2:30       Break Time

3:00       Public Access

Moderator: Janit Llewellyn-Allen, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

Virginia Outdoor Plan
Janit Llewellyn-Allen, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation                       

Virginia CZM Projects
Beth Polak, Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program

Local Public Access Perspectives: Projects Underway  
Sarah Stewart, Chapel Island: Richmond Regional Planning District Commission
TBA, Seaside Water Trail & Camping Platforms: Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission 
Ben McFarlane, Kayak Put-ins: Hampton Roads Planning District Commission

Q & A – Ideas for Next Steps VA CZM Should Take

Local Public Access Needs Panel  
Lewie Lawrence, Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission
Stuart McKenzie, Northern Neck Planning District Commission
Aimee Vosper, Northern Virginia Regional Commission
Ben McFarlane, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
Sarah Stewart, Richmond Regional Planning District Commission                        

4:00       Closing Comments

Summary of discussion themes and prioritizing next steps

4:30      Adjourn

The Virginia Coastal Partners Workshop is funded by the Virginia CZM Program through a grant to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality from the NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management under the federal Coastal Zone Management Act.