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Catch up with Sea Grant and USCRP at ASBPA National Coastal Conference

The American Shore & Beach Preservation Association’s National Coastal Conference welcomes all coastal stakeholders and managers to learn the latest science, engineering and policy needed to maintain and improve the health of our beachfront and estuarine shorelines and ecosystems.

During the August 26-29, 2024 meeting in Galveston, Texas, Sea Grant- and the U.S. Coastal Research Program-funded researchers will be presenting on their projects from the Translating Coastal Research Into Application opportunity.

The projects selected through the Sea Grant-USCRP competition will increase the capacity of coastal communities across the U.S. to withstand and quickly recover from a diverse range of local challenges. A unique aspect woven through each of the projects is the co-production of knowledge and tools alongside community members, local organizations and students to ensure that the research and outreach conducted directly correlates with local needs. 

Attendees of the National Coastal Conference can learn more about these projects at the following sessions and presentations:

Wednesday, August 28, 2024—11:30 AM

Strengthening Resilient Coastal Communities through Changing Coastal Environments

  • Effect of a natural tidal inlet on sediment transport and bypassing, Presenting author: Anna Pfeiffer-Herbert
  • Harnessing Marsh Spatial Heterogeneity and Hydroperiod for Multiple Benefits Through Community Engagement, Presenting author: Matthew Bilskie
  • RipFinder: A Smartphone App for Rip Current Detection and Citizen Science Data Collection, Presenting author: Fahim Khan 

Wednesday, August 28, 2024—2:35 PM

Strengthening Resilient Coastal Communities through Outreach, Education and Frameworks

  • Maybe We Can Use That Mud? Exploring the Feasibility of Thin Layer Placement in South Carolina, Presenting author: Katie Finegan
  • Applying and Sharing Emerging Knowledge about Natural and NatureBased Features and Resilient Shorelines in New York, Presenting author: Georgie Humphries 
  • Co-developing a community and data-driven framework for coastal protection decision making, Presenting author: Georgette Tso

Thursday, August 29, 2024—8:20 AM

  • Can In-Situ Detection of Fecal Indicators be used to Advance Ocean Safety Forecasting?, Presenting author: Daniel Amato

Thursday, August 29 2024—11:30 AM

Strengthening Resilient Coastal Communities through Flood Hazards

  • Adapting energy-water infrastructure along southeast Texas coast to future flooding hazards: overview and preliminary outcomes, Presenting author: Yu Zhang
  • Compound flood model development and validation for Berrien County, MI and Milwaukee, WI, Presenting author: Ben Nelson-Mercer
  • Assessing compound coastal flood risk with climate projections and hybrid statistical-dynamical models, Presenting author: Nathaniel Fillman

Poster:

Building a Multi-Sectoral Framework for Determining the Feasibility of Thin Layer Placement in South Carolina

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Hallee Meltzer

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National Sea Grant Office

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