Connect virtually with Sea Grant at Restore America's Estuaries & Coastal States Organization's 2020 Summit

Connect virtually with Sea Grant at Restore America’s Estuaries & Coastal States Organization’s 2020 Summit

September 29, 2020

Network with Sea Grant colleagues and learn the latest in coastal restoration and management during Restore America’s Estuaries’/Coastal States Organization’s National Coastal & Estuarine Summit, held virtually September 29 – October 1, 2020.

Through the summit’s interactive platform:

Hear from Connecticut Sea Grant’s Juliana Barrett at “Collaborative Programs to Enhance the Resilience of Communities and Ecosystems to Climate Change”, Tuesday, September 29 at 2:30 – 3:45 pm ET;
Learn about the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship during “Ghosts of Knauss Past, Present, Future”, Tuesday, September 29 at 4:00 – 5:15 pm ET;
Visit with Sea Grant during the Virtual Expo Hall, Wednesday, September 30 at 11:00 am – 1:00 pm ET;
Hear from Woods Hole Sea Grant’s Abigail Archer in “Migratory Fish Benefits Derived from Passage Restoration: What Have We Learned, Where Are We Headed?”, Wednesday, September 30 at 1:15 – 2:30 pm ET;
Learn about living shorelines from Washington Sea Grant’s Nicole Faghin at “Living Shorelines – Where Will We Be in 2040?”, Thursday, October 1 at 10:45 am – 12:00 pm ET;
Hear Texas Sea Grant’s Ashley Bennis and Rhode Island Sea Grant’s Jennifer McCann speak during “Working Waterfronts: Trends and Tools for Improved Management”, Thursday, October 1 at 2:15 – 3:30 pm ET;
Find out about “Shoreline Management, Coastal Resilience, and Blue Carbon” from Rhode Island Sea Grant’s Read Porter, Thursday, October 1 at 3:45 – 5:00 pm ET; and,
Check out on-demand programming like, “Engaging Communities in Resilience through Nature-Based Strategies,” which features work from five Sea Grant Programs (Lake Champlain, Louisiana, Maryland, New Hampshire and USC).

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