Coastal zone research projects around the nation will help coastal managers protect developed areas’ beach dunes, which are vital to resilient communities, ecosystems and economies. University of Pennsylvania scientists will build a wind tunnel to test the sand-capturing capability of five types of dune vegetation. Oregon State University’s model of coastal dune evolution will be…
EVENT: ASBPA 2016 National Coastal Conference ORGANIZATION: American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) DATES: Wednesday-Friday, Oct. 26-28, 2016 VENUE: Ocean Place Resort, 1 Ocean Blvd., Long Branch, NJ SUMMARY: ASBPA is the nation’s first organization to promote science-based policies for the preservation of coastal areas. The 2016 conference, whose theme is “Lighting the Way…
Some thoughts inspired by Hurricane Matthew: Coastal recovery and research already well under way. Almost as soon as the winds and waves subsided, coastal managers were heading to the coast to assess the damages and weigh a response. In almost every post-storm community, coastal managers are looking at the damage (or lack thereof), calculating the…