Delaware Trainings & Workshops
This in-depth, 2-day training is for those interested in an introduction to the process and components of living shorelines in Delaware.
Attending both days of the training is required, coffee/snacks/lunch and training binder are included. Registration is $35.
Join DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship at this free lecture to get to know living shorelines. Discover the basics of this type of green infrastructure, example projects, and resources available to property owners for this method of shoreline stabilization.
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This in-depth, 2-day training is for those interested in an introduction to the process and components of living shorelines in Delaware.
Attending both days of the training is required, coffee/snacks/lunch and training binder are included. Registration is $35. This is a high-demand course, registration may fill up quickly.
This is a partnership event with Delaware State Parks.
Join DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship at this free lecture to get to know living shorelines. Discover the basics of this type of green infrastructure, example projects, and resources available to property owners for this method of shoreline stabilization.
Hosted by Delaware Seashore State Park. Lectures are free to attend, but space is limited so pre-registration is required by calling 302-227-6991.
Ellie Chetelat and Amanda Poskaitis with Underwood & Associates will present on nature-based stormwater management and living shoreline projects in the City of Havre de Grace, Maryland.
Join DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship at this free lecture to get to know living shorelines. Discover the basics of this type of green infrastructure, example projects, and resources available to property owners for this method of shoreline stabilization.
This in-depth, 2-day training is for those interested in beginning to understand the process and components of living shorelines in Delaware. Attending both days of the training is required, registration is FREE. This is a high-demand course, registration may fill up quickly.
Kayla Clauson with the DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship will present on the DNREC Living Shoreline Cost Share Program.
Darrah Fox Bach with the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana will present on the organizations coastal restoration projects, oyster shell recycling program, and the process of designing living shorelines projects around eroding indigenous cultural sites.
Joe Rieger with The Elizabeth River Project will present on living and urban shoreline projects, the organization’s living shoreline cost share program, innovative designs, and adaptive management strategies for projects.
This in-depth, 2-day training is for those interested in beginning to understand the process and components of living shorelines in Delaware. Attending both days of the training is highly suggested, registration is FREE.
Danielle McCulloch, from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Adrianna Zito-Livingston, from The Nature Conservancy, present on the Gandy's Beach project.
Haille Leija with the Galveston Bay Foundation discusses living shoreline projects in Texas and property owners assistance efforts.
Rachel Felver with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay discusses a community-based social marketing campaign on living shorelines.
Dr. Joshua Moody with the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary discusses the use of a feasibility model for living shorelines.
Capt. Alek Modjeski of the American Littoral Society will present on the importance of community involvement in the restoration process.
The Nature Conservancy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will present on the North Carolina living shorelines application.
Dr. C. Rhett Jackson of the University of Georgia will present on the need to increase coastal resiliency in barrier island and coastal communities of the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts.
The Coastal Restoration Toolkit was developed by Restore America’s Estuaries to provide high‐level, introductory educational information for community members on how to develop a coastal restoration project from concept to proposal.
The Assateague Living Shoreline Project was conceived as an opportunity to implement a dynamic living shoreline in a high-energy environment to address erosion, enhance habitat and provide user-friendly access to the shallow waters of Sinepuxent Bay.
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Dr. Marianne Walch of the Center for the Inland Bays will present findings from a literature review of the impacts of different shoreline management approaches on local estuarine ecosystems and their services. The review also examines the economic benefits of nature-based shoreline tactics.
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Join our colleagues from Washington Sea Grant and the Stewardship Centre for British Columbia as we explore the Green Shores for Homes incentives program.
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Join us to learn about the St. Luke's Restoration of Nature Project, an innovative urban stormwater retrofit including a living shoreline.
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This in-depth virtual training is for those interested in beginning to understand the process and components of living shoreline design. Webinar recordings of all 4 days are now available!
The Panel conducted an extensive review of recent and relevant shoreline management practice research and their effect on the processing, storage, and delivery of sediments and nutrients to the Bay.
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The Site Evaluation presentation will introduce you to the Site Evaluation document and show you how contractors and landowners could use this document to inform them on the feasibility of using a living shoreline on their property.
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Coastal Virginia is facing a loss of shoreline due to sea level rise and storm surge. These coastal areas are home to a large population with significant investments in coastal real estate. The goal…
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Join the Delaware Living Shorelines Committee for the second webinar in the series by Alison Rogerson from DNREC that introduces coastal erosion, forms of shoreline hardening, what is a living shoreline, and types of and materials used in shoreline stabilization. If you are a landowner or beginning your career in living shorelines than this introduction is for you.
This online training course by the Living Shorelines Academy will provide consultants, contractors and other professionals in the field of shore erosion control with basic information on the design and construction of living shorelines.
This modular online training by The Living Shorelines Academy provides a basic introduction for property owners and others who are seeking to learn more about their options for shoreline stabilization, and especially living shoreline techniques.
This website is funded in part by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays, and maintained by the Delaware Living Shorelines Committee.
