Title

Targeted Living Shoreline Management Planning for Virginia State Parks in Chesapeake Bay Summary Report

Authors

Donna A. Milligan, Virginia Institute of Marine ScienceFollow
C. Scott Hardaway Jr., Virginia Institute of Marine ScienceFollow
Christine A. Wilcox, Virginia Institute of Marine ScienceFollow

Document Type

Report

Department/Program

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Publication Date

11-2018

Abstract

The Commonwealth of Virginia owns numerous tidal, waterfront properties along Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries including state parks, natural area preserves, and wildlife management areas. Many of these parks have eroding shorelines and are at risk from coastal hazards such as tidal flooding, waves, and sea level rise. These environmental threats impact the safety of park visitors and the mission of the parks.

In an effort to address these issues for the parks as well as provide education to the public on living shoreline management strategies, eleven state parks with tidal shoreline along the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries were selected because of their suitablility for living shoreline demonstration projects (more...)

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25773/45p5-a420

Keywords

Shorelines--Environmental aspects--Virginia; Shore protection--Virginia.

Funding

This project was funded by the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program at the Department of Environmental Quality through Grant # NA17NOS4190152 Task 92.02 of the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended.

Recommended Citation

Milligan, D. A., Hardaway, C., & Wilcox, C. A. (2018) Targeted Living Shoreline Management Planning for Virginia State Parks in Chesapeake Bay Summary Report. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.25773/45p5-a420