Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
VIMS Department/Program
Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM)
Publication Date
5-2024
Abstract
In response to accelerating sea level rise and its anticipated impacts on coastal habitats and species, we developed spatial models and maps of shoreline habitat distributions in Coastal Virginia to the year 2100. This report is a culmination of a three-year effort to develop and serve geospatial data to inform land use decision making within the context of projected habitat and current elemental occurrences to promote habitat and species persistence and resilience. The project was a collaboration of the Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM) at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Virginia Natural Heritage Program (DCR VNHP) and the former Virginia Coastal Policy Center (VCPC). The report is organized around the tasks and products for each member of the project team. The first section is reporting efforts by CCRM, followed by content describing the work done by DCR VNHP. Policy analysis by VCPC follows next with summary and conclusion by CCRM last. The complete report from DCR VNHP is included in Appendix 3.
Keywords
Marsh migration, tidal wetland potential, heritage resource occurrence, climate resilience
Funding
This project was funded, in part, by the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program at the Department of Environmental Quality through Grant #NA22NOS4190187 of the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, or any of its sub-agencies
Recommended Citation
Mason, Pamela, Robert Isdell, Christine Tombleson, Rob Evans, David Bucklin, Anne Chazal, Dan Hannon, Jason Bulluck, and Joseph Weber, Elizabeth Andrews and Gray Montrose. 2024. Conservation Targeting: Models and Policy for Climate Resilience of coastal habitat and heritage resources in Virginia’s Coastal Zone. Final Report. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary.
