Past Meetings

The following meeting links provide detailed information, including agendas and, when available, presentation files.

• Mukilteo Multi-Modal Ferry Terminal Project (October 2019)

• Floodplains by Design: Reducing flood hazards and restoring floodplains Reducing flood hazards and restoring floodplains, Renton, WA (July 25, 2019)

• Addressing Shoreline Armoring in Puget Sound, Seattle, WA (April 23, 2019)

• Understanding sea level rise projections for Washington, Aberdeen, WA (February 6, 2019)

• Understanding sea level rise projections for Washington, Edmonds, WA (November 6, 2018)

• Implementing Residential Armor Removal and Soft Shore Projects in the Marine Environment (July 18, 2018)

• Steep Slopes in Puget Sound (October 5, 2017)

• Seattle Waterfront Tour (July 11, 2017)

• Ports and Cities Working Together (April 2017, Everett).

• Cultural Resources: Planning and Permitting for Shoreline Projects (October 2016, Bellingham).

• Planning and Permitting Aquaculture (June 2016, Coupeville)

• Shoreline Stabilization: Using the Permit Process to Protect Shoreline Habitat and Property — Focus on Single Family Residential Properties (March 2016, Edmonds)

• Shoreline Stabilization, Incentives and Restoration — Freshwater Examples (June 2015, Issaquah)

• Facing Sea Level Rise: City of Olympia — Planning for and Adapting to Sea Level Rise in Olympia (January 2015, Olympia)

• Port Gamble Waterfront: Past, Present and Future (July 2014, Port Gamble)

• Marine Netpen Aquaculture (March 2013, Port Orchard)

• One Day Workshops to Explore Washington State Coastal Hazards and Sea Level Rise (November 2012)

  • Montesano

  • Everett

• Shoreline Construction and Restoration: Case Studies on Lake Washington (August 2011, Seattle)

• Waterfront Redevelopment and Revitalization: Comprehensive Site Planning in Bellingham, Washington (September 2009, Bellingham)

• Mitigation in Washington: Policy, Tools, and Practice (June 2009, Keyport)

• Shoreline Restoration in Urban Settings: Case Studies in the City of Seattle (November 2008, Seattle)

The Shoreline and Coastal Planners Group meetings have addressed additional, diverse topics including the following:

• Elwha Dam Removal

• Sea-level Rise and Coastal Hazards

• Shoreline Construction and Restoration

• Alternatives to Armoring for Marine Shoreline Erosion Control

• Application of Scientific and Technical Information to Policy-Making

• Cumulative Impact Analysis, Salmon and Watershed Ecology

• Environmental Effects of Docks, Piers and Other Over-Water Structures

• GIS and Database Technologies for Local Government

• Inventory and Assessment of Marine Shoreline Development

• Management and Restoration of Urban Harbors and Embayments

• Nearshore Management by Drift Sector

• Riverbank and Floodplain Restoration

• Shoreline Buffers for Resource Protection

• Shoreline Erosion Control Techniques and Environmental Effects

• Shoreline Flood Hazards: Integrating Science, Planning and Emergency Response

• State and Local Interests in Aquaculture Siting

• Wetlands Acquisition and Restoration for Watershed Recovery

Have comments, questions, or an idea for a meeting?
Contact Sydney Fishman, sfishma@uw.edu.