Shoreline and Coastal Planners Forum: Shoreline stabilization

Proceedings of the March 31, 2016 WA Shoreline and Coastal Planners Group Spring Forum. Shoreline Stabilization: Using the Permit Process to Protect Shoreline Habitat and Property with a Focus on Single Family Residential Properties

Sponsored by: Puget Sound Partnerhsip, WA Sea Grant, WA Ecology, Puget Sound Institute

The WA Shoreline and Coastal Planners Group Spring Forum was held on March 31, 2016 in Edmonds, WA.  The topic was Shoreline Stabilization: Using the Permit Process to Protect Shoreline Habitat and Property with a Focus on Single Family Residential Properties

Meeting Summary (PDF)

Agenda (PDF)

Resources for shoreline planners

As presented by Aimee Kinney

• Practical Guide: Interagency coordination in implementing shoreline regulations
• Practical Guide: Shoreline permitting and mitigation to achieve No Net Loss
• Practical Guide: Cost-effective compliance with shoreline regulations
• Practical Guide: Incentives to help meet priority shoreline restoration and protection objectives
• Feeder Bluff Mapping 
• Eelgrass restoration in Puget Sound: Development and testing of tools for optimizing site selection
• Marine Shoreline Design Guidelines
• Shore Friendly
• Your Marine Waterfront: A guide to protecting your property while promoting healthy shorelines
• Salish Sea Currents: Rethinking shoreline armoring
• Sea level rise vulnerability in San Juan County, Washington
• Nature's value in in Clallam County: policy implications of the economic benefits of feeder bluffs and 12 other ecosystems 
• Puget Sound Marine and Nearshore Grant Program
• Social marketing how-to guide for Shore Friendly campaign implementers

Presentations (PDF)

1. Introduction by Tim Gates, WA Ecology
2. TACT Report - Kitsap and San Juan County Examples by Phill Dionne, WDFW; Kathlene Barnhart, Kitsap County; Susan Key, San Juan County
3. WRIA 9 Study - King County Example by Kollin Higgins, King County; Laura Casey, King County
4. Tracking and Monitoring – Kirkland Example by Christian Geitz, City of Kirkland
5. Salmon Recovery Council Report by Dave Herrera, Skokomish Tribe
6. Cost Effective Compliance with Shoreline Regulations by Heather Trim, Futurewise
7. Resources for Shoreline Planners by Aimee Kinney, Puget Sound Institute
8. What's Working? by Elene Dorfmeir, Puget Sound Partnership

Video archive

Recorded portion of workshop (9am - 2pm)

Begins with Wolf Bauer (1912-2016) Tribute