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SUSTAINABLE SHORELINES PROJECT
Project Team Meeting
Monday, April 11, 2011
10 AM to 4:00 PM
NYSDEC Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve
Norrie Point Environmental Center (in Mills-Norrie State Park)
256 Norrie Point Way - Staatsburg, NY 12580

Goal of the Day:
Project Team will get caught up on current efforts by the Sustainable Shorelines project
and provide guidance on upcoming initiatives and plans.

Objectives of the Day:
Review Project Overview and plan for next 3 years and discuss linkages, gaps, and ideas.
Provide guidance on upcoming work: plan for shorelines economic analysis research and
demonstration projects.
Review project products to date and recommend suggestions, possible uses (including
findings on ecology, engineering, decision making).

Agenda

9:45 AM Arrive and Coffee

10:00 AM Welcome and Introductions

10:15 Project Update
Betsy Blair. Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve
Overview of general project progress, plan for next 3 years, status on key
funding and other.
Discussion about project scope, gaps or redundancies with other efforts.

11:00 Economic Valuation Research Plan
David VanLuven
Presentation of plan for gathering economic information relevant to shoreline
decisions.
Large group discussion of strategies to strengthen the plan, ideas for
resources, etc.

12:00 Demonstration Projects
Dan Miller, Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve
Presentation of the idea for sites
Large group input and suggestions for which sites are most promising

12:30 Lunch (provided) & group photo

1:00 Results: Shoreline Decisionmaking on the Hudson
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Shawn Dalton, Thrive Consulting & Ona Ferguson, The Consensus Building
Institute
Presentation of research results and materials. Discussion of relevance &
importance for project activities.

1:45 Results: Engineering
Jon Miller, Stevens Institute Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean
Engineering
Brief presentation of summary reports and discussion of implications of
findings for project.

2:30 Break

2:45 Results: Ecological
David Strayer and Stuart Findlay, Cary Institute of Ecosystems Studies
Presentation of summary materials for distribution to decisionmakers and
plans for 2011 fieldwork. Discussion of implications, feedback, suggestions.

3:30 Next Steps & Wrap Up
Betsy Blair. Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve
Open discussion about other relevant efforts, overview of May Advisory
Team meeting.

4:00 Adjourn