Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

Session S-01G: New Strategies for Shorelines

Large-Scale Shoreline Restoration along the Railroad Corridor of Puget Sound: An Example in Snohomish County Forged by Creating Partnerships

Kathleen M. Herrmann, Snohomish County (Wash.)
Paul Schlenger, Confluence Environmental

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Room 6E

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session S-01G: New Strategies for Shorelines

Marine Shoreline Design Guidelines - Background and Phase 1 Case Studies

Bob Barnard, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife
Randy E. Carman, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlfie
Jim Johannessen, Coastal Geologic Services

Room 6E

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session S-01G: New Strategies for Shorelines

Marine Shoreline Design Guidelines – Phase 2 Analysis and Applications

Jim Johannessen, Coastal Geologic Services
Andrea MacLennan, Coastal Geologic Services

Room 6E

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session S-01G: New Strategies for Shorelines

Strategies for nearshore ecosystem restoration and protection in Puget Sound, WA

Paul Cereghino, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Room 6E

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session S-01G: New Strategies for Shorelines

The WRIA 9 Marine Shoreline Monitoring and Compliance Pilot Project

Kollin Higgins, King County (Wash.)

Room 6E

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session S-02G: Reimagining Shorelines

Elements of Success: Lessons from a Decade of Restoration Project Identification, Cultivation and Implementation

Shannon W. Davis, Friends of the San Juans
Tina Whitman, Friends of the San Juans
Stephanie Buffum, Friends of the San Juans

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Room 6E

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Session S-02G: Reimagining Shorelines

Implications of Enhancing Forage Fish Spawning Habitat in the Absence of Sediment Processes that Maintain Spit Systems

Jeff Parsons, Herrera Environmental Consultants
Jose Carrasquero, Herrera Environmental Consultants
Mike McHenry, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Lisa Kaufman, Northwest Straits Foundation
Gus Kays, Herrera Environmental Consultants

Room 6E

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Session S-02G: Reimagining Shorelines

Reimagining Shorelines in the Salish Sea: Overview of building relationships and designing successful shoreline enhancement projects

Jim Johannessen, Coastal Geologic Services

Room 6E

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Session S-02G: Reimagining Shorelines

Samish Indian Nation: Designing Successful Shoreline Projects

Christine Woodward, Samish Indian Nation

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Room 6E

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Session S-03G: Ecosystem Services and Impacts of Sediment for Salish Sea Recovery

Seahurst Park Ecosystem Restoration: Green Infrastructure Components

Peter Hummel, Anchor QEA (Firm)

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Room 6E

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Session S-03G: Ecosystem Services and Impacts of Sediment for Salish Sea Recovery

Sediment loads along Puget Sound rivers: Implications for ecosystem health

Christopher Magirl, U.S. Geological Survey

Room 6E

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Session S-03G: Ecosystem Services and Impacts of Sediment for Salish Sea Recovery

Sediment processes on the Fraser Delta

Gwyn Lintern, Geological Survey of Canada
Philip R. Hill, Geological Survey of Canada
Cooper Stacey, Geological Survey of Canada

Room 6E

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Session S-03G: Ecosystem Services and Impacts of Sediment for Salish Sea Recovery

Three birds with one stone: Tidal wetland restoration, carbon sequestration, and enhancing resilience to rising sea levels in the Snohomish River Estuary, Washington

John M. Rybczyk, Western Washington University
Stephen Crooks, Environmental Science Associates
Danielle Devier, Environmental Science Associates
Steve Emmett Mattox, Restore America's Estuaries (Organization)
Nathan Moore, Western Washington University
Keeley A. (Keeley Anne) O'Connell, Earth Corps
Katrina L. Poppe, Western Washington University
Nelson Salisbury, Earth Corps

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Room 6E

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Session S-03G: Ecosystem Services and Impacts of Sediment for Salish Sea Recovery

Using numerical models to estimate the impact of run-of-river dams on bed load transport processes and channel bed evolution in British Columbia

Theodore Fuller, Simon Fraser University
Jeremy G. Venditti, Simon Fraser University

Room 6E

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Session S-04H: Technical Tools to Support Sea Level Rise Adaptation in the Salish Sea

British Columbia's approach for managing sea level rise

Thomas White, British Columbia. Ministry of Environment

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Room 607

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Session S-04H: Technical Tools to Support Sea Level Rise Adaptation in the Salish Sea

Generating local sea level rise projections in the Strait of Juan de Fuca to support community adaptation

Ian Miller, Washington Sea Grant Program
Alexander W. Petersen, Adaptation International
Byron Rot, Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
Hansi Hals, Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
Jamie Parks, Adaptation International

Room 607

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Session S-04H: Technical Tools to Support Sea Level Rise Adaptation in the Salish Sea

Effects of Sea Level Rise in the lower Chehalis River and Grays Harbor estuary

Todd Sandell, Wild Fish Conservancy
Andrew McAninch, Wild Fish Conservancy

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Room 607

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Session S-04H: Technical Tools to Support Sea Level Rise Adaptation in the Salish Sea

Sea Level Rise Vulnerability of San Juan County, Washington

Andrea MacLennan, Coastal Geologic Services
Tina Whitman, Friends of the San Juans
Jonathan Waggoner, Coastal Geologic Services

Room 607

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Session S-04H: Technical Tools to Support Sea Level Rise Adaptation in the Salish Sea

Sea Level Rise and Coastal Floodplain Mapping Guidelines

Jesal Shah, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations

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Room 607

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Session S-05H: Planning for Coastal Hazards, Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in Washington State

Making Washington’s Shoreline Master Programs Climate Smart

Jennifer Hoffman, Adaptation Res. & Consulting

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Room 607

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session S-05H: Planning for Coastal Hazards, Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in Washington State

Planning for Climate Change on Bellingham's Downtown Waterfront

Michael Hogan, Port of Bellingham (Wash.)

Room 607

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session S-05H: Planning for Coastal Hazards, Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in Washington State

Effects of Pacific Northwest Winter Storms on Nearshore Processes in Puget Sound

Zhaoqing Yang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Taiping Wang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Room 607

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session S-05H: Planning for Coastal Hazards, Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in Washington State

Planning Tools for Sea Level Rise Adaptation

Nicole Faghin, Washington Sea Grant Program

Room 607

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session S-05H: Planning for Coastal Hazards, Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in Washington State

Coastal Hazard Resilience Network: planning for coastal hazards, climate change, and sea level rise in WA State

Rachel Aronson, Washington (State). Department of Ecology

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Room 607

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session S-06H: Puget Sound Shorelines and the Impacts of Armoring: State of the Science 2014

Geomorphic responses of beaches to shoreline armoring in the northern Salish Sea

Aundrea McBride, Skagit River System Cooperative
Megan Nichols Dethier, University of Washington
Eric M. Beamer, Skagit River System Cooperative

Room 607

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Session S-06H: Puget Sound Shorelines and the Impacts of Armoring: State of the Science 2014

The impacts of armoring on Salish Sea beaches: overview, background, and methods

Megan Nichols Dethier, University of Washington
Sarah M. Heerhartz, University of Washington
Andrea S. Ogston, University of Washington
Jeffery R. Cordell, University of Washington
Jason David Toft, University of Washington
Helen Berry, Washington (State). Department of Natural Resources
Aundrea McBride, Skagit River System Cooperative
Eric M. Beamer, Skagit River System Cooperative
Wendel Raymond, University of Washington

Room 607

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Session S-06H: Puget Sound Shorelines and the Impacts of Armoring: State of the Science 2014

The Cumulative Impacts of Shoreline Armoring on Forage Fish Spawning Habitat in San Juan County, Washington

Tina Whitman, Friends of the San Juans
Dan Penttila, Salish Sea Biological
Sally Hawkins, Friends of the San Juans
Andrea MacLennan, Coastal Geologic Services

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Room 607

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Session S-06H: Puget Sound Shorelines and the Impacts of Armoring: State of the Science 2014

Shoreline armoring disrupts marine-terrestrial connectivity in the Salish Sea, with consequences for invertebrates, fish, and birds

Sarah M. Heerhartz, University of Washington
Megan Nichols Dethier, University of Washington
Jason David Toft, University of Washington
Jeffery R. Cordell, University of Washington
Andrea S. Ogston, University of Washington

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Room 607

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Session S-07H: Assessing, Planning and Adapting to Climate Change Impacts in Skagit River Watershed

A multispecies assessment of climate change threats to salmonids across their life cycle

Correigh M. Greene, United States. National Marine Fisheries Service
T. J. (Tim J.) Beechie, United States. National Marine Fisheries Service
Ed Connor, Seattle City Light

Room 607

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Session S-07H: Assessing, Planning and Adapting to Climate Change Impacts in Skagit River Watershed

Assessing Padilla Bay’s response to sea level rise with a hybrid ecogeomorphic model

Katrina L. Poppe, Western Washington University
John M. Rybczyk, Western Washington University

Room 607

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Session S-07H: Assessing, Planning and Adapting to Climate Change Impacts in Skagit River Watershed

Predicting the Effects of Sea Level Rise and Future Hydrology on Salinity Intrusion and Freshwater Export from the Skagit River Estuary

Tarang Khangaonkar, Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center
Wen Long, Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center
Brandon S. Sackmann, Integral Consulting Inc.
Teizeen Mohamedali, Washington (State). Department of Ecology
Alan F. Hamlet, University of Notre Dame

Room 607

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Session S-07H: Assessing, Planning and Adapting to Climate Change Impacts in Skagit River Watershed

Assessing tidal marsh vulnerability to sea-level rise in the Skagit Delta

W. Gregory Hood, Skagit River System Cooperative
Eric Grossman, U.S. Geological Survey

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Room 607

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Session S-07H: Assessing, Planning and Adapting to Climate Change Impacts in Skagit River Watershed

Introduction

Larry Wasserman, Swinomish Indian Tribe Community
Correigh M. Greene, Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Tarang Khangaonkar, Pacific northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center
Katrina L. Poppe, Western Washington University
W. Gregory Hood, Skagit River System Cooperative
Spencer Reeder, Cascadia Consulting Group

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Room 607

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Session S-01G: New Strategies for Shorelines

Subtidal riprap in Puget Sound: Its ecological structure and function, and its impact on adjacent soft sediment environments

Eliza C. Heery

Room 6C

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Session S-01G: New Strategies for Shorelines

Long-term habitat protection incentives: a pilot neighborhood conservation easement program in San Juan County, Washington.

Debra L. Clausen, San Juan Preservation Trust

Room 6C

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Session S-01G: New Strategies for Shorelines

Arrested development at Ala Spit, Whidbey Island – Impacts of development on coastal processes, habitats, and park use and restoration design

Jim Johannessen, Coastal Geologic Services

Room 6C

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Session S-01G: New Strategies for Shorelines

Puget Sound Feeder Bluff Mapping: Compiling and completeing a Sound-wide geomorphic data set

Andrea MacLennan, Coastal Geologic Services

Room 6C

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Session S-01G: New Strategies for Shorelines

A Pilot Study to Estimate Levels of Unpermitted Construction Activity Along Marine Shoreling in Puget Sound

Timothy Quinn

Room 6C

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Session S-02G: Reimagining Shorelines

Shore Armor Removal Portfolio

Alexis Blue, Coastal Geologic Services

Room 6C

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Session S-02G: Reimagining Shorelines

Restoration Doesn’t Have to Mean Losing Infrastructure

Jonathan Waggoner, Coastal Geologic Services

Room 6C

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Session S-02G: Reimagining Shorelines

Collaborative Restoration on Private Residential Shorelands

Brenda Padgham, Bainbridge Island Land Trust

Room 6C

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Session S-02G: Reimagining Shorelines

A County-Wide Shoreline Sediment-Input Study: Identifying Sources, Analyzing Priorities, Inviting Public Participation, and Selecting Feasible Sites

Wendy J. Gerstel

Room 6C

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Session S-02G: Reimagining Shorelines

Nearshore Restoration and Enhancement Projects by Coastal Geologic Services - Furthering the Goals of the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative

Stephanie A. (Stephanie Ann) Williams

Room 6C

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Session S-02G: Reimagining Shorelines

Shannon Point Revetment Removal Feasibility and Restoration Alternatives

Stephanie A. (Stephanie Ann) Williams

Room 6C

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Session S-04H: Technical Tools to Support Sea Level Rise Adaptation in the Salish Sea

Planning for Sea Level Rise in San Juan County: Technical information and management strategies that support long-term protection of nearshore marine ecosystems

Stephanie Buffum, Friends of the San Juans

Room 6C

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Session S-04H: Technical Tools to Support Sea Level Rise Adaptation in the Salish Sea

Perspectives on incorporating vertical land movement into local sea level rise projections in the Pacific Northwest

Ian Miller, Washington Sea Grant Program

Room 6C

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Session S-06H: Puget Sound Shorelines and the Impacts of Armoring: State of the Science 2014

Hard Armoring – Here to Stay but is there a Better Way?

Paul Schlenger, Confluence Environmental

Room 6C

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Session S-06H: Puget Sound Shorelines and the Impacts of Armoring: State of the Science 2014

Impacts of armoring on physical properties of south-central Puget Sound beaches

Andrea S. Ogston, University of Washington

Room 6C

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Session S-06H: Puget Sound Shorelines and the Impacts of Armoring: State of the Science 2014

An Initial Comparison of Armored and Unarmored Beaches from Boat-Based LiDAR

George M. Kaminsky

Room 6C

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Session S-08G: Rethinking Our Waterways: Effective Collaboration with Landowners, Project Partners and Decision Makers

Building at the Water's Edge: The Role Of Environmental Certification and Monitoring In Waterfront Project Design

Nicole Faghin, Washington Sea Grant Program

Room 6C

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Session S-08G: Rethinking Our Waterways: Effective Collaboration with Landowners, Project Partners and Decision Makers

The aerial perspective as a tool for collaborative restoration and management initiatives.

Christine Steele

Room 6C

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Session S-09G: Building Community Resilience: Moving Beyond Climate Adaptation Planning to Implementation

Climate-Informed Coastal and Marine Planning

Rachel Gregg

Room 6C

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Session S-09G: Building Community Resilience: Moving Beyond Climate Adaptation Planning to Implementation

Coastal Resilience Scavenger Hunt: a 2013-2014 Citizen Action Training School Service Project

Alexis Blue, Coastal Geologic Services

Room 6C

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Session S-08G: Rethinking Our Waterways: Effective Collaboration with Landowners, Project Partners and Decision Makers

Rethinking Our Waterways - best practices for collaborative approaches to watershed planning

Amy Greenwood, Fraser Basin Council (B.C.)

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Room 6E

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Session S-08G: Rethinking Our Waterways: Effective Collaboration with Landowners, Project Partners and Decision Makers

Controlling Japanese Knotweed in the Samish River Watershed- building partnerships with landowners to restore riparian function

Todd Woodard, Samish Indian Nation

Room 6E

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Session S-08G: Rethinking Our Waterways: Effective Collaboration with Landowners, Project Partners and Decision Makers

Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group Community Based Restoration: the value of developing partnerships for salmon recovery

Michelle Murphy, Stewardship Manager

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Room 6E

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Session S-08G: Rethinking Our Waterways: Effective Collaboration with Landowners, Project Partners and Decision Makers

Building the Platform for Collaborative Natural Resource Management: A Case Study of Human Dimensions in Puget Sound Salmon Recovery

Ashley McBee, The Evergreen State College

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Room 6E

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Session S-09G: Building Community Resilience: Moving Beyond Climate Adaptation Planning to Implementation

Healing the Planet: GIS Helps British Columbia Respond to Climate Change with Climate Action

Benjamin Clark, BC Climate Action Secretariat

Room 6E

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session S-09G: Building Community Resilience: Moving Beyond Climate Adaptation Planning to Implementation

Planning for Change: Climate Adaptation Survey Results

Jamie Erin Mooney, Washington Sea Grant Program

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Room 6E

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session S-09G: Building Community Resilience: Moving Beyond Climate Adaptation Planning to Implementation

City of Anacortes Water Treatment Plant Climate Change Mitigation

Fred Buckenmeyer, Anacortes (Wash.)

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Room 6E

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session S-09G: Building Community Resilience: Moving Beyond Climate Adaptation Planning to Implementation

Successful Adaptation to Climate Change in the Coastal Context: Insights from Scientists and Practitioners

Amy K. Snover, Climate Impacts Group
Lara Whitely Binder, University of Washington

Room 6E

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session S-09G: Building Community Resilience: Moving Beyond Climate Adaptation Planning to Implementation

Assessing Vulnerability and Adapting to Climate Change at Seattle City Light

Crystal Raymond, Seattle City Light
Ron Tressler, Seattle City Light

Room 6E

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session S-10G: Green Infrastructure to Achieve Ecosystem Recovery Goals and Natural Hazard Mitigation

Coastal Resilience for Habitats and Humans: Integrating Green and Grey Infrastructure Solutions

Roger Nathan Fuller, Western Washington University
Eric Grossman, U.S. Geological Survey

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Room 6E

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Session S-10G: Green Infrastructure to Achieve Ecosystem Recovery Goals and Natural Hazard Mitigation

Reducing Disaster Vulnerability of Coastal Communities on the Salish Sea

Stephanie Chang, University of British Columbia

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Room 6E

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Session S-10G: Green Infrastructure to Achieve Ecosystem Recovery Goals and Natural Hazard Mitigation

Connecting Ecosystem Service Science to Valuation: We Can Do Better

Kai Chan, Univeristy of British Columbia
Terre Satterfield, Univeristy of British Columbia

Room 6E

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Session S-10G: Green Infrastructure to Achieve Ecosystem Recovery Goals and Natural Hazard Mitigation

Estimating Socioeconomic Benefits from a Multiple Benefits Project: The Fisher Slough Case Study

Kris Knight, Nature Conservancy (U.S.)
Polly Hicks, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Room 6E

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Session S-10G: Green Infrastructure to Achieve Ecosystem Recovery Goals and Natural Hazard Mitigation

Tidal marsh as green infrastructure: Evaluating marsh capacity to reverse historical coastal retreat and mitigate future coastal hazards in a Salish Sea estuary

Eric E. Grossman, Geological Survey (U.S.)
Roger Nathan Fuller, Western Washington University

Room 6E

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM