Event Title
Developing locally-driven (shoreline) monitoring programs in the Salish Sea (and beyond)
Presentation Abstract
During the development of the Bainbridge Island Shoreline Monitoring Program (SMP), a volunteer group of scientists and engineers (Bainbridge Island Environmental Technical Advisory (ETAC)), provided the City of Bainbridge Island (COBI) City Council and staff with advice and recommendations on relevant shoreline science and the SMP. One of the recommendations was for COBI to adopt and initiate a locally–driven and -managed monitoring program to address both the effectiveness of the SMP over time, and uncertainties in knowledge of specific Bainbridge Island shoreline drivers and processes. The program would be designed to integrate past and current studies by COBI and other agencies and researchers and historical data, initiate new studies as needed, develop partnerships, and leverage multiple resources to assess baseline and future conditions of the Bainbridge shoreline. This presentation will provide a background of how the monitoring program initially evolved; how it seeks to integrate a variety of tools (including citizen science, local knowledge, interagency coordination, joint fact-finding); why such a program is important for locally-driven decision-making about shoreline management in Puget Sound; how it adds to and balances Partnership efforts to manage the Salish Sea; and will provide some lessons learned in gaining buy-in from local and state officials, scientists and stakeholders on monitoring programs managed by local governments.
Session Title
Shoreline Monitoring: Citizen Science, Restoration Effectiveness, and Data Integration
Conference Track
Engagement
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2016 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Document Type
Event
Start Date
2016 12:00 AM
End Date
2016 12:00 AM
Location
2016SSEC
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Coastal zone management-- Washington (State)--Bainbridge Island--Citizen participation; Shore protection-- Washington (State)--Bainbridge Island--Citizen participation; Environmental monitoring--Washington (State)--Bainbridge Island
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Bainbridge Island (Wash.)
Rights
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
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Developing locally-driven (shoreline) monitoring programs in the Salish Sea (and beyond)
2016SSEC
During the development of the Bainbridge Island Shoreline Monitoring Program (SMP), a volunteer group of scientists and engineers (Bainbridge Island Environmental Technical Advisory (ETAC)), provided the City of Bainbridge Island (COBI) City Council and staff with advice and recommendations on relevant shoreline science and the SMP. One of the recommendations was for COBI to adopt and initiate a locally–driven and -managed monitoring program to address both the effectiveness of the SMP over time, and uncertainties in knowledge of specific Bainbridge Island shoreline drivers and processes. The program would be designed to integrate past and current studies by COBI and other agencies and researchers and historical data, initiate new studies as needed, develop partnerships, and leverage multiple resources to assess baseline and future conditions of the Bainbridge shoreline. This presentation will provide a background of how the monitoring program initially evolved; how it seeks to integrate a variety of tools (including citizen science, local knowledge, interagency coordination, joint fact-finding); why such a program is important for locally-driven decision-making about shoreline management in Puget Sound; how it adds to and balances Partnership efforts to manage the Salish Sea; and will provide some lessons learned in gaining buy-in from local and state officials, scientists and stakeholders on monitoring programs managed by local governments.
