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Building Resilience in a Changing World

This webinar hosted by the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve will showcases strategies  for incorporating climate change adaptation into the management of our coasts and waterways. The program expands upon our previous Sustainable Shorelines webinar, adding to the toolbox of resiliency guidelines available to designers, practitioners, and community decision-makers.

Agenda

2:00pm  Welcome and brief introduction

2:05pm USACE- The Potential Role of Natural and Nature-Based Features in Water Resource Projects– Peter Weppler, Environmental Analysis Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

2:45pm “Flood Resilience Handbook for Public Access Sites along the Hudson River- From Troy  To Yonkers”: An Overview – Nancy Beard, Hudson River Estuary Program  

3:30pm Adjourn 

Continuing Education

  • Approved for 1.5 American Planning Association AICP CM credits

  • Approved for 1.5 Society for Ecological Restoration CERP/ CERPIT credits

For more information and a link to register, visit https://www.hrnerr.org/events/.