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Relative Wetland Vulnerability Framework: Delaware Bay Pilot in support of Adaptation Planning for Salt Marsh Management
Citation:
West, J., C. Wigand, A. Hamilton, AND J. Stamp. Relative Wetland Vulnerability Framework: Delaware Bay Pilot in support of Adaptation Planning for Salt Marsh Management. Chesapeake Bay Program Resiliency Work Group Meeting, NA, Online, September 20, 2021.
Impact/Purpose:
This will be a presentation to the Chesapeake Bay Program's Resiliency Work Group on application of wetlands vulnerability information to inform adaptation to climate change. Topics will include research results from work with the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, as well as brainstorming ideas for the structure and content of a coastal resilience workshop that will be hosted by EPA in FY22 under SHC 10.5.1, Protecting Coastal Communities and Contaminated Sites with Resilient Coastal Wetlands.
Description:
The first part of the presentation will cover information on the Relative Wetlands Vulnerability Framework Coastal Pilot Study, a collaborative effort with the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary. This study assessed relative marsh vulnerabilities to sea level rise (SLR) and storm surge while considering marsh condition. The SLAMM model was used to assess gains and losses of marsh habitat in response to SLR, considering the protection status of adjacent dry land and related possibility for marsh migration. The application of vulnerability results to marsh management decisions is considered. The latter part of the presentation will summarize the draft structure for a coastal resilience workshop being planned for spring 2022, which will explore lessons learned across various adaptation research and application projects in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. She is interested in feedback from the workgroup on their interest in the workshop and ideas for topics and content.