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Sustainable Coastal Development: Mitigating Environmental Impacts in the Chesapeake Bay Region

Explore concerns and solutions regarding coastal shorelines development in the Chesapeake Bay Region to sustain marine life and economy. Opportunities for future graduate students in research and public outreach.

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Sustainable Coastal Development: Mitigating Environmental Impacts in the Chesapeake Bay Region

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  1. Graduate Studies:Land Use Concerns of the Chesapeake Bay Region William Reese & Noah D’Antonio

  2. What coastal shorelines should look like.

  3. View South of Bridge to Chincoteague Island. Used to be coastal shoreline - a natural buffer, but now developed up to the waters edge. Increased impervious surfaces- pollutants in the air, and streets runoff directly into the water with no filtration.

  4. More coastal development at sea-level!

  5. Oyster survey- sedimentation, disease, algal blooms, low dissolved oxygen (much is caused by poor agriculture practices and poor nutrient management)

  6. Deal Island, Md.- Decreasing oyster (& Blue Crab) harvests are affecting the regional economy!

  7. Future Graduate Student Opportunities • Research • In-field Presentation • Public Outreach

  8. Acknowledgements • Shippensburg University • Marine Science Consortium • National Wildlife Refuge • Franklin County Conservation District and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

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