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Join us for a webinar exploring the successes, lessons, and opportunities shaping living shorelines across Virginia’s coastal communities.

Speakers will share insights on evolving practices in living shoreline design and implementation, including innovations in planting and materials, the role of tidal dynamics, and the broader ecological and economic benefits these approaches can provide. The discussion will highlight key lessons learned and emerging opportunities to enhance shoreline resilience while supporting healthy coastal ecosystems.

Featured Speakers:

• Erik Yando—Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University
• Justin Shafer—Coastal Resilience Manager, City of Norfolk Office of Resilience
  

This event is part of Resilience in Practice, a CBF Learning Series. Resilience in Practice is free webinar series designed to spotlight innovative strategies, local projects, and policy perspectives that support climate adaptation and community resilience across coastal Virginia. Each session brings together experts and practitioners to share insights and foster dialogue around the challenges and opportunities of living with water in a changing climate.

This event is made possible through the generous support of Joan Brock.

The series is proudly sponsored by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Coastal Virginia Adaptation and Resilience Consortium, and the Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience, three organizations committed to advancing sustainable, community-driven solutions for the region.

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