34 Estuary and Tidal Marsh Dynamics, Resiliency, and Restoration (Posters)

Monday, 18 March 2024
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Armory Ballroom

SHARING COASTAL MARSH RESTORATION KNOWLEDGE: A SPATIAL DATABASE OF NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RESTORATION CASE STUDIES

Paper number: 34-2
Program: Theme Sessions
Time: 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Authors

  • Mairin Rogers Presenting Author
    Water Resources Division, Natural Resources Stewardship and Science, Fort Collins, CO
  • Jamie Kilgo
    Water Resources Division, Natural Resources Stewardship and Science, Fort Collins, CO
  • Catherine M. Johnson
    Region 1, Northeast Marine and Coastal Program, Naragansett, RI
  • Brooke Bauman
    Water Resources Division, Natural Resources Stewardship and Science, Fort Collins, CO
  • Mathew Rigdon
    Water Resources Division, Natural Resources Stewardship and Science, Fort Collins, CO

Abstract

The National Park Service (NPS) manages extensive coastal marshes throughout the 88 ocean and coastal park units. As coastal areas are continually threatened by sea level rise, storm surge, and many other impacts from climate change, tidal marshes are increasingly important to help mitigate those impacts and increase coastal resiliency. NPS has employed several coastal marsh restoration techniques with successes and lessons learned. To facilitate knowledge sharing between coastal parks, we developed an ArcGIS online spatial database that showcases coastal restoration case studies and allows park restoration practitioners to easily find restoration examples to inform future projects. During this presentation, we will discuss the coastal restoration and climate adaptation challenges facing parks, share the restoration case studies dashboard, and provide marsh restoration examples from parks.

Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 56, No. 1

doi: 10.1130/abs/2024NE-397546

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