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Coastal Resilience Open House – Free and Open To The Public
February 16, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
ESVA Coastal Resilience Open House:
Assessing Risk & Identifying Solutions for Coastal Flooding,
Sea-Level Rise, & Habitat Changes
Join us to learn more about the Virginia Eastern Shore Coastal Resilience project designed to provide the local community with innovative tools and approaches to assess risk due to coastal flooding and storms and take actions to enhance resilience for nature and people. The open house is an opportunity for you to provide feedback on the project and help guide its future development based on community needs. Come by for any or all of this informative evening!
6:00-7:00 P.M. Plenary Presentations
7:00-8:30 P.M. Tour Stations to Learn More About The New Online Tool & Nature-Based Solutions
View the tool at http://WWW.COASTALRESILIENCE.ORG/VIRGINIA
When:
Thursday, February 16
6:00 – 8:30 pm
Where:
Eastern Shore Community College
Workforce Development Building
29300 Lankford Highway
Melfa, Virginia
Coastal Resilience Tool developed in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration, University of Virginia, Eastern Shore of Virginia Climate Adaptation Working Group, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, VCR LTER, Duke University, Warren Pinnacle Consulting, Arcadis, Randolph-Macon College, UNCW, Deborah Brosnan & Associates, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and The University of Southern Mississippi.
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