LSC Partner HighlightWelcome to the Living Shoreline Collaborative’s (LSC) Partner Highlights! In this series, we are meeting with LSC partners to learn more about them, their home organizations, and why they have chosen to be a part of the collaborative.
Barbara gavin - Elizabeth river project
In this month’s Living Shoreline Collaborative Partner Highlight we met with Barbara Gavin, Elizabeth River Project’s Environmental Project Manager. Barbara has been working with the LSC since its inception, “recognizing the need for a way to bring together researchers, advocates and the boots-on-the-ground groups creating living shorelines in our region.” Learn more about Barbara below!
Our first partner highlight of the series is Shereen Hughes of Wetlands Watch. Shereen is a committed member of the collaborative serving as a team lead for the Training Team and as a steering committee member. In addition to this, Shereen is a co-coordinator for the Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professionals (CBLP) program, a program that is designed to educate on green landscaping practices. Learn more about Shereen below as she answers a few questions!
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From the MarshLiving Shorelines restore vital habitat that provides various ecological benefits. All inhabitants of this ecosystem work together making marshes a vital resource, and the center of our work at the LSC. Learn all about Marsh life in our From the Marsh blog series.
General assembly update
For this special guest blog edition of From the Marsh we're turning to Richmond for some updates from the 2024 Virginia General Assembly. Grace Tucker with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) provides a recap of flood resilience legislation from this session....
Living shoreline cost share application period extended
Welcome back to the marsh! The James River Association is excited to announce that our Living Shoreline Cost-Share Program has been extended through the end of the year. What is a living shoreline? Living shorelines are nature-based solutions to erosion and work to...
Welcome to Lower James, where the water is chilly and the wind is blowing! There are many ducks that grace the river in flocks and rafts during the colder moths. Today we will be investigating some of the wonderful water fowl that call our watershed home in the...
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