Eric Sparks.

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1 Eric Sparks

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8 AL.com NOAA Gulf Spill Restoration

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11 Ecological Consulting Services, Inc. Eric Sparks

12 Shoreline begins to recede Bulkhead installed Vertical erosion occurs Loss of intertidal habitat

13 Douglass and Pickel 1999

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15 Hardened Structure Living Shoreline Photos: Rachel Gittman

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19 Erosion

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22 Never heard of them No demonstration projects Permitting Perceived cost Don t think living shorelines can protect their property from erosion Don t connect natural environments with coastal benefits (subconsciously they do) Like clean cut look and/or don t like wildlife AL.com

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25 Living Shoreline Success Poor candidate Good candidate

26 Top 4 factors affecting Design and Costs

27 Levels of wave energy LOW MODERATE HIGH Wave energy reducers

28 Materials (per linear foot) Living Elements Plants $10 Coir log $16-20 Oyster shell $5-20 Hybrid Elements Rip rap $18-35 Reef balls $40 Bulkhead Wood $ Vinyl $ Concrete $

29 Bottom Line cost estimates (materials + labor) Living shorelines Bulkhead Price range (per linear ft) $ $ Lifetime indefinite yrs

30 The Wise Project On Palmetto Creek Perdido Beach, AL 225 linear ft. shoreline

31 Materials cost Wood stake Coir log Temporary wave mitigation: $2, sods local grown marsh grass: $1,800

32 No labor costs!

33 Tools for the job Help! Shovels Sledge hammer Post hole diggers

34 Instructable: 1. Assess site & design 2. Prep site 3. Plant sods

35 Finished product Before After

36 Project costs Living Shoreline (estimated cost) Wooden Bulkhead (estimated cost) $30k - $49k $30k - $56k (self installation) $4,200 (self installation) $26,000

37 Perdido Key, FL Failed bulkhead 150 ft of shoreline $3,000 Stop mowing!!!!! Install temporary wave break Plant marsh

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39 Never heard of them No demonstration projects Permitting Perceived cost Don t think living shorelines can protect their property from erosion Don t connect natural environments with coastal benefits (subconsciously they do) Like clean cut look and/or don t like wildlife AL.com

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41 Education, awareness, and research program Cleanups (July 5 and October 21) To register or get more info, visit mscoastalcleanup.org

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46 Caitlin Wessel

47 What are microplastics?

48 Where do they come from? Primary microplastics Secondary microplastics Archie Crofton Wolfram Burner/Flickr

49 Most common microplastic Fibers Synthetic fabrics - polyester, nylon, acrylic Shed from clothes with each washing Florida Microplastic Awareness Project BIG source of microplastics Florida Microplastic Awareness Project Caitlin Wessel

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52 Part of ICC Over 50 local sites 4,000 volunteers tons of trash

53 How to get involved: Register at Assemble a group of friends or family Mark your calendar!

54 Coastal Cleanup Agenda: Morning clean up Collect data Free lunch Educational booths Prizes

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57 We provide sampling gear, guides, and training. Partners provide citizen scientists and data.

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59 How to sample in the field How to build necessary equipment Processing water samples Processing beach samples

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61 Margaret Waterson Margaret Waterson Margaret Waterson

62 Location of sample Number of microplastics per volume/area Type of microplastics Fibers Fragments Film Beads d)

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64 Want to participate? Contact me at

65 MASTERNATURALIST.EXTENSION.MSSTATE.EDU

66 Chapters Central - Jackson Coastal - Biloxi

67 Mission To develop an organization of knowledgeable volunteers to help promote conservation and management of Mississippi s natural resources through education, outreach, and service within their communities.

68 Who are Master Naturalists? Adults interested in nature Adults who want to educate and volunteer to their community

69 Program reach Tracking began in 2008 Approximately 230 participants Participants have reached over 200,000 people! Growing exponentially

70 1. Basic training course Certification Requirements 2. *8 advanced training hours 3. *40 hours volunteer hours *Annual requirements that must be approved

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72 Coastal Course Agenda 1 Intro, pre-test, Ecology September 7 th Coastal Research and Extension Center (CREC) 2 Forest Ecology September 15 th De Soto National Forest 3 Coastal and Estuarine Ecology September 23 rd Dauphin Island Sea Lab 4 Entomology, Human Impacts September 28 th CREC

73 Coastal Course Agenda 5 Fish October 3 rd Gulf Coast Research Lab 6 Wildlife and Forest Management October 7 th Longleaf pine plantation 7 Coastal habitats, birds October 14 th Grand Bay NERR 8 Volunteering, post-test, project presentations October 17 th CREC

74 Last year s coastal course

75 How to find out about Master Naturalist opportunities Website Check and like facebook page

76 Want to be added to waiting list? Contact me at