Lake Worth Lagoon Living Shorelines Workshop

Clayton E. Hutcheson Agricultural Center - Exhibit Halls, 559 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach

April 20, 2010 (Tuesday)

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 Learn more about the Lake Worth Lagoon Initiative on the web at lwli.org

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

The Lake Worth Lagoon Living Shorelines Workshop is a collaborative effort to offer shoreline protection alternatives to municipalities and waterfront landowners that enhance the resources and water quality of their backyard, the Lake Worth Lagoon. The benefits of Living Shorelines include protection and restoration of critical estuarine habitats; water quality improvement through sediment trapping and nutrient reduction; and wave attenuation.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Municipal Representatives, Coastal Land Managers, Environmental Scientists, Developers, Contractors, Consultants, Private Landowners, Environmental Regulators, Local Planning & Permitting Staff (Please note: Seating is limited and priority will be given to the targeted audience.)

AGENDA

8:00 a.m.     Registration Begins

                     Refreshments provided by Palm Beach County Board of County

10:15           Restoration

                     Bud Howard, Loxahatchee River District – Community-based Oyster

                     Mike Bornstein, Town of Lantana - Volunteer Oyster Project

                     Jim Bowser, Town of Palm Beach - Par 3 Restoration Project

                     Tom Twyford, West Palm Beach Fishing Club - Snook Islands
                     Restoration Project                                      

11:00           BREAK 

                     Hansje Gold-Krueck, The Baldwin Group, NOAA Coastal Services Center

11:45           LUNCH (available for purchase or on your own)

1:00 p.m.     Permitting Considerations

                     Eric Reusch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

                     Jennifer Smith, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

                     Jocelyn Karazsia, NOAA Fisheries, Habitat Conservation

2:00             Breakout Session and Participant Input: Identifying

                     and Prioritizing Potential LSL locations  

                     Moderated by Debbie DeVore

2:45             Presentations and Discussion of Participant Breakout Groups

3:15             Driving Tour of Completed Living Shorelines Projects

                     Erin McDevitt, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

3:30             BREAK

                     Refreshments provided by Palm Beach County Board of County

                     Commissioners

3:45             Where to go for information and funding opportunities

                     Daniel Bates, PBC ERM, Lake Worth Lagoon Partnership Grant Program

                     Mark Crosley, Florida Inland Navigation District

                     Sean Meehan, NOAA Community-Based Restoration Program

                     Debbie DeVore, USFWS Coastal Program

4:15             Wrap-Up Discussion and Evaluations

4:30             Networking Session

Special thanks to all the partners who made this workshop possible!

LOCATION DIRECTIONS

FROM I-95: Take Belvedere Road exit off I-95. Go west to Military Trail. Turn left (south) into the far right lane. Drive .4 mile to Golf Street. (Golf Street is between Salvation Army and the Drivers License Office.) Turn right (west) on Golf Street. Go to the end of the street and turn left into the complex.

FROM TURNPIKE: Take the Okeechobee Road exit off the Turnpike. Go east to Military Trail. Turn right (south) on Military Trail. Drive south to Golf Street. (Golf Street is .4 mile south of Belvedere Road, between Salvation Army and the Drivers License Office.) Turn right (west) on Golf Street. Go to the end of the street and turn left into the complex.