Enhancing Military Training with Real-World Coastal Projects
Navy EOD Divers are trained by Washington Department of Natural Resources divers to remove derelict fishing gear in Puget Sound, Washington.
A U.S. Navy led project in partnership with the Northwest Straights Commission, the WADNR, NOAA Marine Debris Program, USACE and USFWS.
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Beneficial Use of Dredged Material
Poplar Island Environmental Restoration Site
Working with teams of engineers and planners, develop target species, select target elevations and consult on sight design for the 500 acre marsh side of the 1100 acre restoration site.
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers led project.
http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/projects/Maryland/PoplarIsland/

Regional Restoration Planning
Working with the NY/NJ DMMP
In developing the USACE NY/NJ DMMP, wetlands and shellfish restoration and artificial reef creation are considered as a component of regional restoration needs for the lower bay of New York harbor and the New York Bight.

Climate Change
Analyzing the anticipated responses of mid Atlantic local communities to the long-term threat of sea level rise.
Working with long rage county and municipal planners in Maryland and Virginia, develop an analysis of predicted responses to the long term threat of sea level rise.
This work, combined with other products focusing on producing more detailed coastal elevation maps, will be used to better understand the impacts of rising seas.