Are you interested in learning how you can implement nature-based solutions on your own shores? The Green Shores program offers solutions for shoreline property owners, managers, and anyone interested in shoreline ecosystem protection to address issues like shoreline erosion, sea level rise and climate change.
Are you interested in learning how you can implement nature-based solutions on your own shores? The Green Shores program offers solutions for shoreline property owners, managers, and anyone interested in shoreline ecosystem protection to address issues like shoreline erosion, sea level rise and climate change.
Are you interested in learning how you can implement nature-based solutions on your own shores? The Green Shores program offers solutions for shoreline property owners, managers, and anyone interested in shoreline ecosystem protection to address issues like shoreline erosion, sea level rise and climate change.
Are you interested in learning how you can implement nature-based solutions on your own shores? The Green Shores program offers solutions for shoreline property owners, managers, and anyone interested in shoreline ecosystem protection to address issues like shoreline erosion, sea level rise and climate change.
Join TransCoastal Adaptations Centre for Nature-Based Solutions and the Stewardship Centre for BC for an hour-long webinar about the use of engineering designs in nature-based and hybrid Green Shores projects on coastlines. This webinar is applicable to coastal engineers, consultants, municipal staff, students, and anyone who would like to know more about the technical and hard aspects that may need to be integrated into Green Shores projects. The following two speakers will share examples of their work and talk about their experiences from projects in the Maritimes and British Columbia.
https://smu-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/LBoqDPVORmei86IkM-dXpw#/registration
Introducing a new FREE Green Shores Training Module: Coastal Processes and Application of Nature-based Erosion and Flood Management Solutions
Cost: FREE
Location: Saint Mary’s University
When: December 20th, 10am-3pm
This exciting new course will help you identify key aspects of shoreline and coastal processes relevant to sites within Nova Scotia and British Columbia and will help familiarize you with general topics related to shorelines, coastal processes and nature-based approaches to shoreline management. The overview of shoreline and coastal processes forms the basis of understanding all other aspects of shoreline stabilization and alternatives to armouring such as nature-based, Green Shores solutions.
This module is open to anyone interested in increasing their knowledge of coastal processes, for example: land use decision-makers such as local government planners, environmental coordinators and adaptation specialists; contractors; non-profit organizations who need better understanding of coastal processes in order to assess potential projects or complete project assessments, especially for nature-based erosion and flood management solutions.
To register, email us at transcoastaladaptations@smu.ca! Seats are limited.
There are many aspects to consider when implementing a Green Shores project. Join the Stewardship Centre for BC, TransCoastal Adaptations Centre for Nature-Based Solutions, and our four speakers as we discuss the importance of biological expertise in the implementation of Green Shores restoration projects.
Are you interested in learning how you can implement nature-based solutions on your own shores? The Green Shores program offers solutions for shoreline property owners, managers, and anyone interested in shoreline ecosystem protection to address issues like shoreline erosion, sea level rise and climate change.
Are you interested in learning how you can implement nature-based solutions on your own shores? The Green Shores program offers solutions for shoreline property owners, managers, and anyone interested in shoreline ecosystem protection to address issues like shoreline erosion, sea level rise and climate change.
Are you interested in learning how you can implement nature-based solutions on your own shores? The Green Shores program offers solutions for shoreline property owners, managers, and anyone interested in shoreline ecosystem protection to address issues like shoreline erosion, sea level rise and climate change.
The Society for Ecological Restoration - Eastern Canada, and CBWES, in partnership with MP_SpARC are hosting 2 introductory RTK GNSS workshops for students/recent graduates.
Join experts Cori Barraclough and Dr. Donna Marie Bilkovic as they discuss their work in applying Nature-Based Solutions in coastal and lakefront foreshore areas. They will share their research, methods for maximizing ecological function while maintaining shoreline stabilization, some challenges and lessons learned from working with landowners, what incentives have worked to get more projects completed, and more!
Are you interested in learning how you can implement nature-based solutions on your own shores? The Green Shores program offers solutions for shoreline property owners, managers, and anyone interested in shoreline ecosystem protection to address issues like shoreline erosion, sea level rise and climate change.
Are you interested in learning how you can implement nature-based solutions on your own shores? The Green Shores program offers solutions for shoreline property owners, managers, and anyone interested in shoreline ecosystem protection to address issues like shoreline erosion, sea level rise and climate change.
In this webinar, shoreline practitioners from both coasts will share their experience and lessons learned on implementation of Nature-based Solutions that are consistent with Green Shores principles. You will learn about the benefits, challenges and lessons learned through practical examples of nature-based solutions as applied in BC and the Maritimes.
This webinar will feature presentations from Kyle Armstrong of Peninsula Streams and Shoreline Society (BC) and Emillie Rose of Helping Nature Heal (NS).
Join us on October 25th, for the Webinar “Eelgrass Restoration in Nova Scotia and Blue Carbon”.
This webinar will feature Dr. Kristina Boerder from the Future of Marine Ecosystems (FOME) lab, at Dalhousie University. Dr. Boerder will discuss the Community Eelgrass Restoration Initiative (CERI), an initiative of FOME, and Blue Carbon in eelgrass beds.
Watch the webinar below or here.
Join this Lunch and Learn Webinar, hosted by the Ecology Action Centre for Wetlands Appreciation Week!
Less than 3% of the land area of Nova Scotia consists of "barrens", but these are high priority for conservation due to the presence of rare plants and vegetation types as well as impacts from recreational activities. Dr. Jeremy Lundholm, a research associate with TransCoastal Adaptations at SMU, will discuss barrens landscapes, their biodiversity and origins, and the presence and importance of wetlands within these landscapes.
Join us for Wetlands Appreciation Week on August 16th, 2023 for a tour of the Converse Managed Dyke Realignment and Marsh Restoration site! Learn more about tidal wetland restoration, nature-based climate change adaptation on the Chignecto Isthmus, and how the Making Room for Wetlands project is building resilience in dykeland communities.
Cost: Free!
Audience: Everyone is welcome! Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.
Tour Location: Converse Marsh
Meeting Location: The base of Fort Lawrence Road. 45.841225, -64.267917
To learn more and register for the event, please fill out the form below.
Join this Lunch and Learn Webinar, hosted by the Ecology Action Centre and Nature Nova Scotia for Wetlands Appreciation Week!
As climate change continues, the severity and frequency of extreme weather in Nova Scotia will grow, as will the need for adaptation. Dr. Danika Van Proosdij, Director of TransCoastal Adaptations Centre for Nature-based Solutions, will be discussing her work on making room for wetlands to adapt to climate change. Dr. David Patriquin, retired biology professor, will share his observations studying the wetlands in the Purcells Cove Backlands in HRM, how they’ve reacted to extreme weather events, and what this can tell us about planning for the future.
TransCoastal Adaptations has partnered with MODL to offer a free public workshop the Green Shores program and living shorelines.
Join us on July 9th, 2023 for a tour of the Converse Managed Dyke Realignment and Marsh Restoration site! Learn more about tidal wetland restoration, nature-based climate change adaptation on the Chignecto Isthmus, and how the Making Room for Wetlands project is building resilience in dykeland communities.
Cost: Free!
Audience: Everyone is welcome! Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.
Tour Location: Converse Marsh
Meeting Location: The base of Fort Lawrence Road. 45.841225, -64.267917
To learn more and register for the event, please fill out the form below.
Are you interested in learning how you can implement nature-based solutions on your own shores? The Green Shores program offers solutions for shoreline property owners, managers, and anyone interested in shoreline ecosystem protection to address issues like shoreline erosion, sea level rise and climate change.
TransCoastal Adaptations and the Stewardship Centre for BC are delighted to announce the launch of the updated Green Shores for Homes guide!
Please join us on March 15th, 2023 at 4pm (Atlantic) or 12pm (Pacific) to learn more about the updated guide.
The GSH guide is a guide for homeowners, landscape designers, construction professionals and shoreline practitioners to help minimize the environmental impacts of shoreline development.
Join us on January 25th, for the first TransCoastal Adaptations Webinar of 2023: Reef Balls and Restoration - From Subtidal to Intertidal.
This webinar will feature projects from the Clean Foundation, and how reef balls are being used in restoration and nature-based solutions in Nova Scotia.
Watch the Webinar recording here:
Join us on October 26th, for the next TransCoastal Adaptations Webinar: The Living Dyke - Innovation and collaboration to manage coastal flood risk and adapt to changing conditions in Boundary Bay.
This webinar will feature four speakers, presenting an introduction to the Semiahmoo First Nation and First Nation communities in BC Lower Mainland, a geographic background, and a dive into the Boundary Bay Living Dyke project.
TCA has partnered with Helping Nature Heal to host an upcoming webinar on Helping Nature Heal’s Shore Up workshop program.
Shore Up is a hands-on community-based workshop that teaches nature-based strategies to slow down shoreline erosion and enhance biodiversity and ecosystem health. The Shore Up workshop is for ENGOs, municipalities, government, and community groups who want to learn how to create more resilient shorelines as our climate changes and sea levels rise.
This upcoming webinar is an opportunity to learn more about Shore Up, the techniques that Helping Nature Heal has been applying to the shorelines of the Maritimes for over 20 years, and how your organization can benefit from Shore Up training and creating resilient shorelines.
As a follow-up from our popular Making Room for Wetlands webinar last year, we would like to invite you to "Making Room for Wetlands: In Review." This webinar will feature four talks about the Making Room for Wetlands project.
Register for the Zoom event here: https://smu-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcuf-mqrzMtEtxWedPlgdVJbFf8f8eYLaRw
TransCoastal Adaptations will be presenting on various projects with partners at the upcoming Coastal Zone Canada Conference from June 13-16.
IQALUIT 2021
JUNE 13-16, 2021
Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit:
Planning and Preparing for the Future
Monday, June 14 - 10:30 AM EST | Stage: Nunavut Wildlife Management Board
Speakers: Ms. DG Blair1 , Dr. Danika van Proosdij2 (1. Stewardship Centre BC, 2. Saint Mary's University)
Speakers: Ms. Morgan Tidd1 , Mr. Keyvan Mahlujy1 (1. Golder Associates Ltd)
Speakers: Mr. Phil Osborne1 , Mr. Danker Kolijn2 , Ms. DG Blair3 , Dr. Danika van Proosdij4 , Mr. Rowland Atkins1 (1. Golder Associates Ltd, 2. DHI Water & Environment Inc., 3. Stewardship Centre BC, 4. Saint Mary's University)
Tuesday, June 15 - 10:30 AM EST | Stage: MEOPAR
Dr. Danika van Proosdij1 (1. Saint Mary's University)
Dr. Patricia Manuel1 (1. School of Planning, Dalhousie University)
Ms. Krysta Sutton1 (1. School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University)
Dr. Tuihedur Rahman1 (1. McGill University)
Wednesday, June 16 - 10:30 AM | Stage: MEOPAR
Dr. Danika van Proosdij1 (1. Saint Mary's University)
Ms. Jennifer Graham1 (1. CBWES Inc.)
Ms. Kirsten Ellis1 (1. CBWES)
Ms. Julia Purcell1 (1. Saint Mary's University)
As part of the Nature-Based Infrastructure for Coastal Resilience and Risk Reduction project, TransCoastal Adaptations will convene stakeholders and project partners on May 20th to provide project updates, and discuss the potential design and deployment of managed realignment in the Chignecto Isthmus.
This workshop will be hosted virtually through Zoom, and the link to join will be sent to all participants once they have registered for the event.
TransCoastal Adaptations is hosting a three-part Managed Dyke Realignment workshop series as part of our project Making Room for Wetlands: Implementation of Managed Realignment for Salt Marsh Restoration and Climate Change Adaptation in Nova Scotia.
This workshop will focus on three components of Managed Dyke Realignment and will bring together key researchers and practitioners from Europe and North America. The purpose of this workshop is to connect practitioners and share Managed Realignment Best Practices, lessons learned, and innovations in design and monitoring. Through knowledge sharing with European counterparts, we hope to establish managed realignment as a key nature-based adaptation strategy.
Colin Scott - Managed Realignment in the UK: a Brief History
Colin is an Associate consultant at ABPmer with 28 years’ experience in environmental consultancy. He specialises in advising on coastal habitat creation and restoration projects. He provides advice on selecting sites, designing schemes, securing consents for them and then monitoring how they perform. He also places a high degree of emphasis on communicating the lessons from completed projects by presenting and hosting conferences and training events as well as by managing and updating ABPmer’s online database (www.omreg.net) of completed restoration projects.
Jonathan Dale - Field-Based Monitoring to Assess the Influence of Former Land Use on the Post-Breach Morphological Development of Managed Realignment Schemes
Jonathan Dale is a geomorphologist based at Coventry University, UK. His research investigates the sedimentological evolution of coastal wetland restoration schemes through analysis of the hydrodynamics, surface and sub-surface physicochemical properties, and morphological change. Jonathan has applied these approaches to assess the impact site design and former land use have on the physical functioning of restored intertidal sites, in order to ensure the long-term delivery of the targeted range of ecosystem services.
Jennie Graham - Lessons Learned: Implementing Managed Realignment and Restoring Tidal Wetlands in Nova Scotia
Jennie is the Vice President and Senior Restoration Specialist at CB Wetlands and Environmental Specialists (CBWES Inc.), and focuses primarily on hydrology restoration design, with expertise in GIS analysis, field methodologies, and project management.
Jennie has a M.Sc. in Applied Science and an advanced diploma in Remote Sensing, and has contributed to the restoration of several hundred hectares of coastal wetlands over the past 8 years. She has co-authored scientific and technical papers, presented research at scientific conferences, and helped to supervise and guide students involved in projects at various sites.
TransCoastal Adaptations Team - Panelists
The TransCoastal Adaptations team includes Dr. Danika Van Proosdij, professor at Saint Mary's University, and Tony Bowron, CEO of CB Wetlands and Environmental Specialists and experienced tidal wetland restoration practitioner.
