Coastal Resilience Expo & Poster Session

Tuesday, June 23 | 5:00 to 7:00 pm

Loyola Conference Hall (L290) | Saint Mary’s University. See campus maP.

The Coastal Resilience Expo & Poster Session is a free, open community event held during the 2026 Nature‑Based Solutions for Coastal Resilience Conference. This evening showcase brings together researchers, practitioners, community groups, and students who are working on coastal adaptation projects across Nova Scotia and beyond.

No conference registration is required. Everyone is welcome.

What You’ll Experience

  • A walk‑through gallery of posters featuring new research, field studies, and real‑world coastal projects

  • Opportunities to talk directly with experts and ask questions

  • An open setting that encourages conversation and learning

  • Light refreshments

  • An event designed to be approachable for all backgrounds; no technical expertise required

register for free

Poster Session (5:30–6:30 PM)

Explore 20+ posters from a wide range of professionals. Presenters will share new research and community‑driven initiatives shaping coastal resilience in Atlantic Canada.

List of Posters

Working with Nature: Flexible Coastal Governance through Relational Nature‑based Solutions

Rachael Mortiaux | University of Canterbury

Locally Led Nature‑Based Adaptation for Coastal Resilience in Myanmar

Aung Than Oo | Rotary Peace Center of Makerere University

Drawn to the Edge: Reimagining Coastal Wetland Monitoring Through Vegetation Gradients

Marina Cuselli | Coastal Action

Monitoring Cobble and Boulder Stability During Winter in Marsh Sills with PIT Tag Tracking and Aerial Photogrammetry

Christopher Mea | Saint Mary's University

Physical modeling of a living breakwater for wave attenuation in a macrotidal environment.

Marianne Loiseau‑Dubé | Institut national de la recherche scientifique

A Numerical Modelling Case Study of Ecogeomorphic Development of a Restored Salt Marsh in the St‑Lawrence Estuary, Canada

Emily Lafond | Institut national de la recherche scientifique; University Centre of the Westfjords

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Isolation and Propagation from Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia Salt Marshes

Sarah Doyle | Acadia University

From Carbon Sinks to Coastal Infrastructure: Eelgrass Meadows as Nature‑Based Solutions

Rebecca Smart | Simon Fraser University

“If you make a river a lake…”: Using comparative social impact assessment to understand resistance and support for dam removal interventions

Keahna Margeson | Dalhousie University

Reimagining NBS Action Pathways in Maine

Devin Domeyer & Nicholas Whiteman | Maine Geological Survey

Evaluating effectiveness of living shorelines with marsh sill: vegetation growth, sediment stability, and re‑vegetation techniques in Atlantic Canada

Juliana Fernandes Granzoti | Saint Mary’s University

Living shorelines in practice: Booterstown spit as a nature-based solution for urban coastal adaptation

Erica Terese Krueger | Trinity College Dublin

Reimagining the Havre de Grace Waterfront: a Partnership of Plants, People, and Water

Kate Vogel | National Wildlife Federation

From Risk to Resilience: Multi‑Sector Partnerships in Coastal Climate Adaptation

Louise Adongo | Caprivian Strip Inc. Consulting

Reimagining Coastal Resilience in Cádiz Bay: Saltpan Revival or Saltmarsh Rewilding for Nature‑Based Solutions

Sokratis Papaspyrou | University of Cádiz

Relationship Building between Municipalities and Mi’kmaq Communities on Green Shores Coastal Adaptation Planning

Kelly Umlah | TransCoastal Adaptations

A Living Shoreline on the Historic Annapolis Royal Waterfront: Reimagining Coastal Defense in the Bay of Fundy

Haley MacDonald | CBWES Inc.

In vitro and greenhouse germination and propagation of halophytes from Nova Scotia salt marshes

Kendra Sampson | Acadia University

Advances in understanding carbon sequestration potential in Bay of Fundy mudflats

Myriam Barbeau | University of New Brunswick

Advancing Wetland Restoration as a Climate Mitigation Strategy through Measurements and Modeling

Patty Oikawa | Cal State East Bay

Reviving Sweetgrass (Anthoxanthum nitens) in Nova Scotia: Bridging Mi’kmaw Wisdom and Modern Science

Jennifer Sylliboy, Danika van Proosdij & Jeremy Lundholm | Saint Mary’s University

Reimagining nature‑based coastal adaptation: A nested framework

Patricia Manuel | Dalhousie University

Coastal Adaptation as a Health and Mobility Opportunity for Vulnerable Populations

Evan Spencer & Emily Hodgson | Clean Foundation

Making Adaptation Count – Implementing Adaptation Pathways across the East Coast

Adrian Prado | CLIMAtlantic

A Mi’kmaw Approach to Climate Change

Anik Martin & Jay Denny | Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR)

Building Resilient Coastal Futures: Wetlands Rewilding and Restoration in the Ria de Aveiro Coastal Lagoon

Ana Sousa | Centre for Environmental and Marine Research, University of Aveiro, Portugal

Learn more about the 2026 Nature-Based Solutions Conference and register at transcoastaladaptations.com/conference.