ASCE COPRI Seattle Chapter May 13th Dinner Meeting
Please join us for our May dinner meeting where Michelle Gostic, PE, will be presenting on monitoring to support coastal resilience and nearshore restoration.Washington’s marine shorelines face growing pressures from sea-level rise, erosion, habitat loss, and competing uses, increasing the need for multi-benefit projects that improve resilience to coastal hazards while preserving or enhancing nearshore ecological function. Nature-based solutions offer strong promise but often require more adaptive management than conventional hard structures and are supported by less developed engineering design guidance. As interest in these approaches grows, practitioners need performance data from real-world projects. This presentation highlights how Washington’s Applied Coastal Research and Engineering (ACRE) team monitors nature-based projects to evaluate project performance, inform maintenance activities, and develop information that can be used to support future project planning, design, and implementation. Case studies from the outer (Pacific) coast and Salish Sea will demonstrate the value of coastal monitoring data in supporting the uptake and success of nature-based coastal projects, such as engineered cobble berms and the beneficial use of dredged material.Michelle is a coastal engineer who manages Washington's Applied Coastal Research and Engineering (ACRE) team. She supports ACRE's efforts to deliver data, research, and technical expertise to support coastal resilience and nearshore habitat conservation work across Washington's marine shorelines. She is a licensed Professional Engineer in Washington and California and holds a master’s degree in Coastal and Marine Engineering from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.
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