The Future of Massachusetts Beaches:
Relocate, Nourish, or Lose Them

A Workshop on Beach Nourishment

Friday, May 4, 2007

Clark Building, 5th Floor
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Workshop sponsors
Woods Hole Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension

Additional support provided by
Woods Hole Oceanographic Instituition Coastal Ocean Institute


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Agenda

8:00 a.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. Welcome: Judy McDowell, Director, Woods Hole Sea Grant, and Bill Clark, Director, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
8:45 a.m. Present Status and Future of Massachusetts Beaches: Jim O'Connell, Woods Hole Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
   
  Beach Nourishment: General
9:05 a.m. Beach Nourishment Overview and Engineering Design Consideration: Kirk Bosma, Woods Hole Group
9:25 a.m. Sediment Sources and Compatibility Issues: Inland, Offshore, Channel Dredging/Over Dredging, and Inlet By-passing: John Ramsey, Applied Coastal
9:45 a.m. Questions/Comments
   
  Environmental/Resource Issues: Beach Nourishment and Sediment Sources
9:55 a.m Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Wetlands Program: Jim Mahala
10:10 a.m. Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries: Paul Diodati
10:25 a.m. National Marine Fisheries Service: Louis Chiarella
10:40 a.m. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Endangered Species Program: Scott Melvin
10:55 a.m. Questions/Comments
   
  Public/Private Partnerships for Beach Nourishment Planning in Massachusetts
11:05 a.m. Chapter 91 Public Easements: Andrea Langhauser, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Waterways Program
11:20 a.m. Operation and Maintenance: Mark Habel, Army Corps of Engineers, New England Division
11:35 a.m. Questions/Comments
   
11:45 a.m. Lunch
   
  Beach Nourishment Case Examples: Massachusetts
  A. Public Projects
12:30 p.m. Revere Beach, Revere: John Winkleman, Army Corps of Engineers, New England Division
12:45 p.m. Winthrop Beach, Winthrop: Joe Orfant, Massachusetts Division of Conservation and Recreation
1:00 p.m. Long Beach, Plymouth: Sean Kelly, Applied Coastal, and David Gould, Town of Plymouth
1:15 p.m. Questions/Comments
   
  B. Private Projects
1:30 p.m. Dead Neck, Osterville (Barnstable): John Ramsey, Applied Coastal, and Lindsey Counsell, Three Bays Preservation
1:45 p.m. Long Beach, Centerville (Barnstable): Leslie Fields, Woods Hole Group
2:00 p.m. Sconset Beach, Nantucket: Les Smith, Epsilon Associates
2:15 p.m. Questions/Comments
   
  Public/Private Partnerships for Beach Nourishment and Beneficial Re-use of Dredged Material
2:30 p.m. Barnstable County Dredge Program: Wayne Jaedtke, Program Manager
2:45 p.m. Privately Funded Public Dredging and Nourishment, Harwich: Lee Weishar, Woods Hole Group
3:00 p.m. Use of a Feeder Beach for Downdrift Nourishment at Cockle Cove Beach, Chatham: Ted Keon, Coastal Resources Director, Town of Chatham
3:15 p.m. Questions/Comments
   
  Beach Nourishment and Funding in New Jersey and Delaware
3:30 p.m. Beach Nourishment and Funding in New Jersey: Tom Herrington, New Jersey Sea Grant and Steven Institute of Technology
3:50 p.m. Beach Nourishment and Funding in Delaware: Tony Pratt, Delaware Department of Natural Resources, Shoreline, Waterways Management Section
4:10 p.m. Questions/Comments
   
4:20 p.m. Open Discussion and Suggestions for Further Research and Study: Jim O'Connell (Facilitator)

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Registration

NOTE: Workshop is now full and has a lengthy waiting list. Proceedings will be available by late summer.

To register, please send the following information:

along with a check for $35 (made payable to "WHOI") to:

Beach Nourishment
Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
P.O. Box 367
Barnstable, MA 02632

Be sure to Register Early! Registration deadline is April 20, 2007.
Sorry, credit cards cannot be accepted.

You will receive an e-mail confirmation of your registration. Registration fee includes lunch, refreshments throughout the day, and workshop proceedings (the workshop will be verbatim recorded and proceedings produced).

Questions should be addressed to Jim O'Connell at 508-289-2993 or joconnell@whoi.edu.

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Directions

The workshop will be held on the 5th floor of the Clark Building located on WHOI's Quissett Campus. Download directions here (PDF).

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Lodging

If you're planning on staying over before or after the workshop, WHOI's Conference Services office offers suggestions for local accommodations - click here.

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Workshop Planning Committee Members

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