RI Shoreline Change Speacial Area Management Plan, The BeachSAMP

November 25th 2013 Stakeholder meeting

Project Update

New Data & Information

•Areas of Critical Concern Identified for Phase 1 •Southern Coast and Block Island

•Two Pilot Projects •North Kingstown •Newport

•Salt Marsh Migration •Draft Maps completed for entire state

•Underway: Legal investigation surrounding shoreline change •Roger Williams Law School

•Underway: Ocean Engineering Design Project- Wickford Harbor

Tools & Best Practices

• Voluntary Certification

Programs for More Resilient Homes and Business such as the FORTIFIED Program

• Review of Adaptation Techniques

• Homebuyers Guide for Coastal Properties

• Lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey and New York

• Over 40 group or community meetings, reaching many hundreds of residents, business owners, municipal and state staff, etc.

• Inter-agency coordination meetings on sea level rise assessments at state level

• Next Steps • Dec 9th Stakeholder Meeting • January meeting TBD

Outreach and Coordination

www.beachsamp.org