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Crisfield Resilience Academy Presents Community Resilience Day
Crisfield, MD – On April 26, the Crisfield Resilience Academy is inviting the public to an interactive event at the Crisfield Library to learn about efforts to build resilience to coastal flooding and protect natural resources in the area.
The City of Crisfield recently partnered with researchers at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to explore coastal resilience solutions. These solutions, such as marsh restoration and living breakwaters, can help protect Crisfield from the impacts of storms and benefit local fisheries, residences, drinking water, tourism, and business.
Through that partnership, locals from Somerset County have been participating in an educational training opportunity called the Crisfield Resilience Academy. The Academy began offering sessions in Fall 2024 for community members to discuss their experiences as residents, learn from local experts, and propose practical solutions.
The Crisfield Resilience Academy will present their findings to the public and bring together around 15 local, environmentally related organizations for a Community Resilience Day at the library on April 26. They will present from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. and the community networking fair will run until 2 p.m.
Activities include:
• Maryland Sea Grant will lead a tour of green infrastructure around the Crisfield library to show how innovative technology and landscaping helps manage storm water and protect the community from flooding;
• University of Maryland’s extension office and the Master Gardener Bay Wise program will have information about plants and landscaping that thrive in the Eastern Shore’s unique environment;
• The Nature Conservancy will be available to discuss upcoming environmental internship and career opportunities;
• The Mid-Shore Chapter of the Izaak Walton League will have hands-on kits to demonstrate opportunities to engage with local water quality-focused citizen science projects;
• Representatives from the City of Crisfield will be on hand to answer questions about ditch maintenance and discuss upcoming area clean-up and beautification days;
• Salisbury University’s Business Economic & Community Outreach Network (BEACON) will be collecting and preserving Crisfielders’ stories in the library study room;
• Scientists from TetraTech will lead an interactive marsh birding experience on the library porch;
• … and more!
All are welcome to this is a family-friendly event. For further questions or more information, please contact BEACON’s John Hickman at jnhickman@salisbury.edu or EPA’s Jenna Hartley at hartley.jenna@epa.gov. Hope to see you there!
The City of Crisfield recently partnered with researchers at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to explore coastal resilience solutions. These solutions, such as marsh restoration and living breakwaters, can help protect Crisfield from the impacts of storms and benefit local fisheries, residences, drinking water, tourism, and business.
Through that partnership, locals from Somerset County have been participating in an educational training opportunity called the Crisfield Resilience Academy. The Academy began offering sessions in Fall 2024 for community members to discuss their experiences as residents, learn from local experts, and propose practical solutions.
The Crisfield Resilience Academy will present their findings to the public and bring together around 15 local, environmentally related organizations for a Community Resilience Day at the library on April 26. They will present from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. and the community networking fair will run until 2 p.m.
Activities include:
• Maryland Sea Grant will lead a tour of green infrastructure around the Crisfield library to show how innovative technology and landscaping helps manage storm water and protect the community from flooding;
• University of Maryland’s extension office and the Master Gardener Bay Wise program will have information about plants and landscaping that thrive in the Eastern Shore’s unique environment;
• The Nature Conservancy will be available to discuss upcoming environmental internship and career opportunities;
• The Mid-Shore Chapter of the Izaak Walton League will have hands-on kits to demonstrate opportunities to engage with local water quality-focused citizen science projects;
• Representatives from the City of Crisfield will be on hand to answer questions about ditch maintenance and discuss upcoming area clean-up and beautification days;
• Salisbury University’s Business Economic & Community Outreach Network (BEACON) will be collecting and preserving Crisfielders’ stories in the library study room;
• Scientists from TetraTech will lead an interactive marsh birding experience on the library porch;
• … and more!
All are welcome to this is a family-friendly event. For further questions or more information, please contact BEACON’s John Hickman at jnhickman@salisbury.edu or EPA’s Jenna Hartley at hartley.jenna@epa.gov. Hope to see you there!
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The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has partnered with George Mason University (GMU), the University of Maryland's Environmental Finance Center (EFC), and the EPA Office of Research and Development (EPA ORD) to bring flood adaptation support to Crisfield. TNC has been working with key stakeholders in the community for the past two years to develop community resilience goals along developing a decision-making framework. A project video screening and discussion will be held Friday, April 19, 2024 from 5 pm to 7:30 pm at the Crisfield Library, 100 Collins Street.
The team from TNC, GMU, EFC and EPA ORD has also been working closely with the FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Direct Technical Assistance (DTA) team to support the development of the BRIC application for flooding resilience. The preliminary report from this project, as well as modeling performed by George Mason University, was used in the Southern Crisfield Flood Mitigation application. A final report of the project’s assessment results, flood maps, and other deliverables will be available in early 2024. For more information, please contact TNC Project Leads Liz Van Dolah (e.r.vandolah@tnc.org) or Joe Galarraga (joseph.galarraga@tnc.org).
The Maryland/DC Chapter of the Nature Conservancy has committed to contributing $200,000 towards the match requirement for the FEMA Southern Crisfield Flood Mitigation Project. The proposed project aligns with TNC’s coastal program’s mission of enhancing resilience for vulnerable communities on the frontlines of climate change. These funds will be used towards the design of green infrastructure elements proposed in the application by the City of Crisfield. TNC anticipates co-creating these designs through several community engagement workshops that will also serve as educational opportunities regarding green infrastructure best management practices for interested community members.
The team from TNC, GMU, EFC and EPA ORD has also been working closely with the FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Direct Technical Assistance (DTA) team to support the development of the BRIC application for flooding resilience. The preliminary report from this project, as well as modeling performed by George Mason University, was used in the Southern Crisfield Flood Mitigation application. A final report of the project’s assessment results, flood maps, and other deliverables will be available in early 2024. For more information, please contact TNC Project Leads Liz Van Dolah (e.r.vandolah@tnc.org) or Joe Galarraga (joseph.galarraga@tnc.org).
The Maryland/DC Chapter of the Nature Conservancy has committed to contributing $200,000 towards the match requirement for the FEMA Southern Crisfield Flood Mitigation Project. The proposed project aligns with TNC’s coastal program’s mission of enhancing resilience for vulnerable communities on the frontlines of climate change. These funds will be used towards the design of green infrastructure elements proposed in the application by the City of Crisfield. TNC anticipates co-creating these designs through several community engagement workshops that will also serve as educational opportunities regarding green infrastructure best management practices for interested community members.
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