SOC2023 Side meetings
Side meeting ANNOUNCEMENTS
State of the Coast collaborated with local partners to host these side meetings. Side meetings at SOC2023 included the Gulf Coast Carbon Research Working Group’s kickoff meeting hosted by Restore America’s Estuaries, The Water Institute, CPRA and Stantec; a Sustainable Coastal Funding Workshop hosted by Restore the Mississippi River Delta; a Future Coastal Leaders networking meeting hosted by CRCL; a Parishes Advancing Coastal Endurance meeting; a meeting of the Harmful Algal Bloom Task Force, Working Group hosted by Pontchartrain Conservancy and more. These meetings were not part of the conference program.
Future Coastal Leaders networking meeting
hosted by CRCL
For More information, see below.
Gulf Carbon research working group kickoff
For More information, see below.
PARISHES ADVANCING COASTAL ENDURANCE
for more information contact Meg Bankston.
coastal wetland restoration collective
(CWRC) kickoff
For More information see below.
Harmful
Algal Bloom
Task Force
A closed Working Group hosted by Pontchartrain Conservancy
Sustainable Coastal funding workshop
For More information, see below.
Gulf carbon research working group kickoff meeting
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, Restore America’s Estuary, Stantec, The Water Institute and other Gulf experts gathered for an organizational meeting with a goal to establish a blue carbon research working group for the Gulf Coast. Contact info@thewaterinstitute.org for more information.
Sustainable Coastal funding workshop with Restore the Mississippi River Delta
Restore the Mississippi River Delta hosted a workshop to review a finalized report centered on sustainable coastal funding solutions through the state via securitization of debt, revolving loan funds, taxes/tax credits and other opportunities. We also reviewed the outcome of a jointly led report by the ULL Blanco Public Policy Center that focused on the potential revenues offshore wind could generate for Louisiana’s Coastal Trust Fund. Finally, the group brainstormed action items to follow as a result of the discussions.
If you would like more information on the event, please contact Simone Maloz (smaloz@mississippiriverdelta.org) or Katie Gruzd Daniel (kgruzd@edf.org) with Restore the Mississippi River Delta.
Future Coastal Leaders networking meeting
CRCL hosted a networking event showcasing its Future Coastal Leaders (FCL) program. The event consisted of an introduction to the program and State of the Coast, as well as FCL testimonials from some of the 76 alumni on the program’s impact on their academic and professional journeys.
The Central Wetlands Reforestation Collective (CWRC) kickoff
The Central Wetlands Reforestation Collective (CWRC) is a group of organizations collaborating on ecosystem restoration projects located in the Central Wetlands Unit. CWRC was recently awarded funding through CPRA and NOAA. The partners in the collective are: Common Ground Relief, CRCL, CSED of the Lower 9th Ward and Pontchartrain Conservancy, with the support of the Arlene & Joseph Meraux Foundation. The collaboration is also supported by the St. Bernard Wetlands Foundation and the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. For information, contact Mike Biros.
