7.7 Coastal Resiliency and Restoration
Moderator: Susan Stutts, Balch & Bingham; Presenters: Luben Raytchev, Georgia Conservancy; Bradley Ennis, Balch & Bingham; Valerie Alley, Mississippi DEQRoom 9/10
The South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative (SASMI) is a multi-state, non-regulatory effort to protect 1M acres of salt marsh through migration, restoration and conservation. Georgia Conservancy will review new findings of likely Georgia marsh migration pathways following their early 2023 analysis of a six-county area, as well as marsh migration findings from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. To further the multi-state perspective on evolving coastal resilience and restoration opportunities, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality will provide an overview of current coastal resiliency and restoration projects in Mississippi and across the Gulf of Mexico, and Balch & Bingham, LLP will provide an overview of legal issues and considerations pertaining to the development and implementation of coastal resiliency and restoration projects.
