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Optimizing the ecosystem services of US Pacific Northwest coastal beaches and dunes

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The final round of this winter’s King Tides Project is coming up Jan. 11-13. To provide some context for this effort by volunteer photographers to document the reach of the year’s highest tides, three of the Northwest’s leading experts on the interaction between rising seas and the shoreline will join forces in a special webinar. On Thursday, Jan. 7, 6-7:30 p.m., CoastWatch and the Oregon Coastal Management Program will host a panel consisting of geomorphologist Peter Ruggiero, coastal ecologist Sally Hacker, and economist Steve Dundas.

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Jan 7, 2021 06:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Message preview	Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Jan 7, 2021 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: Optimizing the ecosystem services of US Pacific Northwest coastal beaches and dunes Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5t2tc2nGRmKxG_tCCZhR4g After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Sally Hacker (Professor of Integrative Biology @Oregon State University) Sally is a coastal ecologist interested in natural and managed systems and has studied coastal dune ecosystems. Her research explores the interaction between beachgrasses and coastal geomorphology and the role of dunes in delivering ecosystem services. Hacker and her students have explored how the functional morphology of dune grass species influence sand capture, dune shape, and coastal protection both today and under climate change. Peter Ruggiero (Professor in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science @Oregon State University) Ruggiero’s primary research interests include coastal geomorphology and coastal hazards and he has over two decades of experience in assessing the impacts of storms to beaches and dunes. Currently Ruggiero’s research group is developing probabilistic approaches for assessing exposure to coastal hazards in light of a changing and variable climate. Steve Dundas (Assistant Professor with appointments in the Department of Applied Economics and the Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station @Oregon State University) Dr. Dundas is an environmental and resource economist with research interests in coastal and marine ecosystem services, non-market valuation, and climate adaptation policy evaluation. He has studied the impacts of investments in nature-based features on coastal land markets by estimating economic values for coastal protection, viewshed loss, and beach accessibility. Dundas has also studied economic tradeoffs of beach recreation and endangered species management on public land and the impacts of a changing climate on coastal recreation participation decisions.

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