The National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) Professional Webinar Series is a development opportunity for middle and high school educators nationwide. All educators are welcome to register, and NOSB coaches are highly encouraged to participate.

The free online webinar series will focus on the 2016 NOSB competition theme of “Our Changing Ocean: Science for Strong Coastal Communities“.

Each of the presenters will give a one hour live webinar presentation on their current research or topic of interest, followed by a 30 minute Q&A session.

All participants logged into the meeting will be able to listen and follow along with the presentation, as well as type questions for the presenter during the live presentation. The NOSB national office staff will read the questions to the presenter.

Questions? Please contact us at nosb@ucar.edu.

Date of Webinar: December 9, 2015

Topic/Title: Living Shorelines: What, Why, and Where

The term “Living Shorelines” represents a new approach to shoreline stabilization, which is of increasing concern to coastal communities. Traditional shoreline hardening approaches, including bulkheads, result in a loss of coastal habitats such as salt marshes, oyster reefs, or mangroves. However, these habitats have the ability to protect shorelines, and can be utilized to improve coastal resilience to storms and sea level rise. Recent research has demonstrated the effectiveness of Living Shorelines in many settings. Widespread implementation of this approach remains a challenge, due to regulatory, business and cultural hurdles.