Sea Level Rise 1-Day Symposium: “How High Is The Water Ma?”
Friday, March 22, 2019Time 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sea Level Rise Symposium
“How High Is The Water Ma?”
Friday, March 22 | 10:00am – 4:00pm | Admission: General Admission $85 | Sponsor $150 (Admission includes lunch) | Auditorium
This one-day symposium will expand our understanding of the theoretical and practical issues of sea level rise and its affect on local coastal communities.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
10:00am – WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKERS
Max Forgey, American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) Proprietor, Forgery Planning Services, Cape Coral; Planner for the Captiva Community Panel
THE REALLY BIG PICTURE: THE VIEW FROM 30,000 FEET
10:15am – The Gulf of Mexico: Global Resources of an Inland Sea
Jennifer Hecker, Executive Director, Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program
THE INTERMEDIATE PICTURE
10:50am – Reclaiming the Future: Science, Engagement and Hope in Our State of Watery Peril
Jason Evans, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Studies at Stetson University
11:35am – A Report from the Legal and Legislative Frontier
Erin L. Deady, Esq, P.A., Certified Land Planner, Licensed Attorney
12:15pm – LUNCH UNDER THE FRIENDS PAVILION
1:20pm – Local Environmental Challenges and Community Resolution Options
James Evans III, M.S., Director of Natural Resources, City of Sanibel
THE LOCAL PICTURE
2:00pm – The Coastal Engineering Challenge: Impacts to Captiva and Remedial Actions
Hans J.M. Wilson, PE; President, Hans Wilson & Associates, Fort Myers, FL
2:20pm – “Sea Turtles in the Best of Times”
Kelly Sloan, MSC, Sea Turtle Program Coordinator, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation
Questions and Discussion
Panel Based – Moderated by Max Forgey