Agenda

Live Broadcast These are live sessions from New Orleans that will be broadcast in real time to virtual attendees.
Remote Session These sessions will feature remote speakers presenting live from outside the Summit.

Sunday, December 4

7:45 am - 5:00 pm

Coastal Career Workshop - FREE

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

WS-1

Diving into the Digital Coast - Nature-based Solutions and Coastal Inundation Risk Information

Workshop

Jefferson

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

RP-1

Summit Hands-on Restoration Project: Oyster Shell Recycling and Native Plant Restoration

Restoration Project

FS-1

Pontoon Boat Tour of Manchac Swamp and Surrounding Marshes of Pass Manchac

Field Session

FS-2

Queen Bess Island Restoration and Adaptive Management

Field Session

FS-3

Maurepas Swamp Kayak Tour

Field Session

9:30 am - 4:00 pm

FS-4

LSU Center for River Studies and Bonnet Carre Spillway Tour

Field Session

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

FS-6

Bayou St. John Kayak Tour

Field Session

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

FS-5

Large-Scale Upper Barataria Marsh Creation

Field Session

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

WS-3

Using the Power of Media to Share Your Coastal Stories

Workshop

Fulton

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

WS-2

Diving into the Digital Coast - Funding and Financing Resilience

Workshop

Jefferson

2:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Registration Open

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm

Summit 101: Summit Overview, Q&A Session
Join RAE staff for an overview of the Summit, advice for planning your experience, and time to answer any questions you have about the experience. We look forward to meeting you!

Canal

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

President's Opening Reception
Sponsored by Restore the Mississippi River Delta
We invite you to join old and new friends in the coastal restoration community as we celebrate being back together in person again! Reunite with other Summit attendees and learn about the latest tools, products, and services offered by our many exhibitors from businesses, agencies, academia, and non-profit organizations. Appetizers and a cash bar will be available.

Summit Expo & Poster Hall

Monday, December 5

7:00 am - 7:40 am

Morning Yoga

3rd Floor Breezeway

7:00 am - 6:30 pm

Registration Open

7:30 am - 8:15 am

Continental Breakfast

Summit Expo & Poster Hall

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Live Broadcast

Monday Plenary

Grand Ballroom

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Morning Coffee Break

Summit Expo & Poster Hall

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Live Broadcast

MO1.1

"The center of all good things": Indigenous Leadership and Partnerships in Estuary Stewardship

DEIJA

Jefferson

Live Broadcast

MO1.2

Choosing Words, Film, Videos, and Art that Engage Coastal Communities

Communications, Marketing and Education

Jackson

MO1.3

Planning for the Future of Coastal Louisiana: Developing the 2023 Coastal Master Plan

America's Gulf Coast

Magazine

MO1.4

Disaster Planning, Response and Recovery

Disaster Planning, Response and Recovery

Royal

MO1.5

Coastal Habitat Restoration

Restoration

Commerce

MO1.6

Pursuing Blue Carbon: How Climate Mitigation Values are Driving Coastal Wetland Mapping, Science and Restoration Projects in the US

Blue Carbon

Canal

MO1.7

Preparing for Your DEIJ Initiative

DEIJA

St Charles

MO1.9

Outreach and Social Marketing

Communications, Marketing and Education

Fulton

MO1.10

Collaborating on Wetland Restoration - Performance Metrics to Adaptive Management in Action!

Large Scale Management and Restoration

Parish

MO1.11

Design and Development of Living Shorelines

Living Shorelines and Nature Based Methods

Camp

Remote Session

MO1.12

Remote Session I

Remote

Remote 1

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Lunch on Your Own

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Live Broadcast

MO2.1

What Does Your NEP Want to Be?

Coastal Restoration

Jefferson

Live Broadcast

MO2.2

EPA’s Southeast New England Program (SNEP): Getting to Regional Coastal Ecosystem Restoration

Coastal Restoration

Jackson

MO2.3

Introducing the Louisiana Watershed Initiative: A Large Scale, Multi-Agency Initiative for Water Resources Management

America's Gulf Coast

Magazine

MO2.4

Building Disaster Resilience at the National Estuarine Research Reserves of the Gulf of Mexico

Disaster Planning, Response and Recovery

Royal

MO2.5

Estuarine Restoration in the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP)

Restoration

Commerce

MO2.6

Blue Carbon I

Blue Carbon

Canal

MO2.7

Lessons Learned - Incorporating DEIJ Perspectives into the Grant Process

DEIJA

St Charles

MO2.9

Long Island Sound: Science, Reporting, and Outreach Tools for Estuarine Management

Communications, Marketing and Education

Fulton

MO2.10

Complex, High-Risk, Climate-Resilient Floodplain Restoration – A Case Study

Large Scale Management and Restoration

Parish

MO2.11

Gandys Beach Case Study: Implementing and Monitoring Nature-Based Shoreline Protection Tactics to Combat Challenging Mid-Atlantic Conditions

Living Shorelines and Nature Based Methods

Camp

Remote Session

MO2.12

Demonstration of the National Water Model and Other NOAA Tools to Crowdsource Ways that NOAA Could Facilitate Their Usage in Coastal Resilience Planning

Remote

Remote 1

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Afternoon Coffee Break

Summit Expo & Poster Hall

3:40 pm - 4:00 pm

Afternoon Yoga Mini-Break

3rd Floor Breezeway

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Live Broadcast

MO3.1

Implementing IIJA: Opportunities, Uncertainties and Challenges for Coastal Communities in Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Planning, Policy and Advocacy

Jefferson

Live Broadcast

MO3.2

Restoration and Compensatory Mitigation on Subaquatic Public Lands

Planning, Policy and Advocacy

Jackson

MO3.3

No Place Like Home: Preparing for and Managing Retreat From and Within Coastal and Riverine Communities

America's Gulf Coast

Magazine

MO3.4

Financing Coastal Restoration and Resilience

Finance and Economics

Royal

MO3.5

Showcasing the NEP Coastal Watersheds Grant Program: Successes, Lessons Learned...and What's Next!

Restoration

Commerce

MO3.6

Carbon Credits as a Mechanism to Fund Coastal Restoration Projects

Blue Carbon

Canal

MO3.7

Incorporating DEI Principles in Science and the Community of Practice

DEIJA

St Charles

MO3.8

Using Art to Explore Your Coastal Climate Landscape

Creative Expression

Ascot-Newbury

MO3.9

Collaboration and Community Engagement

Communications, Marketing and Education

Fulton

MO3.10

Case Studies of Large-Scale Coastal Restoration from around the US

Large Scale Management and Restoration

Parish

MO3.11

Living Shoreline Case Studies from across the US

Living Shorelines and Nature Based Methods

Camp

Remote Session

MO3.12

Managing and Monitoring Mangrove Habitats in the National Estuarine Research Reserves System

Remote

Remote 1

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Poster Session Happy Hour
Sponsored by Reef Innovations/Reef Ball Foundation
View posters and speak with poster presenters as you explore hundreds of new ideas, case studies, and promising research on display in the Expo and Poster Hall. Appetizers and a cash bar will be available.

Summit Expo & Poster Hall

OEE

Outreach, Education and Engagement

Poster Hall

PPF

Policy, Planning, and Funding

Poster Hall

STP

Science, Technology, and Practice

Poster Hall

Tuesday, December 6

7:00 am - 7:40 am

Morning Yoga

3rd Floor Breezeway

7:30 am - 8:15 am

Continental Breakfast

Summit Expo & Poster Hall

7:30 am - 6:00 pm

Registration Open

8:30 am - 10:00 am

Live Broadcast

TU1.1

Reflecting on the Past and Envisioning the Future of Coastal Zone Management

Coastal Resource Management

Jefferson

Live Broadcast

TU1.2

Working Toward More Effective Oyster Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico

Oyster Restoration

Jackson

TU1.3

Restoration along the Gulf Coast

America's Gulf Coast

Magazine

TU1.4

Natural Resource Restoration the Gulf of Mexico Resulting from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (DWH NRDA Track)

Deep Water Horizon Response and Recovery

Royal

TU1.5

Great Meadows Marsh Restoration: A Case Study of A Large-scale Saltmarsh and Coastal Resilience Project

Restoration

Commerce

TU1.6

From Idea to Reality: The Journey, Lessons Learned, and Status of the Three Florida Panhandle Estuary Programs

Large Scale Management and Restoration

Canal

TU1.7

Ecological Restoration and Equity-Based Economic Development: Reimagine Middle Branch, Patapsco River

DEIJA

St Charles

TU1.8

Collaborative Nutrient Management through Restoration: Restoring Cranberry Bogs to Wetlands to Improve Cape Cod Water Quality

Water Resource Management

Ascot-Newbury

TU1.9

Environmental Education and Community Empowerment

Communications, Marketing and Education

Fulton

TU1.10

The South Atlantic Saltmarsh Initiative: A Landscape-Scale Partnership

Large Scale Management and Restoration

Parish

TU1.11

Hybrid Designs for Shoreline Protection

Living Shorelines and Nature Based Methods

Camp

Remote Session

TU1.12

Remote Session II

Remote

Remote 1

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Morning Coffee Break

Summit Expo & Poster Hall

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Live Broadcast

TU2.1

Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful: Building on Community-led Efforts for National Impact

Communications, Marketing and Education

Jefferson

Live Broadcast

TU2.2

Meaningfully Partnering with Indigenous Communities

DEIJA

Jackson

TU2.4

Gulfwide Restoration Planning in the Gulf of Mexico by the Deepwater Horizon NRDA Regionwide Trustee Implementation Group (DWH NRDA Track)

Disaster Planning, Response and Recovery

Royal

TU2.5

Coastal Restoration- Case Studies from the Mid-Atlantic Region

Restoration

Commerce

TU2.6

Harnessing Coastal Blue Carbon Habitats in the Fight Against Climate Change: Insights from the States

Blue Carbon

Canal

TU2.7

Growing Future Stewards of the Coast - Formal and Informal Environmental Education Efforts on Louisiana’s Coastal Wetland Loss

DEIJA

St Charles

TU2.8

The Lake Mattamuskeet Watershed Restoration Plan: Exploring the Feasibility of Three Priority Projects

Water Resource Management

Ascot-Newbury

TU2.10

Nature-based Large-scale Restoration

Large Scale Management and Restoration

Parish

TU2.11

Policies and Programs to Promote Living Shorelines

Living Shorelines and Nature Based Methods

Camp

Remote Session

TU2.12

Balancing Infrastructure Resilience and Natural Coastal Habitat Protection in the Face of Climate Change

Remote

Remote 1

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Lunch on Your Own

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Live Broadcast

TU3.1

From Hurricane Damage and Restoration to Risk Management: Ensuring and Insuring Coastal Habitat Resilience in Florida

Disaster Planning, Response and Recovery

Jefferson

Live Broadcast

TU3.2

Targeted Outreach for Green Infrastructure in Vulnerable Areas (TOGI): A Pilot Study Empowering Historically Underserved Communities in Resiliency Actions

DEIJA

Jackson

TU3.3

Technology and Tools to Support Restoration in the Gulf

America's Gulf Coast

Magazine

TU3.4

Deepwater Horizon NRDA Progress: Restoring and Conserving Habitat

Deep Water Horizon Response and Recovery

Royal

TU3.5

How Priority High Marsh Habitat Is Considered and Integrated in Tidal Marsh Restoration Efforts in the Northeastern U.S.

Coastal Restoration

Commerce

TU3.6

NRCS in the Coastal Zone: Conservation Planning and Soil Science as Tools for Estuarine and Coastal Restoration

Coastal Resource Management

Canal

TU3.7

De Gullah/Geechee Soul Nourishing Estuary: De Coast and Cultural Heritage

DEIJA

St Charles

TU3.8

Water Management for Community Resilience

Water Resource Management

Ascot-Newbury

TU3.9

Keeping Congress Engaged in Coastal and Estuarine Restoration

Planning, Policy and Advocacy

Fulton

TU3.10

Sharing Knowledge on Integrating Climate into Coastal and Marine Protected Area Management

Large Scale Management and Restoration

Parish

TU3.11

Ensuring Positive Outcomes in Oyster Restoration Through Successful Partnerships in the Virginia Portion of the Chesapeake Bay

Oyster Restoration

Camp

Remote Session

TU3.12

Research on Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Coastal Flood Risk Reduction

Remote

Remote 1

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Afternoon Coffee Break

Summit Expo & Poster Hall

3:40 pm - 4:00 pm

Afternoon Yoga Mini-Break

3rd Floor Breezeway

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Live Broadcast

TU4.1

Growing a Diverse Estuarine Research and Management Workforce

DEIJA

Jefferson

Live Broadcast

TU4.2

Utilizing the Coastal Carbon Atlas in State Blue Carbon Inventories

Blue Carbon

Jackson

TU4.3

Florida’s Nature Coast: Partnering to Protect a Way of Life

America's Gulf Coast

Magazine

TU4.4

NRDA Oyster Restoration for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (DWH NRDA Track)

Deep Water Horizon Response and Recovery

Royal

TU4.5

Focus on Restoration of Tidal Marshes

Restoration

Commerce

TU4.6

NRCS Support for Enhancing and Quantifying Ecosystem Services in the Coastal Zone: A Roundtable Discussion

Coastal Resource Management

Canal

TU4.7

Community Engagement

DEIJA

St Charles

TU4.8

Water Quality and Habitat

Water Resource Management

Ascot-Newbury

TU4.9

Planning and Policy

Planning, Policy and Advocacy

Fulton

TU4.11

The Use of Non-Plastic Materials for Oyster Reef and Shoreline Restoration in Florida.

Oyster Restoration

Camp

Remote Session

TU4.12

Best Practices for Funding and Financing Natural Infrastructure: Success Stories and Lessons Learned

Remote

Remote 1

6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Coastal Networking Event
Sponsored by Tetra Tech
Only a short walk or streetcar ride from the Summit hotel, the Coastal Networking Event at Cornet and Krazy Korner is not to be missed! Located in the heart of the French Quarter, we have reserved two adjacent venues just for summit attendees. Enjoy live music, dancing, or find a quiet corner for a chat. You will also have exclusive access to two balconies to take in the sights of the French Quarter, as well as superb New Orleans food, and of course fabulous networking! Be sure to bring your Summit name badge for faster entry. This event is free for Summit attendees, but guest tickets can be purchased for $65.

Cornet & Krazy Korner in the French Quarter

Wednesday, December 7

7:00 am - 7:40 am

Morning Yoga

3rd Floor Breezeway

7:30 am - 8:15 am

Continental Breakfast

Summit Expo & Poster Hall

7:30 am - 5:00 pm

Registration Open

8:30 am - 10:00 am

Live Broadcast

WE1.1

Evaluating the Impacts of Hazard Adaptation Decision-Making on Coastal Communities and Ecosystems

Coastal Restoration

Jefferson

Live Broadcast

WE1.2

Restoring Marshes with Dredged Sediment: Lessons Learned Lightning Round and Nationwide Discussion Forum

Beneficial Re-Use of Dredge Material

Jackson

WE1.3

Changing the Federal Approach; How Engineering With Nature® is Improving Ecosystems and Coastal Resilience For Federal and Community Partners

Coastal Resilience

Magazine

WE1.4

Deepwater Horizon NRDA Progress: Birds

Deep Water Horizon Response and Recovery

Royal

WE1.5

Science and Technology in Coastal Management

Science and Technology

Commerce

WE1.6

Management from Watershed to Waterfront

Coastal Resource Management

Canal

WE1.9

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: An Unprecedented Opportunity to Increase Resilience through Habitat Restoration and Conservation Across the Country

Planning, Policy and Advocacy

Fulton

WE1.10

Resilient Shorelines, Resilient Communities

Coastal Resilience

Parish

WE1.11

Navigating Oyster Shell Recycling Programming throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic

Oyster Restoration

Camp

Remote Session

WE1.12

Remote Session III

Remote

Remote 1

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Morning Coffee Break

Summit Expo & Poster Hall

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Live Broadcast

WE2.1

Scoping and Design of Actionable Science: Connecting Researchers and Resource Managers to Co-Produce Actionable Science in the Gulf of Mexico

Coastal Resource Management

Jefferson

Live Broadcast

WE2.2

Investing in Coastal Resilience – Is Progress Being Seen in the U.S.?

Coastal Resilience

Jackson

WE2.3

Coastal Resilience I

Coastal Resilience

Magazine

WE2.4

Assessing Ecological Service Flows of Estuarine Habitat Restoration for Nekton - Perspectives from around the Gulf of Mexico (DWH NRDA Track)

Deep Water Horizon Response and Recovery

Royal

WE2.5

Innovations in Environmental Monitoring

Monitoring and Evaluation

Commerce

WE2.6

From Offshore Wind to Coastal Dredging: A Discussion with Office Hours on Technical and Policy Aspects of Managing Federal Consistency Programs to Advance Healthy and Vibrant Coasts

Coastal Resource Management

Canal

WE2.9

In-State Approaches to Planning for Resilient Coastlines and Communities

Planning, Policy and Advocacy

Fulton

WE2.10

Beneficial Re-Use of Dredge Material

Beneficial Re-Use of Dredge Material

Parish

WE2.11

Amazing Oysters! Reef Restoration for Resilience

Oyster Restoration

Camp

Remote Session

WE2.12

Restored Seagrass and Mangrove Blue and Black Carbon in the Gulf of Mexico

America's Gulf Coast

Remote 1

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch on Your Own

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Live Broadcast

WE3.1

Collaborating to Sustain a Unique Ecological and Cultural Treasure of America’s Gulf Coast, Dauphin Island, Alabama

America's Gulf Coast

Jefferson

Live Broadcast

WE3.2

Connecting Blue Carbon Experts and Federal Policy Makers

Blue Carbon

Jackson

WE3.3

Coastal Resilience II

Coastal Resilience

Magazine

WE3.4

Evaluating Large-Scale Restoration Outcomes in the Gulf of Mexico - Scaling Up from Project-Level to Ecosystem-Level Assessment

Deep Water Horizon Response and Recovery

Royal

WE3.5

Measuring and Managing Plastic Pollution

Coastal Resource Management

Commerce

WE3.6

Managing Coastal Systems for Habitat and Climate Resilience

Coastal Resource Management

Canal

WE3.9

Problem Solving for Coastal Law and Policy: Innovations from the Next Generation of Environmental Lawyers

Planning, Policy and Advocacy

Fulton

WE3.10

Grain by Grain – Charting a Better Course to Beneficial Use of Dredged Material via Planning, Policy, and Practice for a More Resilient Coast

Beneficial Re-Use of Dredge Material

Parish

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Afternoon Coffee Break

Chemin Royale

3:10 pm - 3:30 pm

Afternoon Yoga Mini-Break

3rd Floor Breezeway

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Live Broadcast

Closing Plenary

Grand Ballroom

Thursday, December 8

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

WS-5

Food for Thought: How the Coasts Nourish Our Bodies and Communities

Workshop

Canal

WS-7

Using your Grant Programs to Improve DEIJ

Workshop

Camp

WS-8

Communicating Your Science and Expertise with COMPASS

Magazine

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

WS-6

Blue Carbon Collaboratives: Developing and Leveraging Communities of Practice to advance blue carbon in US Coastal States and Regions

Workshop

Royal

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

WS-4

Use of Natural and Nature-Based Features in Estuarine Systems

Workshop

Jackson

In addition to all the workshops, plenaries, and sessions taking place in New Orleans at the 2022 RAE Coastal & Estuarine Summit, in-person attendees will also have access to more than 175 hours of recorded content beginning Sunday December 4 for three months following the close of this year’s Summit. Now you don’t have to worry about picking between two or more compelling sessions at the same time.