The implications of the Comprehensive Evaluation of System Response (CESR) report ripple through all aspects of the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort. One of the core conclusions of CESR is that there is great potential and urgency in the restoration of shallow water areas; they are the places where many of our favorite Bay species live and reproduce as well as where most people interact with the Bay. What does the path forward look like if we shift our focus in the tidal Chesapeake to restoring shallow water areas?

This was the second webinar in a three-part series about CESR and shallow water restoration. Following this webinar, we discussed the ‘where’ of shifting restoration efforts to the shallows. Visit Shifting to the Shallows: Informed Site Selection for part three of the series.

Speakers:

• Pam Mason, Senior Research Scientist, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
• Jeff Corbin, Policy & Business Development, Native Shorelines