Thank you for your interest in WEDA's webinar, "A Multi-Decadal Assessment of Dredged Sediment Beneficial Use Projects". A special thanks to Dr. Jacob F. Berkowitz for presenting this highly informative and educational webinar and Kathryn Thomas for facilitating.
Click here to read the full paper in the WEDA Journal of dredging.
The links to view the webinar online and the webpage are below.
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Presenter: Dr. Jacob F. Berkowitz, Senior Research Soil Scientist Zoom Facilitator: Kathryn Thomas, Vice President, ANAMAR Environmental Consulting, Inc. PDH Credit: | General Webinar Overview: Dredged sediment has been used to create and restore wetlands and other landforms for decades as part of beneficial use initiatives. Previous studies demonstrate that beneficial use projects yield ecological functions such as habitat maintenance, floodwater detention, and biogeochemical cycling. However, questions persist about the long-term ecological trajectory of beneficial use projects due to:
In response, ecological functions were assessed at six > 40-year-old dredged sediment beneficial use projects and adjacent reference areas with available historic post-construction monitoring data. Results indicate that after four decades the beneficial use projects:
Findings suggest that the establishment of beneficial use success criteria should not over-emphasize replicating reference conditions but should focus on achieving specific ecosystem functions and desirable outcomes. | ||
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