What you can do at your home to protect our waterways…
Information available from NRPA.
If you own waterfront property…
Summary of the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area for Suffolk prepared by NRPA (pdf)
City of Suffolk UDO §31-415
http://www.suffolkva.us/pcd/chesapeake-bay-preservation-area/chesapeake-bay-preservation-area/
Why native plants and trees are preferred…
Resources coming soon
NRPA In Office Resources
Academic Resources
- Virginia Institute of Marine Science: Center for Coastal Resource Management
The Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM) develops and supports integrated and adaptive management of coastal zone resources. - What are Wetlands
https://www.epa.gov/wetlands/what-are-wetland-functions - Wetlands Stream Protection
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/WetlandsStreams.aspx - Restoring Virginia’s Wetlands: A Citizens Toolkit
http://deq.state.va.us/Portals/0/DEQ/Water/WetlandsStreams/restoringvawetlandstoolkit.pdf - Shorelines Studies Program
http://www.vims.edu/research/departments/physical/programs/ssp/index.php - VIMS Center for Coastal Resources Management
http://ccrm.vims.edu/education/workshops_events/index.html - NOAA Habitat Conservation – Living Shorelines
http://www.habitat.noaa.gov/restoration/techniques/livingshorelines.html
- riparian buffer handbook
