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The Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM) at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) has been developing tools to guide local governments in shoreline management. Using a number of criteria, the Shoreline Management Model (SMM) determines appropriate shoreline best management practices. This layer contains only those areas determined to be suitable for non-structural plant marsh or plant marsh with sill recommedations. These areas are prioritized using a scoring method that considers nutrient removal potential, benefits provided to coastal buildings, the potential for the project to provide habitat continuity and enhancement, and the potential the project to add resilience for socially vulnerable communities.<\/SPAN><\/P>

(For more information on the Shoreline Management Model, see https://www.vims.edu/ccrm/ccrmp/bmp .)<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV>", "summary": "Priority rankings for areas of Virginia's coastline that the Shoreline Management Model (SMM) recommends as suitable for non-structural living shorelines (e.g., plant marsh) or plant marsh with sill.", "title": "Plant Marsh or Marsh with Sill Preferred Best Management Practice Areas: Ranked", "tags": [ "environment", "Shoreline Management Model", "Preferred Shoreline Best Management Practices", "Living Shorelines", "Shoreline Conditions", "Shoreline Structures", "Riparian Land Use", "Shoreline Inventory", "Erosion Control", "Shoreline Treatments", "elevation", "planningCadastre", "Virginia", "Chesapeake Bay", "Accomack", "Arlington", "Caroline", "Charles City", "Chesterfield", "City of Chesapeake", "City of Colonial Heights", "City of Fredericksburg", "City of Hampton", "City of Hopewell", "City of Petersburg", "City of Richmond", "Essex", "Fairfax", "Gloucester", "Hanover", "Henrico", "Isle of Wight", "James City", "King George", "Lancaster", "Mathews", "Middlesex", "New Kent", "Newport News", "Norfolk", "Northampton", "Northumberland", "Poquoson", "Portsmouth", "Prince George", "Prince William", "Richmond", "Spotsylvania", "Stafford", "Suffolk", "Surry", "Virginia Beach", "Westmoreland", "Williamsburg", "York", "geoscientificInformation", "biota" ], "type": "", "typeKeywords": [], "thumbnail": "", "url": "", "minScale": 150000000, "maxScale": 5000, "spatialReference": "", "accessInformation": "Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS),", "licenseInfo": "

These data should be used to guide the decision making process on how best to manage an erosion problem. Recommendations are made without consideration of property length, ownership, or value. Treatment recommendations are based on models that utilize best available data which may not reflect the actual conditions present on the shoreline.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "portalUrl": "" }