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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>A geospatial analysis to determine where conditions are favorable for living shoreline creation was performed for public lands in coastal Virginia. The analysis imported data from the CCRM Shoreline Management Model (SMM version 5) which identifies where conditions are suitable for living shorelines as an erosion control treatment based on site conditions. Site conditions are determined from various external digital databases that include the CCRM Virginia Shoreline Inventory, as well as others. Only living shoreline treatment options that occur along the shoreline were considered in the analysis. These options could include: maintain conditions/no action necessary, fiber logs, oysters, marsh planting, marsh planting with sills, beach nourishment, and breakwaters. Options for maintaining and enhancing the riparian upland are assumed. The model output was superimposed with a delineation of public lands in the coastal zone of Virginia that occur along tidal shoreline. These data are maintained and provided by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation in shape file format. The dataset includes conservation easements, and public land holdings at the federal, state, and local jurisdictions.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |