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Virginia Wetlands Report

The following is a list of articles by subject contained within issues of the Virginia Wetlands Report. The report is a bi-annual newsletter published by the Center for Coastal Resources Management at VIMS that contains topics of interest related to wetlands and coastal management.

Miscellaneous

Recycling
Second Edition of the Virginia Wetlands Management Handbook Now Available
Medicinal Uses of Wetlands
Wetlands: A Critical Resource in the Revolutionary War?
Natural Lighting: Colonial Necessity is Today’s Craft
Through The Years in Virginia’s Wetlands: The 1970’s
Through the Years in Virginia’s Wetlands: Days in the Field
Virginia Wetlands Report Reader Survey Result

People & Meetings

VIMS Hosts Wetlands Functional Assessment Workshop
Habitat Restoration is Focus of Newly Formed Bay Program Workgroup
Virginia Association of Wetlands Professionals
Wetlands Management Symposium A Success
Earthwatchers Witness Change in the Chesapeake
Wetlands and People
Northern Neck Workshops Prove Profitable to Participants
Wetlands Management Symposium: Wetlands Compensation Survey Results
Wetlands Management Symposium Focuses on Technology and Conservation
The Mid-Atlantic Wetlands Monitoring Work Group (MAWWG)

Places to Visit Wetlands

Seashore State Park
Ecotourism and the Chesapeake Bay
Mid-Atlantic Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Workshop
Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge
Estuarine Research Reserves in Virginia
The York River Reserve Sites
The National Estuarine Research Reserve System
Newport News City Park
Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (Part 1)
Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (Part 2)
York River State Park
Corrotoman River Nature Trail
Monkey Bottom Wetland Walkway: A Walk on the Wild Side
Westmoreland State Park
The Marsh Arabs of Southern Iraq
Take a Wetland to Lunch…. Or Take your Lunch to a Wetland

Plants

Spartina alterniflora (Saltmarsh, Smooth, or Saltwater Cordgrass)
Reed Grass, Arrowhead
Saltmarsh Cordgrass
Arrow Arum
Cranberries
Peat: Use Through the Centuries
Peat: Processing and Potential for Restoration
Roof Thatching: Phragmites as a Building Material
Wild Rice
Recorded History was Revolutionized By a Wetland Plant
Sago Palm
Atlantic White Cedar
Wetlands Yield Oriental Treats
Phragmites australis (Reed Grass) Bane or Beneficence
Sphagnum Moss: Natural Properties Promote Historic Uses
The Tropical Potato
Beach Plum: (Prunus maritima)
Celebrating a Wetland Wildflower: Seashore Mallow

Research

The Greenhouse Effect, Sea Level Rise, and Their Impact on Tidal Wetlands
Waste Assimilation by Wetlands
VIMS and DEQ Water Division Complete Joint Study of Nontidal Wetland Scientific Advisory Needs
Increasing the Probability of Success in the Construction of Marshes in Coastal Virginia
Impacts of Sea Level Rise Studied in Pamunkey River Marshes
Private Piers and Tidal Marsh Cumulative Impacts
A Level I Protocol for Assessing Wetland Condition by Hydrologic Unit within the Coastal Plain

Resources Law & Policy

In the News: Erosion policy lacking, panel says
1987 Session Virginia Acts of Assembly
Wetland Management: An Early History
National Wetlands Policy and Goals Recommended.
Another Perspective on Wetlands Management
In the General Assembly. 1990
Virginia’s Nontidal Wetland Policy Debate:Reinventing the 1960’s Wheel
Worldwide Shrimp Farming and Mangrove Wetland Losses: Are the Two Irrevocably Linked?

Structures

Riprap for Shoreline Erosion Control
What is Riprap?
Wood Preservative Treatments for Marine Construction
Bulkheading with Plastic
Gabions
New Brochure Encourages “Green” Solutions to Shoreline Erosion
Marsh Grass Planting: Shoreline Stability Without Structure
Gapped Breakwaters
Why is riprap preferred over bulkheads? How do marsh grasses act to stabilize shorelines?
What is a groin and how does it work
Does my erosion control structure affect my neighbor’s shoreline
What is marsh toe protection and how does it protect a wetland?
What is riprap? Is it preferred over a bulkhead for shoreline erosion control?
Preserving The Bay’s Living Shorelines: A Growing Grass-roots Effort

Websites

Web Page Panorama
New & Interesting Web Sites

Wetlands Boards

Analysis of Virginia’s Local Wetlands Boards
Special Feature: Middlesex County
Special Feature: Westmoreland County
Marina Sitings From the Scientific Advisor’s Viewpoint
Checklist For Wetlands Board Meetings and Public Hearings
Wetland Board Opening Statement
An Example Wetlands Permit
Wetlands Board Questions and Answers
Middlesex County/Profiles of Wetlands Board Members
Appeals to VMRC
City of Norfolk/Profiles of Wetlands Board Members
Wetland Compensation/Restoration Checklist
Portsmouth/Profiles of Wetlands Board Members
Contractors and the Wetlands Board
Mean High Water Mark and How to Locate it
A Local Board’s Experience with Civil Charges and Penalties
Compensatory Mitigation Issues: Is the planting of nonvegetated wetlands with wetland plants an acceptable form of mitigation?
What are benchmarks and why are they important in my permit application drawings?
VIMS Shoreline Reports to Be Updated and Go Online
Economics vs. Wetland Protection: How Do Wetland Boards Do It
VIMS Upgrades Shoreline Advisory Reports
Recommendations for Implementing the Tidal Wetlands Mitigation-Compensation Policy

Wetlands Ecology

Rejuvenation of the Virginia Oyster Industry
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Chesapeake Bay
What are nonvegetated wetlands and why are they valuable?
Grazing and Haying Activities in Wetlands
Should I fertilize my tidal marsh?
Literally, what is littoral sand movement?
Are nonvegetated, muddy shorelines valuable to the health of the Chesapeake Bay?
An Introduction to Stressed Habitats

Animals & Insects

Birds

Book Reviews

Climate Change

Dredging

Dunes & Beaches

Education

Fishes

GIS

Inventory/Tracking

Law & Policy