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Abstract

Risk management is critical in any restoration project. Risks include those associated with climate patterns, such as more intense storms, as well as those associated with land use change, site selection, and design. Addressing these risks in conjunction with ongoing restoration efforts will prepare communities for greater variability and may result in cost savings and reduced risk.

Best Management Practices (BMPs) should be sited and designed with climate change impacts in mind.

• Increased flooding may overwhelm water infiltration, conveyance, and storage practices.
• Flooding and inundation will increase nutrient transport and impact vegetation sensitive to salinity and inundation.
• Greater storm frequency and intensity can increase shoreline and bank erosion in freshwater and tidal systems.
• Rising temperatures may harm vegetation and aquatic ecosystems.

Affiliated Organizations

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Beginning with Reginald Truitt’s dockside laboratory in 1925, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science has traveled the road to discovery. For more than 80 years, UMCES students, researchers and faculty have gathered information and developed theories that have helped improve society’s scientific understanding of the environment. By sharing this newfound knowledge on important issues such as fisheries management, ecosystem health and climate change, the Center has had an undeniable impact on the way we think about the natural world.

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