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Fort Monroe: Opportunities for Chesapeake Restoration and
Citizen Engagement
Fort Monroe Federal Area Development Authority
Fort Monroe: Opportunities for Chesapeake Restoration and
Citizen Engagement
Fort Monroe Federal Area Development Authority
July 16, 2009July 16, 2009
Christy EverettVirginia Assistant Director for Hampton Roads
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
July 16, 2009July 16, 2009
Christy EverettVirginia Assistant Director for Hampton Roads
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Largest non-profit working to “Save the Bay”
Offices in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania
219,000 members (66,400 in Virginia)
Focus on environmental education, resource protection, and restoration
Chesapeake Bay Foundation in Hampton Roads
• Education
• Outreach/Advocacy to Protect Water Quality
• Clean the Bay Day
• Oyster Restoration
• Partnerships
Chesapeake Bay Remains Threatened by Nutrient Pollution
Fort Monroe - The Jewel of the Chesapeake
Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army
John Smith Trail and Fort Monroe
Map courtesy of the National Park Service
Fort Monroe
John Smith Trail and Fort Monroe
Map courtesy of the National Park Service
Fort Monroe
Restoration Potential at Fort Monroe
Living Shorelines and Oyster Restoration
Riparian Buffer Restoration
Maritime Forest
Clean Marina and No-Discharge Zone
Invasive Species Management and Native Plantings
Stormwater Innovation and Demonstration
LEED Design
Citizen Engagement
Living Shorelines and Oyster Reef Restoration
Replace concrete “caps” at Mill Creek with living shoreline and construct oyster reef just offshore Mill Creek to
•Protect marsh shoreline from erosion
•Provide wildlife habitat
•Offer opportunity for environmental education
Riparian Buffer Restoration
Maritime Forest
Clean Marina and No-Discharge Zone
Photo courtesy of U.S. Army
•Stop mowing of native plants
•Remove non-native plants – excellent volunteer engagement
Invasive Species Management and Native Plantings
Volunteers at a CBF event remove non-native honeysuckle (above) and plant native beach plugs (right) at Fort Story in Virginia Beach.
Stormwater Innovation and Demonstration
Practices to consider:
•Preserving vegetation, buffers, and open space
•Maintaining grass channels and swales
•Constructing raingardens
•Creating bioretention areas
•Using permeable pavement and pavers
•Utilizing green roofs
•Disconnecting or redirecting downspouts that empty over pavement and instead direct the runoff to vegetative areasApril 2004 photo of the completed green roof on the Atlantic
Building, Norfolk, VA - by Mort Fryman/The Virginia-Pilot
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
•US. Green Building Council
•Developing criteria for rehabilitated buildings seeking LEED designation
•Fort Monroe – opportunity to establish first LEED certified building for reuse
Citizen Engagement
Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Fort Monroe
Partnering for a Saved Bay
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