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