Coastal GEMS Virginia’s Coastal Geospatial and Educational Mapping System Nick Meade Coastal GIS Coordinator Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program George.

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Coastal GEMS Virginia’s Coastal Geospatial and Educational Mapping System Nick Meade Coastal GIS Coordinator Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program George Washington Regional Commission February 26 th, 2009

Virginia’s Coastal Zone Protecting, restoring, and strengthening our coastal ecosystems and economy

DEQ LEAD AGENCY SHORELINE SANITATION Dept. Health DUNES MRC & Local Wetlands Boards COASTAL LANDS MANAGEMENT Dept. Conservation & Recreation WETLANDS MRC, DEQ & Local Wetlands Boards NONPOINT SOURCE WATER POLLUTION DCR & Local Governments AIR POLLUTION Dept. Environmental Quality FISHERIES DGIF & MRC SUBAQUEOUS LANDS Marine Resources Commission POINT SOURCE WATER POLLUTION DEQ

What Resources Does VA CZM Have to Accomplish Its Goals? About $2.6 million/yr federal funds from NOAA $0 state funds from the General Assembly 6 staff positions

A Vision for Virginia’s Coastal Zone

Blue Infrastructure Maps What are the most important features in the water that we need to protect?

Green Infrastructure Maps What are the most important features on the land that we need to protect?

Big Picture Need for an integrative tool to facilitate information sharing in the coastal zone Blue Infrastructure Oyster Reefs INSTAR (Healthy Streams) Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Fisheries Management Areas and Shellfish Aquaculture Sites Coastal GEMS Contextual Data Condemned Shellfish Areas Historic Resources Important Bird Areas VCLNA – Natural Landscape Assessment Public Access sites Conserved Lands Prime Ag and Forest Lands Riparian Buffers Maritime Forests Essential Wildlife Habitat Primary & Secondary Dunes Beaches Embayment Flushing Rates Green Infrastructure

Coastal GEMS (Geospatial & Educational Mapping System) Launched February 2007 Connects users to a growing inventory of water and land based natural resource data (blue-green infrastructure) conservation planning tools examples of good coastal planning decisions Promotes community involvement in coastal land and water conservation decisions through fact sheets (coastal resource values, laws and policies) direct links to agencies responsible for current data

Questions? Nick Meade (804)