Virginia Coastal Zone Management Magazine

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Virginia CZM Program Final Environmental Impact Statement

Also known as the “Program Document” this report outlines the establishment of the program in 1986.

Commonwealth of Virginia Coastal Resources Management Program and Final Environmental Impact Statement - published by NOAA's Office of Coastal Resource Management and the Virginia Council of the Environment.

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Virginia CZM Program Brochure & Fact Sheets

• Virginia CZM Program Brochure (pdf)
  Allocation of Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program funding from NOAA (produced by the Coastal States Organization in cooperation with the Virginia CZM Program) 
  • Summary of FY07 Virginia CZM Funding from NOAA (PDF - published 2008)  
  • Summary of FY08 Virginia CZM Funding from NOAA (PDF - published 2010) 
  • Summary of FY09 Virginia CZM Funding from NOAA (PDF - published April 2011) 
• Coastal Geospatial and Educational Mapping System (GEMS) Fact Sheet - Coastal GEMS provides comprehensive interactive spatial (mappable) data information on coastal resources in Virginia.  Go to coastal GEMS site.
• Virginia CZM Program Living Shorelines Fact Sheet (PDF) The Virginia CZM Program is working with its partners to promote Living Shorelines, a technique that not only stabilizes the shoreline but provides valuable habitat and improves water quality.

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Virginia CZM Program Accomplishments Summaries

Go to Virginia CZM Program: Ten Goals and Accomplishments - for highlights of how Virginia has addressed the ten goals of its CZM Program.

Virginia Seaside Heritage Program Accomplishments Report - 2002-2009 (PDF) - A 6 year $2.6 million effort to restore the Atlantic coast resources of Virginia’s Eastern Shore, develop management strategies for long-term resource protection and support the ecotourism and aquaculture industries.

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Virginia Coastal Needs Assessment and Strategy

Every five years the Virginia CZM Program produces a "Coastal Needs Assessment and Strategy" report as required under Section 309 of the Coastal Zone Management Act. This report outlines the high priority resource and issue areas on which the Virginia CZM Program will focus its attention, efforts and match-free funding provided under Section 309 of the CZMA. 

Go to Virginia Coastal Needs Assessment and Strategy to learn more about this process or follow the links below for downloadable reports of:

• 2000 Coastal Needs Assessment and 2001-2006 Strategies 
• 2005 Coastal Needs Assessment and 2006-2011 Strategies 
• 2010 Coastal Needs Assessment and 2011-2016 Strategies  

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Virginia CZM Program Projects Catalogue - Published 1998

The Virginia CZM Program Projects Catalogue (published prior to the availability of on-line project descriptions) includes summary information on grant projects completed for the program between 1986 to 1996 - it outlines documents and reports produced, project results and contact information. Go to the catalogue web page for more.

Go to Virginia CZM Program Funds and Projects web page for more information about Virginia CZM program grant funding and projects.

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Virginia Coastal Partners Workshop Presentations

• 2001 Virginia Coastal Partners Workshop Presentations
• 2003 Virginia Coastal Partners Workshop Presentations
• 2005 Northeast Coastal Partners Workshop (Virginia Coastal Partners Workshop held in conjunction with the annual meeting of coastal states in NOAA's northeast region)
• 2007 Virginia Coastal Partners Workshop Presentations
• 2010 Virginia Coastal Partners Workshop Presentations 
• 2012 Virginia Coastal Partners Workshop Presentations  
  2012 Virginia Coastal Partners Workshop - Summary of Prioritization Results (pdf)

2001 State of Virginia's Coast Report

2001 Virginia State of the Coast Report (3,190 kb, pdf) (NOTE: Available on-line only. Please call (804) 698-4051 if you need assistance.)
The State of the Coast report was prepared by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science's Center for Coastal Resources Management with input from all of the Virginia CZM Program member agencies and localities to clarify coastal resource trends and management needs. It addresses five core areas of coastal management including: wildlife and fisheries, habitat, planning and development, water quality and public access and information.

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General Information from the NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management

• OCRM Strategic Plan—NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management strategic plan for 2007 through 2012

• OCRM 2-year Action Agenda— NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management priority action agenda for 2007 through 2009

• OCRM Fact Sheet — Overview of NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.

• Coastal Zone Management Fact Sheet — Overview of the Coastal Zone Management Program and the Coastal Zone Management Act.

• Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program Fact Sheet — Overview of NOAA's Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP) that acquires land and conservation easements to protect important coastal and estuarine areas.

• Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program Accomplishments Brochure — Success stories and accomplishments from the first five years of NOAA's Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP).

• Summary of Recent Coastal Zone Management Act Program Evaluations — NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management has released a first-of-its-kind report discussing some fo the most prominent coastal management issues tackled by state Coastal Zone Management programs and National Estuarine Research Reserver programs in recent years.

• Biennial Report to Congress on Coastal Zone Management 2004-2005 — Covers accomplishments of NOAA and its state partners in the Coastal Zone Management and National Estuarine Research Reserve System programs under the Coastal Zone Management Act over a two-year period.

• Coastal Zone Information Collection — A searchable database of OCRM's documents and state work products.

• NOAA Library — The library contains documents and work products produced over the past 30 years of coastal zone management. The library contains a comprehensive collection of information on hydrographic surveying, oceanography, meteorology, hydrology, living marine resources and meteorological satellite applications.

• CAMMP — The Coastal and Marine Management Program system is used by CZM and NERR programs to create their grant applications. Parts one and two of the 2009 CAMMP User's Manual, as well as the 2009 CAMMP Tips document, are available as reference materials for these documents.

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National Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Program

• Coastal Zone Management Fact Sheet

• National Coastal Management News - on-line quarterly newsletter

• National CZM Program Funding Summary FY2009

• National CZM Program Funding Summary FY2010

• 2006 - 2007 Biennial Report to Congress on Administrative Progress of Coastal Zone Management

• Improving Management of the Nation’s Coastal Areas FY 2007 – 2012

• National Coastal Zone Management Enhancement Program National Summary (2006) — These factsheets summarize state coastal management program management efforts, priorities and identified management needs within nine key enhancement areas. The summaries also highlight strategies state programs will implement over the next five years.

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Virginia CZM Program Partner Publications

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

• Fact Sheets on air, water, waste and general environmental information
• Reports, Studie and Data
• Virginia Chesapeake Bay Program Office publications - related to tributary strategies, CB monitoring, and the Water Quality Improvement Fund.
• Restoring Virginia's Wetlands - A Citizen's Toolkit
  Promotes the Voluntary Protection, Enhancement, Restoration and Creation of wetlands - prepared in partnership with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), through a grant award from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Wetlands Program Development Grants initiative. Guides viewers through the background information necessary to understand wetland functions and values. It provides useful information to Virginia's landowners, both private and public, on the status of wetlands, various options for the use and management of their wetlands, current regulatory protection as well as voluntary efforts, and technical and financial resources for protection, enhancement, restoration and creation projects. Included within the ToolKit are basics regarding wetland identification, types and classification as well as a section discussing types of wetland monitoring. Available on-line and in hardcopy.

Virginia Marine Resources Commission

• Public Information - Saltwater Review and Fisheries News

Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

• Publications Page (bay local assistance, dam safety, floodplain management, natural heritage, planning & recreation resources, soil & water conservation, state parks):
• Grassroots (e-newsletter)
• Virginia Outdoors Plan - the state’s official document regarding land conservation, outdoor recreation and open space planning.
• Virginia Natural Heritage Program E-News - summarizes quarterly activities of the Natural Heritage program highlighting such events as newly and re-discovered species, protection and stewardship events and inventory results.

Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

• Wildlife Information
• Boating Information
• Fishing Information
• Virginia Wildlife Magazine - [produced by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries]
• Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail coastal trail guide Several exciting features include loop discussion lists for travelers to post information about unusual and interesting sightings, and and an online tool for service providers to use to add themselves to the list of Services for a loop (check at the bottom of the Services section of any site). Comments and suggestions for enhancements are welcome!

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

• VIMS News
• VIMS Marine Education Publications
• Virginia Clean Marina Program

Virginia Sea Grant

• Virginia Marine Resource Bulletin

Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia

• Resources and Publications

Virginia Department of Health

• Division of Shellfish Sanitation

Virginia Department of Historic Resources

• Education and Outreach (Focus on Coastal Towns, Solving History's Mysteries)

Virginia Department of Forestry

• Publications and Reports

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Other Coastal Management Newsletters, Magazines, Publications

• NVironment Newsletter - produced by the Northern Virginia Regional Commission
• Gateways Network News
• Chesapeake Bay Program
  • Bay Resource Library
  • Bay Journal - produced by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
  • Daily News on the Chesapeake Bay
• Water Central - produced by the Virginia Water Resource Research Center at VPI&SU
• Watershed Fact Packs - designed to coach watershed groups in every facet of their development and communications (produced by Greenworks)
• Chesapeake Quarterly - a magazine from Maryland Sea Grant

 

For comments or questions concerning this program's web pages, contact Virginia Witmer.

This website is provided by the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program through a federal Coastal Zone Management Act grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Department of Commerce.

2012 Virginia Coastal Partners Workshop - Summary of Prioritization Results (pdf)

Special Topic Publication and Educational Materials

Oysters

Visit the Virginia CZM Program Oyster Restoration web page to view and download the following publications:

• Virginia Oyster Gardening Guide
• Oyster Reef Habitat Fact Sheet
• “Build-A-Reef” Educational Activity 
• Amazing Oysters Educational Activity  

Seagrasses

Visit the Virginia CZM Program Seagrass Restoration web page to view and download the following publications:

• Seagrass Habitat Fact Sheet
• “Build-A-Bed” Educational Activity  

Phragmites

• Learn how to control the spread of this non-native species on your property! 

• Marsh Invader!  How to Identify and Combat One of Virginia’s Most Invasive Plants: Phragmites ---

  A new technical guidebook for landowners about the reasons and methods for controlling Phragmites

  Download guidebook (PDF)

Native Vegetation

• Live on the Eastern Shore? - Visit the Plant ES Natives Campaign page
• Landowner's plant list for migratory birds
• Migratory Birds of the Lower Delmarva - A Landowners Guide (PDF)
  This guide was produced by the Virginia CZM and the Department of Conservation Biology at the College of William and Mary. The guide provides guidelines for restoring and enhancing migratory songbird habitat.
• Virginia Hospitality (PDF)
  This full color publication was produced by the Virginia CZM and the Center for Conservation Biology at the College of William and Mary. It tells the story of the fall migration of thousands of birds along the Virginia Eastern Shore. The publication offers many wonderful photos of migratory bird species and describes how these species rely on the area's vegetation during their migration.
• Native Plants for Conservation, Restoration and Landscaping - Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Natural Heritage website - provides downloadable native plant fact sheets
• Habitat Management and Home Habitats - Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries website
• Using Beneficial Plants - A Homeowner's Guide (PDF)
  Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay website
• Beneficial Plants for Bayscaping in the Chesapeake Bay (PDF)
  Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay website
• Bayscapes - A Homeowner's Guide to Designing Your Property (PDF)
  Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay website
• Managing Phragmites Workshop for Landowners Presentations - DCR produced these presentations for workshops held on Virginia's Eastern Shore in 2005.

Migratory Songbirds, Raptors and Shorebirds

Protecting Migratory Bird Habitat on the Southern Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore: Efforts of Virginia CZM and its Partners (PDF - Fact Sheet)

Neotropical Migratory Songbird Coastal Corridor Study (pdf) - this study, funded in part by the Virginia CZM Program, documented the importance of a mid-Atlantic neotropical migratory bird flyway with major "stopover" or rest stops (New Jersey through Virginia).  The report documented significantly higher concentrations of birds on the Southern Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore and how critical it is to protect the habitat on which migrants depend during their long journeys.  This report supported the development of the Northampton County Special Area Management Plan.

"Preserving an Ancient Flyway" - efforts in Virginia to protect migratory bird habitat feature on NOAA's Stories from the Coast webpage

Migratory Birds Sighted During the Annual Virginia Eastern Shore Birding and Wildlife Festival (pdf) - checklist of species and sitings by year

Roger Tory Peterson Letter (pdf) - World renowed ornithologist and author, Roger Tory Peterson, points out in this letter to his editor how significant Virginia's Lower Delmarva Peninsula is along the Atlantic Migratory Bird Flyway

Life on the Beach Isn’t Always Easy (pdf) – Virginia Barrier Island Beach Nesting Bird Brochure - highlights the barrier island habitat needs of beach nesting birds, including a map of the Eastern Shore showing land ownership and information on visiting the sites (also go to Virginia Seaside Heritage Program goals web page)

Virginia Important Bird Area Program: Delmarva Peninsula and Tidewater, and the Western Shore (Center for Conservation Biology/W&M Technical Report Series) - Important Bird Areas on Delmarva Peninsula and in Tidewater - entire report (pdf)

Report Chapters:

• Virginia Barrier Island/Lagoon Important Bird Area
• Back Bay Important Bird Area
• Chesapeake Islands Important Bird Area
• Delmarva Bayside Marshes Important Bird Area
• Lower Delmarva Important Bird Area

Important Bird Areas on Western Shore - entire report  (pdf)
Report Chapters:

• Western Shore Marshes Important Bird Area
• James River Tidal Fresh Important Bird Area
• Pamunkey and Mattaponi Rivers Important Bird Area
• Potomac River Tidal Fresh Important Bird Area
• Rappahannock River Tidal Fresh Important Bird Area