Our Core Planning Team, in collaboration with an Advisory Committee of state, federal, nonprofit, and university salt marsh researchers and subject matter experts from across the Commonwealth's coastal geographies, developed a Monitoring Plan to:
- Frame a long-term strategy for a statewide, comprehensive salt marsh monitoring program
- Develop an approach to monitor marsh restoration/adaptation projects to evaluate and document effectiveness of restoration/adaptation techniques
- Identify Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to be developed for various marsh restoration/adaptation techniques and to structure monitoring projects
- Implement a technical assistance process to aid in monitoring project design and data analysis
- Compile and communicate data from past, current, and future monitoring projects
The Plan is a living document that will updated as data and knowledge advance.
