Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Coastal Science
Coastal systems experts to discuss hurricane impacts October 20
South Walton Community Council will present a forum on beaches, dunes and wetlands
as our coastlinesâ natural defense systems in major storm events. The meeting
will be held in at 7 p.m. October 20 at the Coastal Branch Library in Santa Rosa
Beach. Speakers include: William (Bill) F. DeBusk, Ph.D. is a water quality scientist
with Escambia County and a certified Professional Wetland Scientist. Bill has been
involved in several environmental assessment and management projects in Walton County,
particularly Costal Dune Lakes.
Taylor (Chips) Kirschenfeld is a marine biologist and senior water quality scientist
in Escambia County with over 25 years of water quality, wetland and habitat restoration
experience in Northwest Florida. In 2001, Kirschenfeld wrote a new wetlands ordinance
for Escambia County that strengthened and clarified protection standards for wetlands,
wetland buffers, and other environmentally sensitive lands.
David McGehee, a coastal engineer, will also be on hand for the discussion.
South Walton Community Council will present a forum on beaches, dunes and wetlands
as our coastlinesâ natural defense systems in major storm events. The meeting
will be held in at 7 p.m. October 20 at the Coastal Branch Library in Santa Rosa
Beach. Speakers include: William (Bill) F. DeBusk, Ph.D. is a water quality scientist
with Escambia County and a certified Professional Wetland Scientist. Bill has been
involved in several environmental assessment and management projects in Walton County,
particularly Costal Dune Lakes.
Taylor (Chips) Kirschenfeld is a marine biologist and senior water quality scientist
in Escambia County with over 25 years of water quality, wetland and habitat restoration
experience in Northwest Florida. In 2001, Kirschenfeld wrote a new wetlands ordinance
for Escambia County that strengthened and clarified protection standards for wetlands,
wetland buffers, and other environmentally sensitive lands.
David McGehee, a coastal engineer, will also be on hand for the discussion.
