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Copyright 2004: Bayfield County

 Lake Superior Coastal Erosion Public Meetings

As a service to its residents, Bayfield County, with the assistance of the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program, sponsored two community outreach sessions in September 2003. The goal of these sessions was to communicate what is known about Lake Superior shoreline erosion, and provide information regarding governmental programs that citizens, non-profit organizations and government agencies may turn to for assistance.  

Introduction
Dave Lee, Bayfield County Land Records Department (PDF, 82 Kb)
Meeting overview, and historical background on moving to performance-based land use standards that are supported by scientifically sound principles.

Dynamics Of Erosion
Phil Keillor, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant (PDF, 244 Kb)
Discussion of factors causing bluff erosion and other types of shoreline change.

Lake Superior Bluff Recession Research
Mark Miller, Benchmark GIS (PDF, 13.3Mb)*
Results of study analyzing historical aerial photography to ascertain approximate bluff recession rates.

UW Lake Superior Shoreline Erosion
David Mickelson, University of Wisconsin-Madison (PDF, 2.9 Mb)
Presentation on research to update previous studies to determine bluff profiles, stability, parent material, type and extent of failures, and shore protection structures.

Programs for Remedial and Proactive Actions
Alberto Vargas, Wisconsin Coastal Management Program (WCMP) (PDF, 64 Kb)
Overview of the Coastal Hazards Workgroup activities, and assistance available through WCMP.

Dave Hart, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant (PDF, 1.4 Mb)
Overview of resources available through Sea Grant and discussion of NOAA project to develop a dynamic and dedicated GIS to support coastal management.

Al Lulloff, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WiDNR) (PDF, 2.3 Mb)
Discussion of available WiDNR resources, and review of current coastal regulations, codes, policies and the activities of other coastal counties.

Phil Keillor, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant (PDF, 254 Kb)
Remedial and proactive actions--What can be done to fix it or to prevent it?


*Want to obtain a complimentary pair of anaglyph (red/blue) glasses to view portions of Mark Miller’s presentation in 3-D? A limited number of these glasses are available. You may request and receive a pair by mailing a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Bayfield County Land Records Department, PO Box 878, Washburn, WI 54891.