Extension - Sustainable Land Use
Coastal Processes

Bluff Revegetation Workshop - May 14,2005

The Biology Department at Mercyhurst College, with a grant from Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Management, has researched methods to slow bluff erosion using vegetation. This work was begun in October 2003 and is ongoing. In May 2005, a workshop was held at Mercyhurst College to share research results with the public and property owners along the Pennsylvania Lake Erie shoreline.

The agenda for the workshop included the following presentations as well as contact information for each of the presenters:

Morning Session: (click on presentation title to view presentation)
Ray Buyce: Lake Erie Bluff Geology
Mike Campbell: The Ties between Plants and Geology
Bob Wisener: Not in My Backyard
Jim Cardman: Fairview Township Plans and Ordinances That Affect Bluff Setbacks
Dan Dahlkemper: Bluff Stabilization Techniques
Marlene Cross: Propagation of Native Plants for Bluff Stabilization

View specific notes on propagating recommended bluff plants

Afternoon Session - Field Visits (view photos)
State Game Lands 314 - Shayne Hoachlander
Mercyhurst College Field Site - Mike Campbell/Marlene Cross
Cascade Creek Bluff - Mike Campbell