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Dr. Kathryn Smith was invited to present on remote sensing and wetland resilience for a workshop hosted by Environmental Law Institute

By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center May 5, 2023

The workshop will focus on how the strategic integration of remote sensing has the potential to support wetland resilience efforts of state, tribal, and local programs.

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Photo of ecologist Kathryn Smith, holding a sediment push core collected in the marsh of coastal Louisiana
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This photo is of USGS ecologist Kathryn Smith, holding a sediment push core collected in the marsh of coastal Louisiana. Push cores are collected to gain an understanding of both the past and present physical and biological development of coastal marshes. 

From predicting sea level rise to monitoring watershed changes, remote sensing techniques can help us better understand how wetlands react to changing environments. Yet, with more technologies available than ever before, it can be difficult for wetland programs to determine what data to use and how to use it in resilience management and decision-making. The workshop focuses on informing managers of existing and emerging remote sensing technologies and using these data to understand and improve wetland resilience to future environmental change.

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