HomeMy Public PortalAboutHughes May presentationSustaining public beaches and landings in the face
changing shoreline conditions -May 17
Preserving healthy coastal wetlands -June 14
Providing access for water-dependent activities -July 19
Preserving public access to beach & landings -August
16
Protecting infrastructure, visual access, cultural &
historical resources -September 13
Join the
Conversation and Help Chart
the Future for
Brewster’s Coastal Resources
All meetings will be held from 6pm to 8pm
at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
869 Main Street, (Rte 6A), Brewster
The Brewster Coastal Committee is sponsoring the following
community discussions to inform the development of the
Brewster Coastal Resource Management Plan:
Information about the topics to be discussed at each
meeting is available online at
http://brewster-ma.gov/committees-mainmenu-29/coastal-
committee/1943-brewster-coastal-advisory-group-report
Develop a Coastal
Adaptation Strategy for
Brewster to guide future
decisions regarding access
and management of coastal
areas in light of future
coastal change, sea level rise
(SLR), and erosion.
23 members representing a
range of perspectives,
demographics and points of
view with in the community
BCAG included the members
of the Coastal Committee and
Liaisons from related Town
committees/groups
Established a Coastal Advisory
Group
Technical and Scientific
Analysis: Technical experts
presented data on coastal
threats faced by Brewster,
identified specific
challenges and issues town-
wide and landing-by -
landing, and helped frame
potential interventions and
actions to be considered
Town Survey: Town online
coastal access survey on the
use of public coastal
beaches in the ‘summer’
season.
Reached consensus on
estimates for future sea level
rise levels:
One foot of rise in 20 years
Two feet of rise in 40 years
Four feet of rise in 60 years
The large maps show the
potential impact on Brewster’s
coast of these three scenarios
Brewster Coastal Advisory Group:
Consensus Vision
The Town of Brewster will preserve
and protect the community’s
coastal resources and expand
access to its public beaches through
public consensus, and in ways that
preserve the natural habitat and
peaceful character of the coastal
environment and coastal
neighborhoods, respect the overall
coastal and land-based ecosystem,
and adapt to long-term projections
for coastal change.
Guiding Principles for Coastal
Planning
Adaptive: Recognize that the
changing nature of coastal
resources requires flexibility and
adaptive planning and monitoring
Consensus-based: Provide for
public input and build community
consensus through all phases of
the planning and implementation
of the Coastal Adaptation Strategy.
Holistic: Protect the whole coastal
system and seek actions
appropriate to coastal projections
and community needs that build
on and enhance the coast as well
as the ecosystem as a whole.
Natural Beauty: Protect and
maintain the natural beauty, non-
commercial, peaceful, quiet,
spacious, and “small feel” of
Brewster’s coast, beaches, and
coastal neighborhoods.
Science-based, innovative, and
realistic: Seek long-term solutions
based on the best available science
that are innovative, realistic, and
achievable; that work with nature,
build climate resiliency and that are
both environmentally and fiscally
sustainable.
Brewster Vision Plan-Coastal
Management
Goal: In the context of coastal change,
preserve and protect Brewster‘s coastal
resources and expand public access
Purpose 1: Protect Coastal resources in ways
that preserve coastal ecosystems and habitats
and the character of the town and coastal
neighborhoods
Purpose 2: Maintain and expand public access
for all through public consensus and explore
alternate modes of transport and access
points
Purpose 3: Adapt to climate change
projections and advance adaptation and
resiliency techniques that are financially and
environmentally sustainable