An annotated “highlight reel” of presentations by the US Army Corps of Engineers at the recent National Coastal Summit hosted by American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA). Most of the episode is Chief of Engineers, General Todd Semonite, talking about how the Corps is changing to embrace natural & nature-based engineering and how he’s working to “revolutionize” Corps operations. We also hear from Amy Guise, Chief of Planning with the Baltimore District of the Corps, Jackie Keiser from Jacksonville District, and Scudder Mackey with Ohio DNR about regional coastal resilience studies in the North Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Great Lakes regions. Finally, you’ll learn whether ice tsunamis are something Jon Snow and other Great Lakes coastal managers have to plan for during a normal winter (spoiler alert: the Midwest can get very cold!)

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“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.

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