ACE Basin Coastal Training Program Rebekah Walker, CTP Coordinator

ACE Basin ACE Basin Coastal Coastal Training Training ProgramProgram

Rebekah Walker, Rebekah Walker,

CTP CoordinatorCTP Coordinator

Who attends CTP events?Who attends CTP events?

− Municipal and county Municipal and county officialsofficials

− Council membersCouncil members− Land use plannersLand use planners− Developers, engineers Developers, engineers

and architectsand architects− Coastal businessesCoastal businesses− Community groups Community groups

and leadersand leaders− Environmental non-Environmental non-

profitsprofits

Coastal decision makers in the ACE Basin

How does CTP know it is needs How does CTP know it is needs based?based?

Formally through Formally through Needs Needs Assessment Assessment questionnaires questionnaires and focus groupsand focus groups April 2006April 2006

Informally through Informally through contact with local contact with local decision makersdecision makers Continually Continually

Seminar on Dune Seminar on Dune RestorationRestoration

Initiated by Town of Edisto Initiated by Town of Edisto Beach and organized by Beach and organized by CTPCTP

Speakers Speakers Town officialTown official College of Charleston College of Charleston

professorprofessor OCRM permitting OCRM permitting Army Corps engineerArmy Corps engineer

Attendees Attendees county and COG officialscounty and COG officials town councils and planners town councils and planners state park employees state park employees community and POA groups community and POA groups non-profit groupsnon-profit groups

Topics of concern?Topics of concern?

Information needs?Information needs?

Rebekah WalkerRebekah Walker

WalkerR@dnr.sc.govWalkerR@dnr.sc.gov

843-953-9024843-953-9024