American Shoreline Podcast Network

Join Brian Yurasits for the maiden voyage of his podcast series -  Shaped By The Sea ! Today Brian sits down with Rocco Costa to chat about recreational fishing in New York. Rocco descends from a classic Italian fishing family who has navigated New York's waterways for 3 generations. When he's not chasing bottom-fish offshore, Rocco works as a charter boat deckhand and runs a Facebo...

Peter Ravella is back with another episode of the Local Control Podcast, the show that takes you inside the rooms where local government professionals contend with the coastal issues of the day.  Well, these days it's COVID-19 and we sit down with two pros, Reuben Trevino, Chief of Operations for the Galveston Park Board of Trustees, and Gary Jones, Director of the Department of Beaches and H...

Anyone who has spent real time on the coast knows that unique characters can be found if you know where to look.  The old hands, the salty folks, the ones who've spent lots of time  on the water and on the coast, who've seen the tourists and the speculators come and go, who've developed a perspective and a wisdom all their own, the kind that only comes with time. Michael Carr is one of t...

Join Arica Sears and Jason Johnson on Part 2 of the COVID-19 interview series on Big Tourism. During the chaos and confusion of COVID-19 there is one guy you won’t find buying hoards of toilet paper or creating off-beat Tik Toks. Instead, as an expert in the field of emergency preparedness and risk mitigation, Jason continues sharing important updates on the radio and analyzing the way his town of...

The 2020 National Coastal Summit " 2020 Vision for our Coast: People. Policies. Practices " was held as a webinar, due to coronavirus, but still brought together coastal insiders from federal agencies and Capitol Hill, as well as state and local officials, to share insights on coastal policies and practice. In this podcast, Derek is joined by Coastal Summit attendees - Lynette Cardoch with Moffatt...

On today's show, Simone and Jacques chat with several guests who provide recommendations on coastal resources and content that people can access during this time of quarantine and self-isolation. First, they interview Chris Cook, lighthouse director with Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, who highlights educational tools parents can use to occupy kids who are at home. Then, Helen Rose Patterson,...

Eli is working to achieve the as-of-yet-unthinkable goal of a negative carbon future .   Climate change is driving changes on shorelines around the world and there is a growing consensus that we must act and act boldly.  The resistance to change is real and there are no easy steps ahead.  Eli joins Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham to talk through this complex i...

On this episode of Friday Happy Hour, Dan Martin, Peter Ravella, and Tyler Buckingham have a virtual happy hour and talk about how things might change during and after the COVID-19 era. Has the beach brand changed? Will our relationship with teleworking change our relationship with the coast?  Can we derive take-aways from society's response to COVID-19 and apply them to climate adaptation? P...

Join Arica Sears, Host of Big Tourism, as she listens to updates and concerns from stakeholders along the Oregon Coast during the COVID-19 outbreak.  In Part 1, Ken Henson joins Big Tourism to share his perspective as a co-owner and Director of Food and Beverage for Kiwanda Hospitality Group. Located in Cannon Beach, Tillamook, and Pacific City, the Kiwanda Hospitality Group operates three pu...

Peter and Tyler welcome to the American Shoreline Podcast Jen McCann, Director of US Coastal Programs at the University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center and Director of Extension for RI Sea Grant. Jen has been on the front lines of Rhode Island coastal issues for a few decades now and she is a key player in the effort to chart the future of offshore wind ...

On this episode of Friday Happy Hour, Tyler Buckingham is joined by Jenna Valente and Arica Sears, hosts of the Sea Change Podcast and Big Tourism Podcast respectfully. We talk about the impacts of the virus lockdown on the coastal economy of Oregon, wish Maine a very happy 200th birthday, and toast the creative possibilities of seeing the quarantine through a creative lens. We're still having fun...

On this episode, Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham talk to Mandy Sackett, the California Policy Coordinator for the Surfrider Foundation. Mandy advocates for the protection of all 1,100 miles of California’s coastline. This work includes tracking development applications at the California Coastal Commission (CCC) and participating in the state’s efforts to adapt to climate change, and planning fo...

The last Caribbean cruise for awhile just reached the dock and ASPN's Tyler Buckingham was on-board.  What was it like to be on an extended cruise as the coronavirus slithered through the cracks and crevices of society and across the globe?  Tyler was part of the "JoCo Cruise" staff from March 7 - 13, departing from Ft. Lauderdale to Half Moon Cay on to Santo Domingo and then t...

As we face the realities of the  COVID-19 era, the American Shoreline Podcast Network will continue to strive to bring you the voices and conversations of the coast. This week will be no different. On this episode we welcome Brad Pickel, Exectutive Director of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association, to discuss the current state of the Federal appropriations process and assess the outl...

Jainey Bavish is the Director of New York City's Office of Resilience and the lead on developing strategies to protect the America's premier coastal city from rising waters.  She joins host, Derek Brockbank, on the Capitol Beach podcast from City Hall rather than Derek's regular haunt in Washington DC.  They discuss how the Big Apple is integrating resilience across city agencies, how re...

This week on the Delta Dispatches, Simone and Jacques talk with Tyler Buckingham, one of the co-hosts of the American Shoreline podcast!  Delta Dispatches is a proud part of the American Shoreline Podcast Network, which is focused on preserving coastlines around the world. We also check in with James Karst, Director of Communications and Marketing at the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana...

On this episode, Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham welcome Dr. Rob Young back to the show to talk about the recent shoreline armoring trends (NYC/NJ, Florida Keys, Orange County, CA) and the seeming move away from structural solutions.  When should we armor? When should we hold the shoreline?  When should we get the hell out of the way and let the coast migrate?  No easy answers. &...

Join Jenna on this episode of the Sea Change Podcast as she sits down for an inspiring discussion with Lance Kittel, Chapter Development Manager with the Inland Ocean Coalition, Founder of Pescavida - an outdoor flyfishing rod and apparel company - and global adventurer. During this discussion, the two highlight important perspectives about conservation and sustainability. Whether you live in...

On this episode, Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham examine three case studies in coastal armoring policies from current events: the sudden and unexpected stoppage of the USACE's NY & NJ Harbor & Tributaries Focus Area Feasibility Study (HATS), the California Coastal Commission's rejection of a coastal development permit in Niguel Shores in Orange County; and, the USACE Florida Keys coasta...

On this episode of the Changing Waters podcast, host Brad Warren sits down with Dr. Margaret Leinen, the Director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Margaret Leinen, a highly distinguished national leader and oceanographer, was appointed the eleventh director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego in July 2013. She also serves as UC San Diego’s vice chancellor for marine s...

On this episode of the WaterLog podcast, hosts Howard Marlowe and Dan Ginolfi discuss the USACE FY20 Work Plan and California's projects in that plan, introduce the audience to the new Director or Civil Works, go over some WRDA updates, and conclude with an editorial on why the FY21 coastal policy is a literal disaster. 

This week Jacques talks to the owners of two eco-tourism companies. First, he speaks with Barbara Johnson, founder of the Great Delta Tours. Barbara has been a respected practitioner, civic leader and consultant in New Orleans for more than 30 years. Tours by the Great Delta Tours cover coastal restoration and bird and wildlife viewing. Next on the show is Marie Gould, founder of Lost Lands Tours....

On this  episode, Peter and Tyler catch up with Dr. David Bidwell, University of Rhode Island / Department of Marine Affairs to talk about the coming wind power boom along the Northeast shoreline of the U.S.  David's been studying the emerging industry for years and has the  pulse on the issue.  Recent federal actions -- a NEPA review slowdown and new FERC rules that punish ren...

During Jenna's first Sea Change Podcast episode of the year, she sits down with a dear friend, fellow Mainer, and avid outdoorswoman, Morgan Taylor. We invite you to kick back, relax, and join these two as they trade conservation stories from their times working on a remote wildlife refuge, being the only female at hunting camp, exploring the Northeast wilderness, and so much more.

On this epidode of the Capitol Beach podcast, Derek Brockbank sits down with Jeff Peterson, author of the book A New Coast: Strategies for Responding to Devastating Storms and Rising Seas. Drawing on four decades of experience at the Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Senate, Peterson presents the science behind predictions for coastal impacts. He explains how current policies f...