Crisfield Resilience Academy
Overview
Since Crisfield’s founding on the Chesapeake Bay, the environment has been an important part of community life, economy, and culture. As part of its efforts to deal with current environmental challenges such as flooding, Crisfield is partnering with EPA and others to explore coastal resilience solutions with an educational training opportunity called the Crisfield Resilience Academy.
The Crisfield Resilience Academy ran for two cohorts, one in Fall 2024 and another in Spring 2025, each with sessions that provided opportunities for participants to interact with researchers and experts and gain practical knowledge of environmental challenges, policies, and programs to share with their community networks.
Session Topics - Spring 2025
- Resilience
- Economics & Careers in Coastal Resilience
- Crisfield Ditch Drainage & Maintenance
- Flood Warning Systems
- Nature Based Solutions (NBS)
- Community Capacity Building
- Concluding Celebration with presentations from participants
How can I get more information?
For questions, call us or send an email. Our office hours are Monday-Friday from 9am to 5pm EDT. After hours, please leave a message on voice mail, and we will return your call promptly.
- Jenna Hartley: hartley.jenna@epa.gov or (919) 541-2154
- BEACON Program: BEACON@salisbury.edu or (410) 546-6001
BEACON at Salisbury University is assisting EPA with the logistics for this project, including registration and information for participants. You may receive communications from them regarding the Academy.
Approved by the U.S. EPA. For information about the research portion of this project, please contact the Institutional Review Board: IRB #21-3193 | IRB_subjects@unc.edu | (919) 966-3113.