On Air: Great Lakes Coastal Erosion Publication Surfaces
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
To raise awareness about the availability of a new coastal erosion guide to coastal managers and property owners, NYSG's Roy Widrig spoke with Finger Lakes Radio.
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On Air: New York Sea Grant Seeks to Revitalize Lake Erie Waterfront
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
Public and private property owners can use NYSG's "Working with Nature" guide to select the right plant for the right place to revitalize the state's Great Lakes' freshwater shorelines.
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On Air: New York Sea Grant Wants to Help Homeowners Build Back Shoreline
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
NYSG will host this workshop to help waterfront property owners address shoreline erosion issues; Download the 16-page "Erosion Management for New York’s Great Lakes Shorelines" guide.
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On Air: NY Grant Can Assist Lake Erie Property Owners
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
NYSG's Roy Widrig discusses on WDOE radio how the program can provide assistance when it comes to developing a plan for a shoreline project. He says the past winter season caused considerable damage along the Lake Erie shore.
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On Air: NY Sea Grant Offers Native Plants for Great Lakes Shoreline Guide
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
Public and private property owners can use NYSG's "Working with Nature" guide to select the right plant for the right place to revitalize the state's Great Lakes' freshwater shorelines.
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On Air: NYSG Offers Virtual Site Visits to Great Lakes Shoreline Owners for Erosion Management Help
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
NYSG's Roy Widrig talks on Finger Lakes Radio about how Lake Ontario waterfront property owners in need of erosion management expertise can request a virtual site visit.
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On Air: Seiche Events on Lake Erie
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
"We have been hearing a little bit more about seiche in recent years, especially with these really heavy wind events that we're getting on Lake Erie," says Roy Widrig, NYSG's Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Hazards Specialist.
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May 18, 2026
Press Release
Winter 2025-26 Impact NY Shorelines: Plan Now To Repair
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - Press Release
Are natural, nature-based or hard structures needed to remediate erosion along New York’s Great Lakes shoreline? Free assistance from Sea Grant helps landowners identify options
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NYSG's New York Great Lakes Shoreline Contractors
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
This document is intended to provide a list of contractors available for shoreline contracting work in the Great Lakes Region of New York State.
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Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion
Virtual Site Visit Request Form
This request form allows visitors to request a free "virtual site visit" consultation of their property by NYSG's Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion specialist.
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Evaluating the Extent of Ghost Dams and Dam Safety Programming in New York
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
NYSG is partnering with state and federal agencies to advance safety awareness around New York’s dams.
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Learn How to Be Ready for Seiche Season on Lake Erie — Fall 2024 Workshop Resources
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
In mid-October 2024, NYSG and NYSDEC hosted dozens of Lake Erie shoreline in Erie and Chautauqua residents for a "Seiche and Winter Preparedness" information session at the Lake Erie Beach Fire Hall in Angola, NY.
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Providing Shoreline Erosion Assistance to Great Lakes Residents
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2025)
NYSG expertise with coastal processes and hazards is assisting residents, groups, and communities with responding to shoreline erosion impact.
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November 21, 2025
Press Release
Sandy Shorelines and Seiches: Information Workshop for Waterfront Landowners in Irving
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - Press Release
The workshop includes informational presentations on weather patterns that cause seiches, on the management of sandy shoreline, and on coastal erosion hazard areas in New York and NYSDEC permitting requirements.
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Impacts from NY Shoreline & Virtual Site Visits
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024)
New York Sea Grant coastal processes and hazards specialists provide shoreline property owners and managers with information for managing erosion and flooding.
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June 16, 2025
Press Release
Help Available to Landowners, Communities to Evaluate and Address Waterfront Erosion Problems
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - Press Release
NYSG is offering free online and in-person assistance to help property owners evaluate shoreline areas for damage and to develop potential remediation response.
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2022 New York Shoreline Site Visits
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2023)
NYSG provides New York’s freshwater and marine shoreline stakeholders with expertise on natural and nature-based shoreline management methods.
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2022 Working with Nature Workshops
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2023)
NYSG provides New York’s freshwater and marine shoreline stakeholders with expertise on natural and nature-based shoreline management methods
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May 31, 2025
Press Release
Erosion Management for Lake Ontario Shoreline Residents Set for August 30
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - Press Release
NYSG will host this workshop to help waterfront property owners address shoreline erosion issues; Download the 16-page "Erosion Management for New York’s Great Lakes Shorelines" guide.
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May 31, 2025
Press Release
Great Lakes Shoreline Owners: Virtual Site Visit Offers Expert Erosion Management Help
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - Press Release
Waterfront property owners in need of erosion management expertise can request a no-cost virtual site visit by New York Sea Grant.
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In Media: New York Sea Grant Counsels Lakefront Property Owners
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
New York Sea Grant wants to get the word out to lakefront property owners that the threat of erosion of Lake Ontario’s shoreline is a serious issue for them.
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In Media: Working with Nature — A Guide to Native Plants for New York’s Great Lakes Shorelines
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
Public and private property owners can use NYSG's "Working with Nature" guide to select the right plant for the right place to revitalize the state's Great Lakes' freshwater shorelines.
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May 31, 2025
Press Release
In Photos: NYSG's Native Plants for Great Lakes Shorelines Guide
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - Press Release
Public and private property owners can use NYSG's "Working with Nature" guide to select the right plant for the right place to revitalize the state's Great Lakes' freshwater shorelines.
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May 31, 2025
Press Release
Lake Erie Seiche Events Highlighted in NYSG Fact Sheet
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - Press Release
New York Sea Grant, in collaboration with the University at Buffalo, has published a “Seiche Events on Lake Erie” factsheet to help shoreline property owners and managers better respond to erosion and potential hazards associated with seiches.
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May 31, 2025
Press Release
NY Sea Grant Addresses NY’s Great Lakes Shoreline Erosion
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - Press Release
New York Sea Grant is providing NY Great Lakes property owners with virtually-available resources and assistance: How-to expertise, guidebook, virtual site visits and a contractor list.
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May 31, 2025
Press Release
NYSG Hosts 2023 Workshops and Waterfront Walks — June 29 and 30
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - Press Release
The NYSDEC and NYSG will co-host two workshops to help shoreline property owners, contractors, and land managers interested in applying natural and nature-based features to protect waterfront areas.
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NYSG Offers Virtual Shoreline Visits for Great Lakes Shoreline Erosion Management
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2021)
New York Sea Grant responds to shoreline erosion during a pandemic by designing and implementing an online advisory service
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NYSG Resources Support Integrated Shoreline Redesign
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2020)
Resources from NYSG helped a shoreline property owner make a well-informed decision for managing erosion along Lake Ontario
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May 31, 2025
Press Release
NYSG's Western Lake Ontario, Lake Erie Erosion Workshops
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - Press Release
NYSG's Roy Widrig, author of Working with Nature, A Guide to Native Plants for New York’s Great Lakes Shorelines, will hold virtual workshops for Western Lake Ontario and Lake Erie shoreline owners respectively on December 7 and 9, 2021.
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On Air: NY Sea Grant Publishes New Erosion Guide
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
Sandy beaches and gentle shorelines are not the typical landscape for Great Lakes shores. Instead, rocky terrains and bluffs line the lake. With that, New York Sea Grant is offering new assistance to bluff and coastline erosion.
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On YouTube: Drone Technology Helping Fight Against Shoreline Erosion
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
As a hazard specialist with New York Sea Grant, Roy Widrig has been busy the past few years helping those along the Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River shoreline who suffered flood damage. With a drone, he is able to calculate things many cannot.
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On YouTube: Great Lakes 101 Trainings — Shoreline Permitting For Contractors
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
Offered at the workshops, which were intended for shoreline contractors, residents and property managers, were the details of shoreline permitting through Federal, state and local jurisdiction.
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On YouTube: Managing Erosion on Great Lakes Residential Shorelines
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2019)
NYSG educational outreach is equipping Great Lakes property owners with critical information on sustainable shoreline protection practices
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On YouTube: New York offering assistance for flood victims. Is it enough?
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
NYSG hosted this workshop to help waterfront property owners address shoreline erosion issues; The program is educating communities on erosion and connecting its members to resources on the topic.
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On YouTube: New York Sea Grant's virtual shoreline project
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
As discussed on WWNY-TV 7's News This Morning, Lake Ontario waterfront property owners in need of erosion management expertise can request a virtual site visit from New York Sea Grant.
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On YouTube: North Sandy Pond Resiliency Planning
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2019)
NYSG-facilitated information outreach is empowering shoreline communities to address erosion management
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On YouTube: NYSG's Western Lake Ontario, Lake Erie Erosion Workshops
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
NYSG's Roy Widrig, author of Working with Nature, A Guide to Native Plants for New York’s Great Lakes Shorelines, held virtual workshops in December 2021 for Western Lake Ontario and Lake Erie shoreline owners.
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Presentations from NYSG's "Erosion Management for Lake Ontario Shoreline Residents" Workshop
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
NYSG hosted this workshop to help waterfront property owners address shoreline erosion issues; Download the 16-page "Erosion Management for New York’s Great Lakes Shorelines" guide.
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May 31, 2025
Press Release
Register Now: Lyme Free Library to Host Working with Nature Workshop and Tour October 21
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - Press Release
NYSG has organized the free "Working with Nature for Shorelines" workshop to provide shoreline residents and contractors an overview of shoreline management techniques with a concentration on the use of natural and nature-based features.
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May 31, 2025
Press Release
Register Now: Working with Nature to Protect the St. Lawrence River Shoreline
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - Press Release
July 22nd workshop in Ogdensburg includes tour of Fort La Presentation site as a living demonstration
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May 31, 2025
Press Release
Seiche and Winter Weather Shoreline Preparedness 2024 Workshop
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - Press Release
Learn how to be ready for 2024 seiche season on Lake Erie by registering for the October 17th information meeting in Evans, NY.
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May 31, 2025
Press Release
Seiche and Winter Weather Shoreline Preparedness Workshop
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - Press Release
Watch "Weathering Lake Erie Seiche Events and Shoreline Winter Preparedness," a learn how-to webinar held on November 28, 2023 featuring presentations from a NYSG specialist and a retired National Weather Service: Buffalo Meteorologist
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Summer 2024 Shoreline Erosion Management Workshop
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
See presentations and photos from this NYSG workshop, during which over 25 shoreline residents and land managers were welcomed for an education session on Lake Erie’s coastal processes and geology, Lake Erie permitting, Coastal Consistency Review, and recent shoreline project in Dunkirk, NY.
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May 31, 2025
Press Release
Three Easy Steps for Help for Your NY Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Shoreline Erosion Problem
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - Press Release
It’s free and as easy as 1-2-3 for New York Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River waterfront property owners in need of professional assistance, virtually and in-person, to manage shoreline erosion issues.
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May 31, 2025
Press Release
Virtual and In-Person Help Available to NY Landowners With Shoreline Erosion
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - Press Release
Landowners along New York's Great Lakes shoreline with erosion or damage caused by flooding, storm surge, water pooling, or wind-wave action can have their property evaluated without cost by New York Sea Grant Extension.
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Working with Nature: A NYSG Guide to Native Plants for NY’s Great Lakes Shorelines
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2022)
New York Sea Grant responded to the strong need for educational materials on native plants in New York State with a new guide to more than 40 species and their ideal coastal locations.
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November 14, 2019
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Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion
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Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion: Publications
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November 14, 2019
Press Release
New Great Lakes Shoreline Erosion Guide Available from New York Sea Grant
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - Press Release
Readers will learn about managing shoreline properties for better drainage and bluff stabilization, nature-based erosion management features such as coir logs and sills, and traditional hard or gray structures.
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November 14, 2019
Press Release
NYSG's June 13th Workshop for Shoreline Property Owners in Monroe, Wayne, Cayuga, Oswego Counties
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - Press Release
This workshop is designed to help shoreline property owners understand how coastal processes across Lake Ontario affect their shoreline specifically, and how different management techniques affect the coastal processes of the lake.
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Publication Spotlight: Coastal Processes and Causes of Shoreline Erosion and Accretion
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
The processes and causes of erosion and accretion (build up of sediment) affecting New York’s shorelines are the focus of this New York Sea Grant four-page fact sheet
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Publication Spotlight: Effects of Erosion and Accretion on Coastal Landforms
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
Coastal landforms found along New York’s Great Lakes shorelines are the focus of this NYSG six-page fact sheet, which features colorful diagrams of how different ecosystems—including wetlands, bluffs and dunes, beaches and off-shore bars—can be impacted by erosion and accretion.
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September 10, 2017
Press Release
NYSG Hosts Workshop on Communicating Climate Science
Coastal Processes & Hazards - Press Release
As part of its Coastal Climate Change Adaptation Initiative project, NYSG organized a two-day workshop on communicating and integrating climate science.
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September 9, 2017
Press Release
Lake Ontario Water Levels Update
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
As recently reported on by local media, portions of Central New York are going through a significant dry spell that is causing some concern.
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August 28, 2012
Press Release
NYSG Lake Ontario Water Levels Update Now Available Electronically
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News
NYSG has announced the availability of a new electronic “Lake Ontario Water Levels Update” fact sheet that provides Lake Ontario stakeholders with timely access to a wealth of information that will be helpful as a coastal development decision-making tool.
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