Action | Amendment to incorporate coastal resilience and adaptation to sea-level rise and climate change into existing criteria. |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 5/3/2021 |
I am glad to see that the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act is being considered for an update. It's a very good law and adding features to make it continue to be applicable now that we have more climate change impacts. All strategies to protect the ecosystem should be enhanced due to the likelihood of more frequent extreme weather events. In order to Save the Bay, the bordering lands need to be viewed and protected for their ecological value. I would further state an objection to the use of 'fill' or similar material that will change the natural ecological characteristics within the RPA and once again harm habitat needed for healthy shoreline wildlife and plant life. More living shoreline strategies should be used and use of 'fill' should be avoided.