Coastal Land Trusts and Why They Matter: Strategies for the Next Decade

October 1, 2023

The Impacts of Coastal Land Trusts on the American Shoreline

In this insightful episode of the American Shoreline Podcast, hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham explore the pivotal role of Coastal Land Trusts in safeguarding America's coastline, with a particular focus on the Puget Sound region. They are joined by Craig Partridge, retired Policy Director at the Department of Natural Resources for the State of Washington; Jeanette Dorner, Executive Director of the Nisqually Land Trust; and Dave Winter, Executive Director of the Capitol Land Trust. Listen in as they delve into the mechanics of land trusts, the significance of public and private partnerships, and the various conservation strategies deployed to protect vital coastal resources.

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Peter Ravella & Tyler Buckingham

Peter and Tyler joined forces in 2015 and from the first meeting began discussing a project that would become Coastal News Today and the American Shoreline Podcast Network. At the time, Peter and Tyler were coastal consultants for Pete’s firm, PAR Consulting, LLC. In that role, they worked with coastal communities in Texas, Florida, and North Carolina, engaged in grant writing, coastal project development, shoreline erosion and land use planning, permitting, and financial planning for communities undertaking big beach restoration projects. Between and among their consulting tasks, they kept talking and kept building the idea of CNT & ASPN. In almost every arena they worked, public engagement played a central role. They spent thousands of hours talking with coastal stakeholders, like business owners, hotel operators, condo managers, watermen, property owners, enviros, surfers, and fishermen. They dived deep into the value, meaning, and responsibility for the American shoreline, segment-by-segment. Common threads emerged, themes were revealed, differences uncovered. There was a big conversation going on along the American shoreline! But, no place to have it. That's where CNT and ASPN were born.