Keeping History Above Water®: Norfolk expanded the conversation around adaptation, resilience, and solutions to the impacts of sea-level-rise, recurrent flooding, and climate change on historic resources discussed at previous conferences. Sessions explored the theme “Informed Communities Charting Solutions,” and fostered a collaborative and interdisciplinary discussion focused on implementing practical solutions, overcoming hurdles, and preserving communities in the process.
This was the ninth iteration of Keeping History Above Water, and was hosted by the Norfolk Preservation Collective, the City of Norfolk’s Office of Resilience, and Old Dominion University’s Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience, in partnership with Newport Restoration Foundation.
Presentations
Water Has a Memory: Connecting our Past to our Present and Future – Rodney Rowland, Director of Facilities and Environmental Sustainability, Strawbery Banke Museum
Resilience and Relevance: A Whole Community Approach to Climate Adaptation Planning Lisa Craig, The Craig Group and Keri Ragland, County of Orange
Climate, Science, and Disaster Response Action Plan-Jeneva Wright, Archaeologist for Climate Change
Working with Nature for Cultural Resource Protection: Wave Attenuators at Brunswick Town / Fort Anderson State Historic Site- Jim McKee, BTFA Site Superintendent, Dr. Mary Beth Fitts, NC Assistant State Archaeologist, Stephen Atkinson, NC Assistant State Archaeologist — Underwater, and Ramona Bartos, NC Deputy SHPO
Working with Federal Agencies Before and After Disaster – Brian Lusher, National Endowment for the Arts, Valerie Gomez, Training and Mentor Specialist, FEMA, Seth Tinkham, Historic Preservation Fund Disaster Grant Program, NPS, and Jennifer Wellock and Ryan Potosnak, National Cultural Resources Recovery Support Function
Integrated Approach to Cultural Resource Survey, Digital Documentation, and Sea Level Rise Modeling Castillo de San Marcos and St. Augustine Town Plan NHL District – Morris “Marty” Hylton III, Historic Architect for Climate Change
Testing the Flood Resiliency of Traditional Materials – Paige Pollard and Kerry Shackleford, Building Resilient Solutions and Jenny Parker, National Park Service
Resiliency & Relief: Exploring Floodplain Ordinance Exemptions for Historic Structures and Community Resiliency – Ashlen Stump, Commonwealth Preservation Group and Peter Johnston, Work Program Architects
The RISE Model: Using Innovative Solutions to Preserve the Past and Build a Resilient Future – Paul Robinson, RISE, Shereen Hughes, Wetlands Watch, and Timothy Stromberg, InfraSGA
Integrated Climate Resilience Planning: Identifying Opportunities to Meet Common Goals – Stephanie Hanses, Brown and Caldwell
The Elizabeth River Trail as Storyteller, Flood Mitigation Tool, and Coastal Resilience Asset for Norfolk’s Historic Working Waterfront – Mel Price, Work Program Architects, Liz Scheessele, Timmons Group, Ryan Bouma, Urban Land Institute, and Kindra Greene, Elizabeth River Trail
