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Karen Duhring

Marine Scientist

Email: [[karend]]
Phone: (804) 684-7159
Office: Davis Hall 226
Section: Ecosystem Health
Unit: Center for Coastal Resources Management
Research Interests: Long-term effectiveness of "living shoreline" techniques for erosion protection, Citizen science applications for shoreline monitoring, Effective coastal training and outreach communication methods

As the CCRM outreach and training coordinator, I publish e-newsletters and translate the latest shoreline management science and policy into training curriculum for government staff, shoreline professionals, and public educators including Virginia Master Naturalists & Extension Master Gardeners. I serve as a community science advisor connecting research scientists with community volunteers for a variety of programs. I am a member of the Living Shoreline Collaborative Steering Committee and serve as the Monitoring Team leader. I also helped establish the Middle Peninsula chapter of Virginia Master Naturalists and serve as the Chapter Advisor. I maintain outreach interpretive aids and supervise volunteers at the Carl Hershner Teaching Marsh, an outdoor wetland classroom on the VIMS campus.

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Education
  • B.A., Environmental Studies New College of Florida, 1986
  • M.S., Coastal Zone Management Florida Institute of Technology, 1988
Current Projects
  • Continuing education and training courses for government staff, marine industry professionals, Virginia Master Naturalists & Master Gardeners
  • CCRM outreach publications and quarterly e-newsletters
  • Chapter Advisor  Middle Peninsula Master Naturalists
  • James River Association Living Shorelines Collaborative and demonstration projects
  • Living shorelines project tracking and adaptive management feedback
  • VIMS Teaching Marsh interpretive aids and stewardship
Selected Publications

Mason, P., Hendricks, J., Herman, J., Duhring, K., and Hershner, C.  2022.  Increasing use of natural and nature-based features to build resilience to storm-driven flooding, Final Report. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. doi: 10.25773/GPAS-KV09

Mason, P., Herman, J., Tombleson, C., Hendricks, J., and Duhring, K. 2022. New Guidance to Build Resiliency and Mitigate for Sea Level Rise as Elements of the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. doi: 10.25773/thk4-5428

Hardaway, Jr., C.S., Milligan, D.A., and Duhring, K. 2021. Living shoreline design guidelines for shore protection in Virginia’s estuarine environment (SCRAMSOE #473). Gloucester Point, VA: Virginia Institute of Marine Science. DOI 10.25773/sfgj-3d24

Bilkovic, D.M., Mitchell, M., Mason, P., and Duhring, Karen.  The Role of Living Shorelines as Estuarine Habitat Conservation Strategies. 2016.  Coastal Management 44 (3): 161-174.