by admin | Jul 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
Today, the CHRN planning team added 2 new resources to the CHRN site: Coastal Climate Adaptation Examples in Washington Resources for Coastal Adaptation Planning in Washington As the planning team, we are striving to provide a number of helpful resources in one place...
by admin | Jul 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Today the Obama Administration announced a new set of actions to support low-income and other vulnerable communities in preparing for the impacts of climate change, that includes over $25 million in private and public investments. Below is the list of actions and...
by admin | Jun 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
The deadline to submit a session proposal is June 30, 2015. “The Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference brings together scientists, First Nations and tribal representatives, resource managers, community/business leaders, policy makers, educators and students to present...
by admin | Jun 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
The EPA is offering climate change adaptation assistance to local government officials through an online training module available here. The training video lasts 30 minutes and focuses on climate vulnerabilities including a variety of environmental and public health...
by admin | Jun 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Abstracts and special session proposals for the 6th annual NW Climate Conference are due next Friday, June 26th! The conference will be held November 3-5 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. This conference aims to be an opportunity to exchange information about emerging...
by admin | Jun 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
On Sunday (5/31), a series of earthquakes hit the Oregon Coast. The magnitudes of the seven ranged between 5.9 and 3.9, all too small to trigger a tsunami. Each earthquake was located nearly 300 miles west of Coos Bay, Oregon and had a relatively shallow depth of...
by admin | May 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
NOAA has announced two coastal resilience grant opportunities! Deadlines for both grant opportunities are in July 2015. Read below for details: 1) NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS) has released a call for proposals for the new Regional Coastal Resilience...
by admin | May 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
In response to the erosion caused by a severe storm in 1995 that threatened condominiums in Ocean Shores, a 850 foot rock sea wall was built to shield the condominiums but ultimately damaged the surrounding dunes. As a temporary measure, contractors installed long...
by admin | May 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
Utilization of the buzzer-word “Resilience” has gained momentum within the field of emergency management, extreme weather, climate change adaptation, and coastal community development and management, especially in the last few years. In 2013, President...
by admin | Apr 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Big thanks to Paul Cereghino for posting about our network on the salishsearestoration.org page!See his description and highlight of our network here. Salish Sea Wiki acts as a online hub to resources, information, and ideas on ecosystem restoration. The site provides...
