by admin | Jan 14, 2021 | Climate Change, Planning, Resilience, Sea Level Rise
Six new sea level rise-focused risk reduction project case studies have been added to the Coastal Hazards Risk Reduction Project Mapper. Although we still continue to feature new projects that address erosion, flooding, tsunami, and other coastal hazards in Washington...
by admin | Nov 9, 2020 | Natural Hazards, Tsunami, Webinar
Washington Emergency Management Division and the Washington Geological Survey are hosting a webinar on Thursday, November 19th at 1:00 PM for a deep dive into the impacts of tsunamis around our 3,000 miles of inner and outer coastlines. Did the Alaska earthquake and...
by admin | Oct 26, 2020 | Resilience, Sea Level Rise, WA Coastal Resilience Project, Climate Change, Erosion, Hazard Mitigation
The Nature Conservancy in Washington has released a new video on the Washington Coastal Resilience Project (WCRP). The video focuses on a specific project in Chinook, WA, where the community came together to protect coastal homes from erosion and sea level rise using...
by admin | Oct 20, 2020 | Hazard Mitigation, Natural Hazards, Planning, Resilience, Storms
USACE Engineering with Nature – www.engineeringwithnature.org Engingeering with Nature (EWN) Podcast Season 1 Episode #8 featuring Monica Chasten. Monica was the moving force leading the USACE Philadelphia District to become the third EWN Proving Ground in...
by admin | Jul 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Contacts: Nicole Faghin, Washington Sea Grant, faghin@uw.edu, 425.327.1036 Harriet Morgan, UW Climate Impacts Group, hmorg@uw.edu, 206.685.4068 IN BRIEF: ● The Washington Coastal Resilience Project team – a collaboration between the state’s Department...
by admin | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
If you missed the Tsunami Roadshow webinar on April 2nd, you can now find the event on Washington Emergency Management Division’s YouTube page! Please also find attached a list of resources mentioned during the presentations and Q&A. Washington Tsunami...
by admin | Mar 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Author: Gus Gates On Sunday, February 9th, I had the opportunity to participate in a flight along the Grays Harbor coastline thanks to the generous support of pilot Jane and LightHawk. Joining us was the Mayor of Ocean Shores and Surfrider Foundation Leadership...
by admin | Mar 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Washington state’s Department of Ecology and Washington Sea Grant collaborated with partners to launch a new Coastal Hazards Resilience Network (CHRN) website. The portal provides a pathway to avoiding disasters by orienting users to coastal hazards science,...
by admin | Jun 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Katrina Radach, Washington Sea Grant State Fellow at The Nature Conservancy. Between May 27th to May 31st in Lisbon, Portugal, 1,200 people around the world came together to discuss climate change adaptations. One major discussion throughout this conference was how...
by admin | May 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Felicia Olmeta-Schult, Washington Sea Grant State Fellow at Washington Dept. of Ecology, Shorelands & Environmental Assistance Program A community update meeting and exhibit on the Willapa Shoreline Erosion Protection Demonstration Project was held at the...
