by admin | Oct 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Bob Freitag, Director at the Institute for Hazards Mitigation Planning and Research, Affiliate Faculty at the University of Washingtonwith Katherine Faulkner and Mercedes Stroeve It’s mid-century, and a coastal neighborhood is responding to rising seas: some have...
by admin | Oct 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Lili Bastian, Marine Policy Fellow at WA Department of EcologyKing Tide season isn’t here yet, but this weekend should provide an early opportunity to witness some exceptionally high tides along the coast. In fact, the coming storm could bring some of the highest...
by admin | Sep 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Greg Curtiss, Golder Associates Inc.Hello everyone,I’d like to share a coastal change tool I came across recently. The Barrow Area Information Database (BAID) has released four web apps for mapping coastal change in Barrow. There is an Imagery Time Viewer, Coastal...
by admin | Sep 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Morgan Mak, WA Emergency Management DivisionAdmit it. The word Resilience sometimes causes the same reaction as nails running down a chalkboard. I’m often asked my opinion on the difference between Mitigation and Resilience. Depending on how sassy of a mood I’m...
by admin | Sep 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Melissa WatkinsonDuring my Hershman fellowship at The Nature Conservancy I have had the opportunity to work on bringing people more into the picture for the Washington Coast Restoration Initiative (WCRI). If you aren’t familiar with the program, WCRI was developed...
by admin | Aug 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Casey KramerHydraulic engineers across the nation are being asked to account for global climate change within the hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) design practice. Current H&H design procedures typically rely on use of historical data that are assumed to...
by admin | Aug 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Clare Ryan, Professor at the University of Washington School for Environment and Forest Sciences Hello Everyone! I’m working on a WA Sea Grant funded project on Coastal Hazard Planning and Community Resilience, and hope your network members can help. Many...
by admin | Aug 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Janan Evans-WilentMany coastal communities in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) are at risk of coastal change and flood hazards during the winter, which are only expected to increase with climate change. At present, local decision-makers lack both the information and...
by admin | Aug 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
By: Heather WeinerHey All! The Coastal Monitoring & Analysis Program (CMAP) at the Department of Ecology has an article in this month’s issue of xyHt, a magazine for professional surveyors and those who work in geospatial disciplines. For those of you who are not...
by admin | Jul 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Michael LevkowitzThe 2016 Annual CHRN Meeting has come and gone, but we will not let it be forgotten! The morning began with 2-minute pop-up talks from all attendees, a discussion of potential changes and additions to the way the network functions, and a an...
