Strengthening the resilience of Washington’s coastal communities through collaboration, education, and knowledge exchange

Grays Harbor County Coastal Futures Project

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...

CMAP’s Dual-head Mapping

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...

2016 Annual Meeting Summary

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...

Sea Level Rise & Shoreline Master Programs Workshop

The Department of Ecology is currently updating the rules that implement the Shoreline Management Act (SMA), including the Shoreline Master Program Guidelines (WAC 173-26).[i]  Part of Ecology’s rulemaking scope[ii] is to consider including a new section on planning...

New CHRN Member Introductions

Over the last few months, the CHRN has had a number of new additions, pushing our number of active members over 60! As we begin to plan for our annual meeting (preliminary information and save-the-date coming soon), we wanted to introduce our newest members, Mike...