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...
by admin | Apr 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
On March 25, CHRN members Jamie Mooney (WSG) and Jessie McGrath (WA Dept. of Ecology) presented on the Washington State Coastal Hazards Resilience Network for the 2015 Pacific Risk Management ‘Ohana in Honolulu, Hawaii. The presentation provided an overview of...
by admin | Mar 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
Last Friday, Aljazeera America did a news story on the rapid erosion issues of Washaway Beach. The story, Washaway Beach: a Disappearing Pacific Coastline, interviews both a resident and realestate agent of the area, in addition to providing background information and...
