Island County Sea Level Rise Strategy Study → Read the full case study on CHRN here
Island County organized interdepartmental and community workshops on sea level rise and worked with Washington Sea Grant and graduate students at the University of Washington to conduct a Sea Level Rise Strategy Study that provided two separate elements: 1) best practices for sea level rise adaptation and 2) a community-based resilience planning framework.
Island County also hired a consultant to prepare a Sea Level Rise Monitoring Report to create a framework for monitoring sea level rise. The report establishes data collection timelines and sets thresholds for eventual sea level rise. When these thresholds are reached, the County will hold discussions for reevaluating their sea level rise planning approach.
The workshops, strategy study, and monitoring report were used to inform Island County’s Shoreline Master Program periodic review and will continue to be used by the County and its community members into the future.
Note: The full text of this case study and links to all referenced resources and reports are found via the link above as well as on the Coastal Hazards Risk Reduction Project Mapper.
