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| wdt_ID | wdt_created_by | wdt_created_at | wdt_last_edited_by | wdt_last_edited_at | Photo | Title | Resource Type | Tags | Summary | Year | Location | Author(s) | Author Type | Link | Details |
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| 1 | admin | 15/04/2026 02:17 PM | admin | 15/04/2026 02:47 PM |  |
Climate Adaptation Barriers and Needs Experienced by Northwest Coastal Tribes | Report | Tribal/Indigenous | The Tribal Coastal Resilience Portfolio of the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative conducted an assessment to better understand the state of climate adaptation among Northwest coastal Tribes, and to elevate Tribes’ experience of key barriers and needs which, if addressed, could help advance Tribal resilience. | 2024 | OR; WA | UW Climate Impacts Group; Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative; Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians; Washington Sea Grant | University; Tribal nonprofit | More details | |
| 2 | admin | 15/04/2026 02:30 PM | admin | 29/04/2026 10:45 AM |  |
Climate Resilience Handbook: Preparing for a changing environment | Report | Case Studies; Resilience/Adaptation; Cities | The Climate Resilience Handbook provides basic information, resources, references, and examples regarding climate change and climate action planning, as well as hazard mitigation planning due to climate change. The primary audience are Washington’s cities and towns, though this information may be of interest and value to others involved in similar efforts. | 2021 | WA | Association of Washington Cities Center for Quality Communities | Nonprofit | More details | |
| 3 | admin | 21/04/2026 03:49 PM | admin | 29/04/2026 08:18 AM |  |
Lessons Learned from Local Governments Incorporating SLR in Shoreline Master Programs | Report | Case Studies; Sea Level Rise | This report from Ecology shares lessons learned and case studies from communities in Washington that have taken steps to include sea level rise considerations in Shoreline Master Programs (SMPs). The report identifies success strategies, challenges, needs, and opportunities. | 2021 | WA | Ecology | State Agency | More details | |
| 4 | admin | 21/04/2026 03:51 PM | admin | 29/04/2026 10:46 AM |  |
Promoting Nature-Based Hazard Mitigation through FEMA Mitigation Grants | Report | Nature-Based Solutions; Grants/Funding; Flooding | This guidance document is intended for stakeholders pursuing FEMA HMA grants for nature-based solutions to mitigate risks associated with flooding (riverine and coastal) and wildfire. HMA grant programs can fund projects that mitigate other hazards, but this document is limited in discussion to flooding and wildfire. | 2021 | USA | The Nature Conservancy | Nonprofit | More details | |
| 5 | admin | 21/04/2026 03:53 PM | admin | 29/04/2026 10:46 AM |  |
Washington State Geologic Information Portal | Interactive Map/Tool | Data Models/Maps; Tsunami/Earthquake; Landslides | This application puts complex geologic and hazards information into an accessible format, allowing members of the public, community decision-makers, and technical professionals to to quickly compare and synthesize information relating to faults, landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes along with other data (geology, resources, base maps) to help solve a variety of problems. | 2022 | WA | WA State DNR | State agency | More details | |
| 6 | admin | 21/04/2026 04:05 PM | admin | 29/04/2026 10:46 AM |  |
Pacific County- North Willapa Shoreline Erosion Mitigation Master Plan | Report | Erosion; Data Models/Maps | In 2021, Pacific County received a grant through FEMA Cooperative Technical Partners (CTP) Program to develop a master plan for erosion mitigation of coastline. This master plan establishes a long-term vision (broadly supported by stakeholders) for mitigation of shoreline erosion along North Willapa shoreline and protection of built and natural assets against coastal hazards. | 2024 | Pacific County; WA | Moffatt & Nichol | Consultant | More details | |
| 7 | admin | 21/04/2026 04:08 PM | admin | 29/04/2026 10:47 AM |  |
FEMA Future Risk Index | Interactive Map/Tool | Flooding; Data Models/Maps; Environmental Justice; Resilience/Adaptation; Sea Level Rise | FEMAS’s Future Risk Index map. Showing future climate impacts of wildfires, Hurricanes, extreme heat, coastal flooding, and drought by mid and late century. Removed from government website, this tool shows estimates of how much climate change will cost American communities. | USA | FEMA | Federal agency | More details | ||
| 8 | admin | 21/04/2026 04:09 PM | admin | 29/04/2026 10:47 AM |  |
Washington Sea Level Rise Interactive Projection Tool | Interactive Map/Tool | Data Models/Maps; Sea Level Rise | Scientists in Washington published absolute and relative sea level rise projections for Washington shorelines out to year 2150. This includes a sea level rise assessment, interactive projection tools, and helpful tutorials. | WA | UW Climate Impacts Group | Academia | More details | ||
| 9 | admin | 21/04/2026 04:11 PM | admin | 29/04/2026 08:22 AM |  |
Puget Sound Recovery Acceleration Funding Tool | Funding | Salmon | The Puget Sound Recovery Acceleration Funding Tool (PS RAFT) collects information about national, state, and regional funding opportunities in one central location. This tool males it easier to find and apply for funding and helps to align funding opportunities with funding needs. | 2023 | National; state; regional funding | Puget Sound Partnership | State agency | More details | |
| 10 | admin | 21/04/2026 04:12 PM | admin | 29/04/2026 08:23 AM |  |
Floodplains by Design | Funding; Website | Flooding | Floodplains by Design is Washington State Department of Ecology’s primary grant program for projects that help communities live better in their floodplain. Floodplains by Design is a partnership of local, state, federal, and private organizations focused on coordinating investment in and strengthening of the integrated management of floodplain areas throughout Washington. | WA | Ecology and Bonneville Environmental Foundation | state agency; nonprofit | More details | ||
| 11 | admin | 21/04/2026 04:15 PM | admin | 29/04/2026 10:47 AM |  |
COHORT | Capacity Building | Technical Assistance | The Coastal Hazards Organizational Resilience Team (COHORT) is an interagency team established to enhance the resilience of Washington’s coastal communities and Tribes. The COHORT was developed in response to coastal commnities’ request for the state to help address the growing severity of natural hazards and helps provide hands-on technical assistance to help elevat existing local efforts, mobilize new efforts, and support collaborate, multi-benefit outcomes for communities. | 2023 | WA | Ecology, Washington Sea Grant, Washingtion State University Extension, Washington Emergency Management Division | state agency; sea grant; Academia | More details | |
| 12 | admin | 21/04/2026 04:16 PM | admin | 29/04/2026 09:34 AM |  |
Washington Sea Grant Fellows | Capacity Building | Workforce Development | Washington Sea Grant hosts several fellowships in the coastal and climate resilience space, including the Keystone Fellowship, the Hershman Fellowship, the Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, the NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship, the National Marine Sanctuaries Joint Fellowship, the Science Communication Fellowship, the Applied Sustainability Fellowship, and a brand new Coastal Resilience Fellowship. | WA | Washington Sea Grant | Sea Grant | More details | ||
| 13 | admin | 21/04/2026 04:18 PM | admin | 29/04/2026 10:48 AM |  |
Economic Recovery Corps Fellowship | Capacity Building | Economic Analysis/Development; Workforce Development | The Economic Recovery Corps (ERC) is a new, collaborative initiative designed to accelerate recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in distressed communitites and regions throughout the U.S. by connecting organizations with the talent and capacity needed to advance new ways of doing economic development that promote economic resilience and transformative change. ERC Fellows catalyze innovation and drive positive change in communities large and small across the United States. | USA | International Economic Development Council | Federal Agency | More details | ||
| 14 | admin | 21/04/2026 04:19 PM | admin | 29/04/2026 10:49 AM |  |
CivicSpark Fellowship | Capacity Building | Workforce Development; Resilience/Adaptation | The CivicSpark Fellowship aims to advance community planning goals, build local workforce capacity, and cultivate career opportunities for future civic leaders. CivicSpark is an AmeriCorps Program and fellows complete research, planning or implementation projects that support local governments and community organizations in advancing their community planning initiatives. | USA | CivicSpark | Americorps; nonprofit | More details | ||
| 15 | admin | 21/04/2026 04:21 PM | admin | 29/04/2026 10:49 AM |  |
West Coast Ocean Alliance Fellowship | Capacity Building | Workforce Development; Marine/Ocean Sciences; Policy | The West Coast Ocean Alliance Fellowship Program is a full-time, one-year fellowship position designed to offer firsthand exposure to natural resources and ocean policy and science within the U.S. West Coast region. These fellowships are envisioned to empower individuals to actively contribute to the development of policies and strategies that will benefit natural resource managers, stakeholders, and user groups. | CA; OR; WA | West Coast Ocean Alliance | State agencies; federal agencies; tribal government | More details | ||
| 16 | admin | 21/04/2026 04:23 PM | admin | 29/04/2026 10:48 AM |  |
Fuse Fellowship | Capacity Building | Workforce Development; Health; Education; Housing; Environmental Justice; Resilience/Adaptation | The Fuse Fellowship is an executive fellowship model that places experienced leaders in local fovernment agencies nationwide. During the one-year fellowship, fellows work to closely align the public, private, and social sectors to remove barriers and advance solutions to pressing challenges. | USA | FUSE | Nonprofit | More details | ||
| 18 | admin | 22/04/2026 09:54 AM | admin | 29/04/2026 09:38 AM |  |
Resource Assistance for Rural Environments | Capacity Building | Rural | The Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE) Fellowship is an AmeriCorps Program to increase the capacity of rural communities to improve their economic, social, and environmental conditions, through the assistance of trained graduate-level members who live and work in communities for 11 months. Membs assist communities and agencies in the development and implementation of plans for achieving a sustainable natural resource base and improving rural economic conditions while gaining community building and leadership skills. | OR | University of Oregon | Academia | More details | ||
| 19 | admin | 22/04/2026 09:57 AM | admin | 29/04/2026 10:49 AM |  |
Washington Sea Grant Community Engaged Internship | Capacity Building | Workforce Development; Marine/Ocean Sciences; Resilience/Adaptation | The Washington Sea Grant Community Engaged Internship (CEI) is a paid, 10-week internship opportunity in coastal Washington state for undergraduate students in any field of study with an interest in coastal and marine sciences. CEI students engage in place-based research, extension, education, and/or communication that respects and integrates local knowledge systems. | WA | Washington Sea Grant | Academia | More details | ||
| 21 | admin | 22/04/2026 10:01 AM | admin | 29/04/2026 11:22 AM |  |
International Guidelines on Natural and Nature-Based Features for Flood Risk Management | Report | Erosion; Flooding; Nature-Based Solutions | These guidelines from the US Army Corps of Engineers provide practitioners with the best available information concerning the conceptualization, planning, design, engineering, construction, and maintenance of natural and nature-based features (NNBF) to support resilience and flood risk reduction for coastlines, bays, and estuaries, as well as river and freshwater systems. | 2021 | USA | US Army Corps of Engineers | Federal Agency | More details | |
| 22 | admin | 22/04/2026 10:04 AM | admin | 29/04/2026 01:24 PM |  |
Soft Shoreline Stabilization SMP Planning and Implementation Guidance | Report | Nature-Based Solutions; Habitat Restoration | The purpose of this guidance is to assist local government planners and permit staff in Washington with planning and implementing shoreline stabilization provisions within Shoreline Master Programs. This guidance provides an introduction to common shoreline stabilization impacts and applicable regulations. It also describes the intent of soft stabilization management policies and identifies key considerations and challenges. | 2014 | WA | Washington State Department of Ecology | State agency | More details | |
| 23 | admin | 22/04/2026 10:34 AM | admin | 29/04/2026 01:25 PM |  |
Extreme Coastal Water Level in WA State: Guidelines to Support Sea Level Rise Planning | Report | Flooding, Sea Level Rise | These guidelines are intended to be combined with sea level rise projections to support planning and assessment of future exposure to flooding along Washington’s coastline. | 2019 | WA | UW Climate Impacts Group | Academia | More details | |
| 24 | admin | 22/04/2026 10:35 AM | admin | 29/04/2026 01:25 PM |  |
NOAA Coastal Flood Exposure Mapper | Interactive Map/Tool | Flooding; Data Models/Maps | This online visualization tool displays user-defined maps that show the people, places, and natural resources exposed to coastal flooding. The maps can be saved, downloaded, or shared to communicate flood exposure and potential impacts. In addition, the tool provides guidance for using these maps to engage community members and stakeholders. | USA | NOAA Office for Coastal Management | Federal Agency | More details | ||
| 25 | admin | 22/04/2026 10:45 AM | admin | 29/04/2026 04:39 PM |  |
NOAA Sea Level Rise Viewer | Interactive Map/Tool | Sea Level Rise; Data Models/Maps | This web mapping tool can be used to visualize community-level impacts from coastal flooding or sea level rise (up to 10 feet above average high tides). Photo simulations of how future flooding might impact local landmarks are also provided, as well as data related to water depth, connectivity, flood frequency, socio-economic vulnerability, wetland loss and migration, and mapping confidence. | USA | NOAA Office for Coastal Management | Federal agency | More details | ||
| 26 | admin | 22/04/2026 10:47 AM | admin | 29/04/2026 04:39 PM |  |
NOAA Coastal County Snapshots | Interactive Map/Tool; Website | Data Models/Maps; Resilience/Adaptation; Flooding; Case Studies | This online tool provides an easy way to better understand county resilience in terms of flood hazards, critical facilities, jobs, businesses, and more. Choose a county and topic of interest and the tool automatically combines data sets to create county-specific insights. The resulting charts and graphics are easy to understand and can be used by community leaders and the public to understand where a county is most vulnerable. | USA | NOAA Office for Coastal Management | Federal agency | More details | ||
| 27 | admin | 22/04/2026 10:50 AM | admin | 29/04/2026 04:40 PM |  |
Climate and Environmental Justice Screening Tool | Interactive Map/Tool | Data Models/Maps; Environmental Justice | The tool has an interactive map and uses datasets that are indicators of burdens in eight categories: climate change, energy, health, housing, legacy pollution, transportation, water and wastewater, and workforce development. The tool uses this information to identify communities that are experiencing these burdens. Federal agencies use the tool to help identify disadvantaged communities that will benefit from programs included in the Justice40 Initiative | USA | Public Environmental Data Partners | More details | |||
| 28 | admin | 22/04/2026 10:54 AM | admin | 29/04/2026 04:40 PM |  |
EPA EJA Screen | Interactive Map/Tool | Environmental Justice | EJSCREEN is an environmental justice screening and mapping tool that utilizes standard and nationally consistent data to highlight places that may have higher environmental burdens and vulnerable populations | USA | Public Environmental Data Partners | More details | |||
| 29 | admin | 22/04/2026 10:55 AM | admin | 29/04/2026 04:41 PM |  |
Tribal Vulnerability Assessment Resources | Website | Tribal/Indigenous | Tribal nations have been actively engaged in efforts to understand climate risks to their natural and cultural resources, and what they can do to prepare. Together with a Tribal Advisory Group, the Climate Impacts Group carefully selected a suite of resources that may be useful to tribes at each stage in the process of evaluating their vulnerability to climate change—from tribes just getting started to those well on their way. | PNW | UW Climate Impacts Group | Academia | More details |