by admin | Sep 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
This week we are highlighting the work of our TNC network members and the development of the Floodplains by Design Decision Support Tool!The Floodplains by Design partnership (FbD) is a collaborative effort to improve floodplain management in Puget Sound by aligning...
by admin | Aug 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
The CHRN planning team is proud to announce that our website now includes a Current Projects page that highlights some of the important work network members are doing to address coastal hazards and improve resilience! We are currently highlighting the following...
by admin | Aug 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
A public affairs session titled, “Floodmapping for Adaptation and Resilience: Sea Level Rise, Storms, and Coastal Response” is being convened at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) fall meeting. The AGU meeting will be held on December 14-18, 2015 in San...
by admin | Jul 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
Along with the Army Corps and other federal, local government, academic and NGO partners, the Coastal States Organization (CSO) has released a new series of tools, website, and a primer on shoreline stabilization that promotes an engineering approach referred to as a...
by admin | Jul 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
Today, the CHRN planning team added 2 new resources to the CHRN site: Coastal Climate Adaptation Examples in Washington Resources for Coastal Adaptation Planning in Washington As the planning team, we are striving to provide a number of helpful resources in one place...
by admin | Jul 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Today the Obama Administration announced a new set of actions to support low-income and other vulnerable communities in preparing for the impacts of climate change, that includes over $25 million in private and public investments. Below is the list of actions and...
by admin | Jun 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
The deadline to submit a session proposal is June 30, 2015. “The Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference brings together scientists, First Nations and tribal representatives, resource managers, community/business leaders, policy makers, educators and students to present...
by admin | Jun 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Abstracts and special session proposals for the 6th annual NW Climate Conference are due next Friday, June 26th! The conference will be held November 3-5 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. This conference aims to be an opportunity to exchange information about emerging...
by admin | Jun 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
The EPA is offering climate change adaptation assistance to local government officials through an online training module available here. The training video lasts 30 minutes and focuses on climate vulnerabilities including a variety of environmental and public health...
by admin | Jun 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
On Sunday (5/31), a series of earthquakes hit the Oregon Coast. The magnitudes of the seven ranged between 5.9 and 3.9, all too small to trigger a tsunami. Each earthquake was located nearly 300 miles west of Coos Bay, Oregon and had a relatively shallow depth of...