Ocean Shores Update
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...What Does Resilience Look Like?
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...CHRN Recognized By Salish Sea Restoration
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...CHRN Presented at 2015 PRiMO Conference
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...Aljazeera America News Story on Washaway Beach
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...CHRN Meeting Recap
Last Friday we had our CHRN meeting at Ecology Headquarters in Olympia, Washington. About half of the network was present, providing great depth and expertise for both the presentations and discussion sections of the meeting. The brainstorming section gave members the...Washington’s Coastal Training Program: Register Now for Spring Classes!
Washington’s Coastal Training Program (CTP) is part of a national initiative that aims to provide coastal managers a better understanding of environmental issues, science and environmental regulations. The CTP has released their spring schedule that includes...CHRN Recognizes winner of Global Disaster Resilience App Challenge: Coastal Resilience
Since 2008, the Nature Conservancy and its partners have developed a host of online mapping decision support tools and apps that provide planners a process to guide decisions aimed to reduce both the ecological and socio-economic risks of coastal hazards while...Pacific County Resiliency Meeting Recap
On January 8, the 2nd FEMA Resiliency meeting in Washington State took place in Pacific County, WA. This meeting had the same structure as the previous FEMA meeting for Grays Harbor County in October, consisting of two presentations followed by a break out session (to...Coastal Hazards Resilience Events Calendar
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Wahkiakum County Marine Resources Committee meeting
December 23 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm