Building Resilience Through Collaboration: the Washington Coastal Resilience Project
By Paul DyeI joined Washington Sea Grant last March following a 25-year career with The Nature Conservancy, where I worked on coastal management and marine conservation issues in South Florida and here in the Pacific Northwest. Living in the Florida Keys meant...Input Wanted: Help Shape Federal Ocean Research Priorities for the Next Decade
Today, CHRN members have an important opportunity to guide coastal research priorities for the next 10 years: the Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (SOST), under the executive branch’s National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), is requesting input on...Input Wanted: Make Sea Level Rise Projections More Useful for Coastal Managers
Ever wish there were more communication between the scientists who provide sea level rise data and the decision makers who use it? Here’s your chance.Planning Through Story Telling: a Sea Level Rise Case Study
By Bob Freitag, Director at the Institute for Hazards Mitigation Planning and Research, Affiliate Faculty at the University of Washingtonwith Katherine Faulkner and Mercedes Stroeve It’s mid-century, and a coastal neighborhood is responding to rising seas: some have...Weekend Photo Op: High Tides
By Lili Bastian, Marine Policy Fellow at WA Department of EcologyKing Tide season isn’t here yet, but this weekend should provide an early opportunity to witness some exceptionally high tides along the coast. In fact, the coming storm could bring some of the highest...Barrow Area Information Database
By Greg Curtiss, Golder Associates Inc.Hello everyone,I’d like to share a coastal change tool I came across recently. The Barrow Area Information Database (BAID) has released four web apps for mapping coastal change in Barrow. There is an Imagery Time Viewer, Coastal...Recognizing the Role of People for the Washington Coast Restoration Initiative Can Enhance Funding to Coastal Communities
By Melissa WatkinsonDuring my Hershman fellowship at The Nature Conservancy I have had the opportunity to work on bringing people more into the picture for the Washington Coast Restoration Initiative (WCRI). If you aren’t familiar with the program, WCRI was developed...Mitigation + Resilience – Promoting Local Hazard Mitigation Plans
By Morgan Mak, WA Emergency Management DivisionAdmit it. The word Resilience sometimes causes the same reaction as nails running down a chalkboard. I’m often asked my opinion on the difference between Mitigation and Resilience. Depending on how sassy of a mood I’m...Applying Climate Change Information to Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design of Transportation Infrastructure
By Casey KramerHydraulic engineers across the nation are being asked to account for global climate change within the hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) design practice. Current H&H design procedures typically rely on use of historical data that are assumed to...Coastal Hazards Resilience Events Calendar
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Mon
23
Wahkiakum County Marine Resources Committee meeting
December 23 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm