Tag: coastal
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SWCA Environmental Consultants on Clean Beaches
When it comes to clean beaches, it’s about more than just picking up trash (though that’s important too!). SWCA Environmental Consultants specializes in ecological restoration, erosion control, and habitat protection that help maintain clean, resilient beaches and coastal ecosystems. For example, SWCA is supporting the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s (CPRA) Chandeleur Island Restoration…
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Communicating Solutions at UC Santa Cruz
In September, the CCCR co-hosted a symposium on Communicating Climate Solutions at UC Santa Cruz alongside our colleagues in the UCSC Science Communications program. Over three days, scientists, journalists, government officials, Indigenous leaders, community members, and more were able to learn and share expertise, build community, and identify new opportunities in communicating climate solutions. From…
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Partner Takeover: ECOncrete
Time for another partner takeover! Check out these upcoming events with our partner ECOncrete: Are you attending NY Climate Week? Join one of our ECOncrete Field Sessions to explore resilient waterfronts with our experts and discuss ecological design & engineering, nature-inclusive technology, and regenerative blue finance. And join us for drinks at our new New…
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New publication: Nature-based solutions and compound flooding
Nature based solutions provide many benefits including mitigation of flooding impacts. Recently Dynamic Solutions, LLC collaborated with ERDC Coastal and Hydraulics Lab to advance fundamental understanding of interacting flood sources through a case study that simulated varying Mississippi River flood flows during Hurricane Barry. Their analysis provides crucial insight into compound flooding processes, which can be incorporated…
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After the Storm: Nature Leads the Way
As we head into a new hurricane season, we’re reflecting on how coastal communities are turning to nature for recovery solutions. This photo gallery looks back on CCS research and fieldwork that’s informing real-world strategies like restoring dunes, wetlands, and mangroves to help coastlines bounce back after storms. These nature-based solutions are helping build long-term…
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NCCOS Helps Military with Long-term Resiliency at Coastal Installations
With coastal military installations increasingly impacted by surrounding urban areas, climate change, and sea level rise, DOD is implementing ecosystem-based management to achieve long-term resiliency at its facilities. To help protect U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina from more frequent flooding, NOAA NCCOS scientists implemented nature-based ecosystem and shoreline management practices. This…