Land Trust Alliance

Coastal Climate Adaptation Website

Kimberly Seese — 2012-03-07T22:20:00Z

Coastal Climate Adaptation Website provides resources on climate adaptation that can aid in conservation planning to address climate impacts.

Marshes on the Move

Kimberly Seese — 2012-03-07T22:20:00Z

Marshes on the Move provides a basic understanding of parameters, uncertainties, and appropriate uses of model results depicting potential future impacts of sea level rise on coastal wetlands.

Local Strategies for Addressing Climate Change, Vol. 2

Kimberly Seese — 2012-03-07T22:20:00Z

Local Strategies for Addressing Climate Change, Vol. 2 presents information on communicating climate change and impacts, preparing for climate change, and adaptation strategies.

Adapting to Climate Change: A Planning Guide for State Coastal Managers

Kimberly Seese — 2012-03-07T22:20:00Z

Adapting to Climate Change: A Planning Guide for State Coastal Managers is a new guide being offered by OCRM to aid in the development and implementation of adaptation plans. The guide provides science-based information on climate change to set the context for adaptation planning and includes steps for setting up a planning process, assessing vulnerability, devising a strategy, and implementing the plan. Web-only publication

U.S. Interagency Elevation Inventory

Kimberly Seese — 2012-03-07T22:20:00Z

The U.S. Interagency Elevation Inventory provides a comprehensive listing of known high-accuracy topographic and bathymetric data for the U.S. and its territories. Elevation data is necessary to develop coastal elevation models and are critical components when looking at sea level rise, coastal flooding, beach nourishment, erosion, or any other processes that occur within the land-water interface. For more information, contact NOAA Coastal Services Center.

The Shoreline Management Toolbox

Kimberly Seese — 2012-03-07T22:20:00Z

Shoreline erosion is a natural process. However, sea level rise and poorly planned shoreline development projects can accelerate natural erosion rates. The Shoreline Management Toolbox presents alternative approaches for human uses and development near the shoreline.

Conserving Coastal Wetlands for Sea Level Rise Adaptation

Kimberly Seese — 2012-03-07T22:20:00Z

Conserving Coastal Wetlands for Sea Level Rise Adaptation provides spatial techniques, resources, and examples to help communities identify coastal wetland and other vulnerabilities in the face of sea level rise―and to prioritize wetland conservation efforts that incorporate sea level rise considerations.

Coastal Inundation Toolkit

Kimberly Seese — 2012-03-07T22:20:00Z

Coastal Inundation Toolkit assists users with planning and abatement of inundation. The tools included throughout the Toolkit help coastal communities evaluate and visualize inundation changes with their local infrastructure and aid residents in creating plans for adaptation. The Toolkit is designed to help communities determine their coastal flooding vulnerability and what steps they can take to reduce this risk and can be a valuable resource for incorporating climate change impacts into conservation planning.

Climate Smart Habitat Conservation

Kimberly Seese — 2012-03-07T22:20:00Z

Climate Smart Habitat Conservation provides information and links on the benefits of incorporating climate change into coastal habitat conservation efforts.

Stakeholder Engagement Strategies for Participatory Mapping

Kimberly Seese — 2012-03-07T22:20:00Z

Stakeholder Engagement Strategies for Participatory Mapping engages stakeholders in a mapping process to identify their resources, perspectives, and priorities. Through sharing this information, stakeholders become part of decision-making, and the process of creating maps can become as important to building community consensus as the maps themselves. This document helps in understanding the basics of participatory mapping, knowing when participatory mapping is appropriate, identifying and working with stakeholders, and collecting and reporting information.

Smart Growth for Coastal and Waterfront Communities Guidance

Kimberly Seese — 2012-03-07T22:20:00Z

Smart Growth for Coastal and Waterfront Communities Guidance presents coastal and waterfront-specific strategies for development, including strategies for open space protection as part of a smart growth framework.

Shifting Shorelines, Shifting Conservation Strategies: Assessing Wetland Conservation Priorities in Maryland

Kimberly Seese — 2012-03-07T22:20:00Z

Shifting Shorelines, Shifting Conservation Strategies: Assessing Wetland Conservation Priorities in Maryland provides geospatial best practices for incorporating sea level rise into wetland conservation priorities and how the State of Maryland has applied these concepts to identify priority wetland conservation areas for climate adaptation.

Restoring the Great Lakes' Coastal Future: Technical Guidance for the Design and Implementation of Climate-Smart Restoration Projects

Kimberly Seese — 2012-03-07T22:20:00Z

Restoring the Great Lakes' Coastal Future: Technical Guidance for the Design and Implementation of Climate-Smart Restoration Projects provides guidance on incorporating current and anticipated climate change impacts into restoration projects in the Great Lakes region. It features detailed examples focused on goals such as wetland restoration, fish passage, invasive species management and more.

Planning for Sea Level Rise in the Northeast: Considerations for the Implementation of Tidal Wetland Habitat Restoration Projects

Kimberly Seese — 2012-03-07T22:20:00Z

Planning for Sea Level Rise in the Northeast: Considerations for the Implementation of Tidal Wetland Habitat Restoration Projects summarizes the results of a September 2010 workshop focused on how to address the impacts of sea level rise on tidal wetland restoration projects and includes draft recommendations for future projects.

Methodology for Mapping Socio-Economic Variables Using 2000 Census Data

Kimberly Seese — 2012-03-07T22:20:00Z

Methodology for Mapping Socio-Economic Variables Using 2000 Census Data allows users to gain insights into socioeconomic trends in the nation's rapidly developing coastal regions. Data can be used to inform decisions on conservation priorities in light of climate change and different socioeconomic trends.