Land Trust Alliance

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.

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.

Coastal Vulnerability Maps and Study – U.S. East Coast and Texas

Kimberly Seese — 2012-03-07T22:20:00Z

Coastal Vulnerability Maps and Study – U.S. East Coast and Texas shows the elevation of coastal areas from Massachusetts to Florida. A sea level rise planning study – which integrates information related to land use, zoning, and anticipated development to determine the future likelihood of shore protection and prevention of inland wetland migration – is also included. This study covers coastal areas from Massachusetts to Florida, and Texas.

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.

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.

Rolling Easements

Kimberly Seese — 2012-03-07T22:20:00Z

Rolling Easements presents vision, in which future development of some low-lying coastal lands is based on the premise that eventually the land must give way to the rising sea. The EPA provides a primer on more than a dozen approaches for ensuring that wetlands and beaches can migrate inland, as people remove buildings, roads, and other structures from land as it becomes submerged. Collectively, these approaches are known as rolling easements.

Rising Seas, Coastal Erosions, and the Takings Clause

Kimberly Seese — 2012-03-07T22:20:00Z

Rising Seas, Coastal Erosions, and the Takings Clause examines land use planning options by which coastal states might remain some of their public trust tidelands in perpetuity - regardless of sea level rise - in areas that have not yet been developed.

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.

Coastal Inundation Mapping Primer

Kimberly Seese — 2012-03-07T22:20:00Z

Mapping can be a very important part of understanding inundation issues and preparing for the assessment process. Inundation mapping can be viewed as a four-step process, which is detailed in the Coastal Inundation Mapping Primer: Obtain and Prepare Elevation Data; Prepare Water Levels; Map Inundation; and Visualize Inundation.

Climate Ready Estuaries: Synthesis of Adaptation Options for Coastal Areas

Kimberly Seese — 2012-03-07T22:20:00Z

Climate Ready Estuaries: Synthesis of Adaptation Options for Coastal Areas provides an overview of climate change impacts on coastal areas, as well as a summary of adaptation options appropriate for each type of climate impact and management goal.

Climate Ready Estuaries (CRE) Program

Kimberly Seese — 2012-03-07T22:20:00Z

Climate Ready Estuaries (CRE) Program works with the National Estuary Programs (NEP) to: 1) assess climate change vulnerabilities, 2) develop and implement adaptation strategies, 3) engage and educate stakeholders, and 4) share the lessons learned with other coastal managers. Through the diverse network of partners collaborating with each NEP, a number of entities can be involved in these projects to build resiliency toward future climate change.

Coastal Inundation Mapping

Kimberly Seese — 2012-03-07T22:20:00Z

Coastal Inundation Mapping is a hands-on computer course. Land conservation is a method for mitigating storm and flood impacts. Identifying areas susceptible to flood inundation will help conservation planners and floodplain managers prioritize conservation efforts. This course teaches participants about the different types of coastal inundation, ways to map flood areas in the coastal environment, data and methodology limitations, and practical ways to apply this information to support state and local planning efforts.