by Coastal Resilience | Oct 9, 2016 | Story
Laura Flessner, NOAA Digital Coast Fellow funded by a partnership between NOAA Coastal Services Center, the Association of State Floodplain Managers, and The Nature Conservancy, asks the question, is gray infrastructure still right for you? Or is it time to add some...
by Coastal Resilience | Oct 9, 2016 | Virginia
Making the case for nature-based solutions in Virginia’s coastal bays: Quantifying the wave-dampening effects of restored oyster reefs on eroding shorelines The Nature Conservancy is working with partners and leading coastal scientists to better understand how we can...
by Coastal Resilience | Oct 9, 2016 | Virginia
Creating More Resilient Coastlines on Virginia’s Eastern Shore: A new tool is helping Virginia Eastern Shore communities plan for a changing coast Picture a place along the Eastern Shore of Virginia that you love. Do you fish there? Plant clams there? Go kayaking,...
by Coastal Resilience | Oct 9, 2016 | North Carolina, Southeast Atlantic
Reducing Property Loss and Flood Insurance Premiums Through Open Space Preservation Contributed by Debbie Crane, Director of Communications for The Nature Conservancy, North Carolina When the Conservancy’s Kate Murray visited Dare County Planner Donna Creef, she came...
by Coastal Resilience | Oct 9, 2016 | New York
New York State has taken an important step toward climate change resilience with the passage of the Community Risk Reduction and Resiliency Act. This important legislation, signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sept. 22 and supported by a coalition led by The Nature...
