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Thursday, December 10th, 11am-12pm (Pacific)
Many climate projections show that sea levels will continue to rise over the course of the next century. If this continues, coastal communities will be most at risk. Many coastal infrastructures currently in place may not hold up to rising sea levels, and researchers and land managers around the region are beginning to consider future impacts to coastal lands, species, properties and structures.
In 2013, the NPLCC partnered with Friends of the San Juans, Coastal Geological Services Inc., U.S. Geological Survey, and Resource Media to develop sea-level rise adaptation tools for San Juan archipelago and Salish Sea to determine how rising sea levels might affect the islands. Though this study was specific to the San Juan Islands, process, results, and lessons learned can be used as a case study applicable to other coastal geographies.
The first half of the project used a vulnerability model to assess potential impacts to shorelines around the San Juans. Results from the vulnerability assessment were then projected onto maps through GIS showing sea-level rise and inundation for local shorelines.
The second half of the project focused on delivery of results to land managers around the San Juan Islands. This portion of the project included several workshops that brought in managers from various agencies including state and local parks, local land trusts, public utilities and more. Vulnerability assessment results were showcased to workshop participants and allowed managers and the research team to discuss impacts significant to their specific lands, and potential adaptation efforts.
Please join us on Thursday, December 10th from 11am-12pm (Pacific) for a presentation on this project and the process of developing useable tools for land managers from Tina Whitman and Andrea MacLennan. Andrea will present on the sea-level rise vulnerability model completed for San Juan County, that incorporated multiple time and projection scenarios and modeled mapped erosion and inundation. Tina will present on engagement and outreach to local and regional managers, public works, planning departments, and vulnerable communities/property owners. She will also discuss next steps in advancing on-the-ground sea-level rise adaptation practices in the San Juans.
More about the project
Space is limited, please register through the button at the top of this announcement. If you are unable to attend the webinar, a recording will be available on our YouTube Channel shortly after and we will post viewing information on nplcc.org.
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