This project overview describes a 2016 Science Transfer project where staff members from the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve are being trained in the application of the CCVATCH tool to assess the vulnerabilities of local coastal habitats to climate change.
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Keywords: CCVATCH, vulnerability assessment, wetland resilience
Reserves: North Carolina, North Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC
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This collection features climate resilience and adaptation work completed by project teams from 2015-2018. The collection includes a detailed management brief narrative, an infographic showing how the interconnected nature of the NERRS facilitates collective learning and accelerated action, and a webinar recording from a panel discussion on September 9, 2019.
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Keywords: climate resilience, climate adaptation, science usability
Reserves: Chesapeake Bay, MD, Delaware, Great Bay, NH, Hudson River, NY, Jacques Cousteau, NJ, Kachemak Bay, AK, Lake Superior, WI, Narragansett Bay, RI, North Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC, Old Woman Creek, OH, San Francisco Bay, CA, Tijuana River, CA, Waquoit Bay, MA, Weeks Bay, AL, Wells, ME
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This project overview describes a project led by Elkorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve to communicate the results of a recent national synthesis of NERR Sentinel Site data on marsh resilience to sea level rise.
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Keywords: wetland resilience, Sentinel Site, data synthesis
Reserves: ACE Basin, SC, Chesapeake Bay, MD, Chesapeake Bay, VA, Elkhorn Slough, CA, Grand Bay, MS, Great Bay, NH, Hudson River, NY, Narragansett Bay, RI, North Carolina, North Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC, Padilla Bay, WA, San Francisco Bay, CA, South Slough, OR, Tijuana River, CA, Waquoit Bay, MA
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This project overview describes a 2013 Collaborative Research project that developed a protocol to accurately measure suspended sediment concentrations in tidal marshes, enhancing understanding of marsh accretion and informing marsh conservation and restoration.
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Keywords: sea level rise, restoration, marsh accretion, sediment transport
Reserves: Grand Bay, MS, North Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC, San Francisco Bay, CA
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This project overview describes a 2012 Collaborative Research project that worked to address barriers preventing communities in South Carolina from embracing low-impact development strategies.
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Keywords: low impact development, LID, runoff, stormwater
Reserves: ACE Basin, SC, North Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC
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This project overview describes a 2013 Collaborative Research project that refined and piloted the Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Tool for Coastal Habitats ("CCVATCH").
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Keywords: CCVATCH, vulnerability assessment, climate adaptation
Reserves: Chesapeake Bay, VA, Great Bay, NH, Mission Aransas, TX, Narragansett Bay, RI, North Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC
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This project overview describes a 2018 Science Transfer project that is transferring a novel approach to climate adaptation planning developed in New England to a coastal county in South Carolina.
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Keywords: adaptation, decision making
Reserves: North Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC