Louisiana

DEVELOPING WATER LITERACY IN OUR REGION
How do we teach our children the significance of the water challenges facing our region? The public is welcome to attend this workshop.
The importance of developing water literacy in children is a key component in building our region’s understanding of water management in order to face future challenges. T…[Read more]

Save the date for our 2014 Executives Workshop, which will take place on May 9 in Alexandria. See the attached flyer for details.
UNO-CHART uploaded new file(s): uno-chart_executiveprogram_flyer.pdf to Louisiana

If you haven’t heard, the Nature Conservancy and others have launched a sweet new site on sea level rise in the Gulf of Mexico. I wrote a quick overview here: http://j.mp/175Rzso

If you’re doing an sea level rise work, it’s worth checking out.

Sea Grant Law Center has released a cool new handbook for planning for community resiliency. Check it out. http://us.stormsmart.org/2013/04/08/another-great-resource-for-community-resilience-planning/

If you haven’t heard, NOAA has released a pretty great video series featuring Fourchon Parrish and their struggles with sea level rise. Recommended.
Resilience and Energy: Coastal Management Ensures Supply

Here’s a quick way to figure out hurricane based erosion. Well done, USGS.
St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Don’t forget: tomorrow is the Louisiana StormSmart State Discussion from 2-3 CST. This’ll be a very informal call — I’ll present some slides (maybe ~15 mins worth) as a backdrop but we’re counting on you to bring your questions and ideas. Hope to see you there! Registration link below.
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