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  • stormsmartwebinar_may2012_announcement.pdf (320.6k)   Uploaded by Adrianne Harrison on May 9, 2012
    Please join us for the next StormSmart Coasts New England webinar focused on building resilience through improved post-storm redevelopment practices. This webinar will pair a critical set of perspectives that together can result in progressive post-storm redevelopment approaches for coastal communities: a structural engineer (the what and how of redevelopment) and a planner (the where and when of redevelopment). William Coulbourne, P.E. and Jim Schwab, AICP are both highly respected as leaders in their respective fields and will each be providing a national to local perspective supported by case studies of communities engaged in increasing resilience through improved post-storm redevelopment. See the attached announcement for meeting details. Please distribute widely!
  • stormsmart ne webinar_resilience of natural ecosystems-032812.pdf (7.6m)   Uploaded by Adrianne Harrison on April 2, 2012
    The presentations from last week\'s StormSmart Coasts New England webinar series are now available (see attached). Thank you to our presenters Don Cameron and Skip Stiles and to our moderator Pete Slovinsky. This New England Group page is a great place to continue the discussion on the resilience of our wetlands to sea level rise.

    Also, don\'t forget to mark your calendar for the next webinar in the series - on May 30th we will hold a webinar focused on rebuilding to higher standards.
  • stormsmartwebinar_march2012_announcement.pdf (315.9k)   Uploaded by Adrianne Harrison on March 27, 2012
    Just a quick reminder that the next StormSmart Coasts New England webinar is scheduled for tomorrow, March 28 at 12:00. We\'ve got some great guest speakers this month. This webinar will focus on the resilience of the natural environment to potential sea level rise scenarios, with presentations from Skip Stiles from Wetland Watch and Don Cameron with the Maine Natural Area Program. Please see the attached announcement of call in and web conference details.
  • stormsmartwebinar_march2012_announcement.pdf (315.9k)   Uploaded by Adrianne Harrison on February 28, 2012
    Please join us! The next StormSmart Coasts New England Webinar is scheduled for next Wednesday, March 28, 2012 from 12-1:30 EST. Officials from the Maine Geological Survey will host the third in a series of webinars focused on building resilience - Resilience of Natural Ecosystems to Sea Level Rise: Closer looks in Virginia and Maine. Skip Stiles, Executive Director of Wetlands Watch, will discuss ongoing efforts in Virginia to prepare ecosystems for sea level rise in the context of potential impacts, political realities, and adaptation strategies. Don Cameron, Ecologist, Maine Natural Areas Program, will discuss work the State of Maine is doing to identify landscape areas where existing coastal wetlands are likely to migrate in the event of sea level rise.
  • stormsmart_webinar announcement_1-25-12.pdf (302.7k)   Uploaded by Adrianne Harrison on January 18, 2012
    The next StormSmart Coasts New England Webinar is scheduled for next Wednesday, January 25, 2012 from 12-1:30. Officials from the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, the Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission, and the Town of Hull, Massachusetts will host the second in a series of brown bag webinars focused on \"Using Freeboard to Increase Protection from Coastal Storms\". See the attached announcement for additional details on this webinar, including instructions for joining by phone and web. Please join us!
  • Risk MAP, the Game (9.7m)   Uploaded by Julia Knisel on December 21, 2011
    Has anyone gotten their hands on this game aimed at educating communities about flood risk? The 25 x 69 inch vinyl banner comes with 94 stakeholder and data playing cards.
  • Webinar: September 2011 Presentations (Documenting Storm Damages) (16m)   Uploaded by Adrianne Harrison on September 28, 2011
    Presentations from the first StormSmart Coasts New England Webinar Series.
    Page 1: Announcement and Agenda
    Page 2: StormSmart Coasts Network Overview, Wesley Shaw
    Page 96: Rapid Coastal Storm Damage Reporting Using StormReport, Julia Knisel
    Page 108: Assessing Local Storm Damages to FEMA Standards, Lorraine Eddy
  • Grant Announcement: New England Municipal Coastal Resilience Initiative (164.2k)   Uploaded by Adrianne Harrison on September 7, 2011
    The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment (GOMC) and the Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC) seek proposals from coastal municipalities in New England to advance their efforts to adapt land use, infrastructure, policies, and programs to changing environmental conditions.

    GOMC and NROC strongly encourage applicants to submit a Letter Of Intent before submitting a full proposal. Letters of Intent are due by 5:00 p.m. on September 29, 2011. Full proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. on November 10, 2011. The attached RFP has been distributed electronically by the GOMC, NROC, StormSmart Coasts Network, and state coastal management programs as well as other groups. It can be found at: www.stormsmart.org/groups/new-england.

    GOMC and NROC seek a representative range of technical capacities and coastal hazards challenges that exist in cities and towns across New England’s coastal zone. At least one pilot project will be selected from each of the five coastal New England states: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The selected communities will be awarded up to $30,000 each over 18 months and serve as models for other coastal communities looking to adapt to changing conditions.

    Please contact Adrianne Harrison (adrianne.harrison@noaa.gov) with questions about this RFP. Responses will be recorded and posted to the StormSmart Coasts Network - New England Group at: www.stormsmart.org/groups/new-england.