Be part of a dynamic day bringing together coastal decision-makers, planners, resource managers, researchers, and practitioners to share ideas, build partnerships, and advance coastal resilience efforts across Washington’s coastlines.
Meeting goals and objectives:
Join volunteers around the world in celebrating Earth Day by participating in the Washington Coast Cleanup. Help keep our beaches clean and beautiful by picking up marine and shoreline debris from participating Pacific Coast and Strait of Juan de Fuca locations!
To ensure a successful cleanup please be prepared to:
-spend time walking over uneven and slippery surfaces
-be able to walk over 1-mile carrying debris (some beaches will require more walking)
-wear proper footwear, layers ...
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Please join us to share your local knowledge and expertise of Puget Sound coastal hazards!
Background: On April 18, 2025, Ian Miller provided an overview to the Shoreline & Coastal Planners Group of a project that will calculate a sea level rise (SLR) vulnerability index for every parcel within an SLR hazard zone in Puget Sound, based on the exposure of the parcel to hazards and on the configuration ...
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This webinar will examine why education usually does not translate into behavior change and communication approaches that can improve the translation from information to behavior change. Drawing on findings from Bridging Policy and Public Perception: Effective Communication of Shoreline Armoring Trade-offs in Coastal Communities, this talk explores key psychological barriers—including risk aversion, mistrust, distal theory, and social values—that shape how residents interpret information and make shoreline management decisions. Speakers will ...
Read MoreElliott Bay Book company is proud to present a reading in celebration of the release of The Nature of Our Times: Poems on America’s Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders (Paloma Press, 2025), a Poets for Science anthology, edited by Luisa A. Igloria, Aileen Cassinetto, and David Hassler. Originally envisioned as a companion to the first U.S. National Nature Assessment and now to the work of United By Nature, the anthology gathers 210 voices from the arts, ecology, ...
Read MoreThis webinar will provide a regional overview of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) activities along the North American Pacific Coast. Speakers will highlight regional climate goals, policy landscapes, science priorities, and ongoing mCDR projects in Alaska, Washington, British Columbia, Oregon, and California. The session will explore how regional actors and institutions are advancing research, community engagement, policy development, and more. The webinar will conclude with a Q&A session, offering participants the chance to engage directly with speakers on emerging needs, ...
Read MoreJoin the Shoreline & Coastal Planners Group for a webinar focused on work that state agencies are doing to study and address natural hazard impacts (many from coastal and riverine flooding and erosion) to state roads. The goal of the programs is to repair roads and reduce further risk, while providing benefits such as improved habitat, cost savings, and supporting local community needs.
We will have three presentations during this webinar. Come learn about these efforts and how you ...
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One Ocean Week Seattle is a region-wide, international gathering of ocean leaders, innovators, researchers, startups, policymakers, artists, educators, and communities to accelerate solutions for a sustainable, inclusive maritime future.
Hosted by Washington Maritime Blue, the week features summits, cultural events, community activities, youth and workforce development programming, and global delegations – all with the aim ...