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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 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 ...
Read MoreThe Shoreline & Coastal Planners Group is offering an all-day workshop and walking tour of dynamic revetments along the Pacific Coast in the North Cove and Westport areas of Pacific and Grays Harbor Counties. Through presentations, an interactive panel, and site visits, this event will highlight existing and planned dynamic revetments, history of the area, erosion issues, engineering, shoreline permitting, sea level rise considerations, project adaptive management, and coordination across agencies and community groups. Whether ...
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