Resources

The Climate and Societal Interactions (CSI): Coastal and Ocean Climate Applications (COCA) program, run by NOAA's Climate Program Office, addresses the needs of decision-makers dealing with pressing climate-related issues in coastal and marine environments. The program is designed to fund interdisciplinary teams of researchers in the development and transition of climate-related research and information to advance decision-making in coastal communities and coastal and marine ecosystems.

The Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG) funds research projects related to the use, development, and conservation of Lake Michigan coastal resources in Illinois and Indiana.

The NERRS Science Collaborative is a network of network of 28 coastal reserves designated to protect and study estuarine systems around the country. The Science Collaborative fosters the development and application of research that addresses coastal management problems important to the reserves. The Science Collaborative administers annual requests for proposals to identify, fund, and foster science-based projects that address coastal management problems that important to the coastal reserves.

To date, the program has funded collaborative projects addressing the following:

The Science in the Great Lakes (SiGL) Mapper displays basin-wide multi-disciplinary monitoring and research activities conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and partners in all five Great Lakes. It was designed to help Great Lakes researchers and managers strategically plan, implement, and analyze monitoring and restoration activities by providing easy access to historical and on-going project metadata while allowing them to identifying gaps (spatially and topically) that have been underrepresented in previous efforts or need further study.

The Wetlands Mapper displays current information on the status, extent, characteristics and functions of wetlands, riparian, and deepwater habitats in the United States. This information is intended to promote the understanding and conservation of wetland resources through discovery and education as well as to aid in resource management, research and decision making.

Michigan's Wetlands Map Viewer was created for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Water Resources Division. The purpose of this application is to provide the public with quick and easy access to wetland spatial data for Michigan, allowing users to view, print, and export wetland mapping data.

The HYDROMAP software generates current and water level predictions for any coastal waters around the world. HYDROMAP allows users to hindcast/forecast simulations of water levels and analyze currents and open geometry for the coastal shelf.

With a focus on the major waterways of the Chicago and Calumet region, NFWF's Chi-Cal River Fund awards grants to projects that reduce stormwater runoff with green infrastructure, enhance fish and wildlife habitat, and improve public-use opportunities.

The Estuary Data Mapper (EDM) is a free, interactive, downloadable application under development at the US EPA that allows users to quickly and easily retrieve, view, and save subsets of online US coastal estuary-related data. It is intended to help researchers, managers, and decision-makers find and map data relevant to coastal estuary systems.