Resources

nowCOAST is a GIS-based web mapping portal that displays near real-time observations, analyses, tide predictions, model guidance, watches/warnings, and forecasts for the coastal United States. nowCOAST is designed to be a planning aid to assist recreational and commercial mariners, coastal managers, HAZMAT responders, coastal ocean modelers, and marine educators to discover and display real-time information for their particular needs and geographic area of interest.

The STICS Quick Report Tool uses a map-based interface to quickly determine demographic and economic characteristics for a wide variety of coastal management jurisdictions. Available coastal management jurisdictions are dependent on selected data and include counties, states, estuaries, watersheds, floodplains, and select placed-based management programs. Users can download summary data and view relevant charts related to the data.

The National Aboriginal Land Managers Association (NALMA) actively networks for the enhancement of professional development and technical expertise in Lands Management and incorporates First Nations values and beliefs in Lands Management in Canada, always keeping in mind the grass-root practices when dealing with Lands Management.

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.

The Coastal Flood Exposure Mapper supports communities that are assessing their coastal hazard risks and vulnerabilities. The tool creates a collection of user-defined maps that show the people, places, and natural resources exposed to coastal flooding. The maps can be saved, downloaded, or shared to communicate flood exposure and potential impacts. In addition, the tool provides guidance for using these maps to engage community members and stakeholders. The current geography includes the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico.

The Designing Coastal Conservation to Deliver Ecosystem & Human Well-being Benefits research study developed a spatially-explicit conservation plan that identifies the most efficient locations for conservation actions to meet ecological goals while sustaining or enhancing human well-being values within the coastal and nearshore areas of the western Lake Erie basin (WLEB).

Coastal County Snapshots turn complex data into easy-to-understand stories, complete with charts and graphs. Users select a coastal county of interest and the website does the rest, providing information that can help communities become more resilient to coastal hazards. Current snapshot topics include flood exposure, wetland benefits, and ocean and Great Lakes jobs. Local officials can use the snapshots as a planning tool to assess their county's resilience to flooding and understand the benefits provided by natural resources.

The Regional Coastal Resilience Grants program supports regional approaches to activities that build resilience of coastal regions, communities, and economic sectors to the negative impacts from extreme weather events, climate hazards, and changing ocean conditions.

Investing in habitat restoration and ecosystem resiliency projects provides sustainable and lasting benefits that reduce risks posed to coastal communities from extreme weather events, changing environmental conditions, and known or potential climate change impacts. The Coastal Ecosystem Resiliency Grants Program is intended to build the resilience of coastal ecosystems and communities in the U.S. This grant program funds projects that develop healthy and sustainable coastal ecosystems through on-the-ground habitat restoration and conservation.