Resilient Tidal Crossings Project
By: Trevor Mattera, Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership On a cloudy Monday morning in July, I pulled on a reflective (yet, quite fashionable!) vest, and joined Tyler Spillane from the NH Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) out in the field for some tidal...
High Water Mark Initiative for Coastal NH
By: Julie LaBranche, Rockingham Planning Commission The Rockingham Planning Commission (RPC) worked with the municipalities of Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton, and Seabrook, and the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) NH State Parks to design, coordinate, and...
CAW Partners Complete 4 Coastal Resilience Projects
Portsmouth, NH – CAW partners recently completed four projects funded by the New Hampshire Design Solutions for Coastal Resilience grant program. The projects, funded through the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Coastal Program and...
Key Takeaways from Flood Smart Workshops
By: Nathalie Morison, Coastal Resilience Specialist, NHDES Coastal Program, nathalie.morison@des.nh.gov Hampton, NH – From cracked foundations, totaled cars, and destroyed utility systems, recurrent coastal flooding has already inflicted considerable damage in...