CAW Members attend 2017 National Adaptation Forum

CAW Members attend 2017 National Adaptation Forum

By: Lisa Graichen St. Paul, MN – Five members of the NH Coastal Adaptation Workgroup (CAW) kicked off May with a trip to St. Paul, Minnesota, for the 3rd National Adaptation Forum (NAF). The Forum drew about 1,000 attendees from almost all 50 states, as well as...
Five Takeaways from the 2017 Climate Summit

Five Takeaways from the 2017 Climate Summit

By: Kirsten Howard Greenland, NH – This year’s Climate Summit was a little different than past summits. After working for over eight years with coastal NH communities, the Coastal Adaptation Workgroup (CAW) and our partners have learned a few things about what...
CAW Partners Receive Resilience Grants

CAW Partners Receive Resilience Grants

Portsmouth, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Coastal Program is excited to launch four projects to promote flood hazard preparedness and resilience in New Hampshire communities along the Atlantic Coast and Great Bay estuary....
Restoring Oysters in the Great Bay Estuary

Restoring Oysters in the Great Bay Estuary

By: Ellie Baker, The Nature Conservancy Durham, NH – In 2016, The Nature Conservancy, University of New Hampshire, and independent oyster growers worked together to initiate oyster restoration efforts in 12 acres of the Great Bay Estuary in NH.  Restoration...
A Story About NH’s Tidal Shoreline Armor

A Story About NH’s Tidal Shoreline Armor

By: Kirsten Howard, NHDES Coastal Program Portsmouth, NH – It was the summer of 2015, and Hannah Blondin was walking the shoreline. Find out what Hannah saw by jumping to our story map about the NH Inventory of Tidal Shoreline Protection Structures. What does...
First National Living Shorelines Conference

First National Living Shorelines Conference

By: Trevor Mattera and Emily Bialowas, University of New Hampshire Hartford, CT – On December 1st and 2nd, while our global leaders were meeting in Paris, France at the UN Climate Change Conference, UNH graduate students Emily Bialowas and Trevor Mattera and...