In 2024, the Coastal Adaptation Workgroup (CAW) continued to build collective momentum toward a more resilient and connected coastal region. Last July, nearly 100 partners and artists gathered for a powerful Climate Summit, exchanging ideas and inspiration to reflect on how we build resilience and accelerate action. We deepened our understanding of place and history through a meaningful walking tour with the Black Heritage Train of New Hampshire. The Rising Tides photo campaign captured community stories of change, while new and longstanding partnerships helped us move priority projects forward through the Great Bay 2030 initiative. This work and rich collaboration underscore what we can achieve together. This year, we remain focused on advancing our work, including the Picturing Rising Tides photo campaign in November and preparing for the CAW Climate Summit in late spring/early summer 2026. CAW events as well as website hosting and maintenance incur costs. CAW uses a combination of grant funds and sponsorships from organizations like yours to defray these costs.  We are truly grateful to those who have sponsored CAW events and programs. Sponsorships enable CAW to keep event registration costs down, attract a broad range of participants, and host inclusive, welcoming events.  

On behalf of the CAW Outreach Subcommittee, we invite you to consider becoming a CAW sponsor. Sponsors are recognized for their contribution at the Climate Summit and in other materials which reach hundreds within the region. CAW’s audiences typically include municipal decision-makers, community leaders and volunteers, university and business professionals, students and youth, and interested residents.

Please contact the CAW co-chairs if you would like more information about sponsoring our educational events. Donations can be made in two ways:

  1. online through the UNH Foundation by credit card (make sure “Climate Resilience Fund” is in the Designation field).
  2. by check payable to: UNH Foundation. Include “Climate Resilience Fund” in the memo line, and mail to Abigail Lyon, Morse Hall, 8 College Road, Durham, NH 03824

Thank you for all you do to make coastal New Hampshire a more resilient community!