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Sea Level Rise Guidance for Somerset County, Maryland

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Sector Addressed: 
Agriculture
Conservation / Restoration
Fisheries
Forestry
Land Use Planning
Transportation / Infrastructure
Water Resources
Wildlife
Summary: 

Somerset County received a grant through Maryland’s Coast-Smart Communities Initiative grant program to assess the county’s vulnerability to climate change and develop a plan of action to prepare for those impacts.

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Central Appalachians Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment and Synthesis: A Report from the Central Appalachians Climate Change Response Framework Project

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Forestry
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Sea Level Rise Guidance for Dorchester County, Maryland

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Case Study
Sector Addressed: 
Agriculture
Conservation / Restoration
Fisheries
Forestry
Land Use Planning
Transportation / Infrastructure
Water Resources
Wildlife
Summary: 

Dorchester County is Maryland’s second largest county and includes over 350,000 acres of wetlands, tidal marshes, creeks, and other low-lying lands. Around half of the county’s landscape lies at elevations below 4.9 feet, making it one of Maryland’s most at-risk counties to sea level rise.

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Maryland's Coast-Smart Communities Initiative

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Sector Addressed: 
Conservation / Restoration
Fisheries
Forestry
Water Resources
Wildlife
Summary: 

The Coast-Smart Communities Initiative is charged with providing a toolbox of resources to help Maryland counties and towns develop climate-smart management policies and on-the-ground measures.

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Implementation of Maryland’s Climate Action Plan

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Implementation
Sector Addressed: 
Agriculture
Conservation / Restoration
Development (socioeconomic)
Forestry
Tourism / Recreation
Summary: 

In 2007, the Governor of Maryland signed an Executive Order that created the Commission on Climate Change, which was tasked to develop a comprehensive Climate Action Plan for the state. In 2008, the final report was released and implementation began.

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Helping Your Woodland Adapt to a Changing Climate

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Sector Addressed: 
Conservation / Restoration
Forestry
Land Use Planning
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