Resources

The National Park Service (NPS) manages over 84 million acres in coastal, freshwater, and terrestrial environments in the United States. In September 2010, the NPS released a Climate Change Response Strategy, which includes mitigation and adaptation responses, to address projected climate change effects on these managed areas.

The San Francisco Estuary Invasive Spartina Project aims to limit or eliminate non-native cordgrasses from the Bay’s tidal and salt marshes.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) is responsible for a range of duties as a federal agency, including public engineering and public works projects vital to the country and the Department of Defense. Climate change is expected to significantly affect public infrastructure.

The Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission and Maine Geological Survey have partnered to advance adaptation options in coastal zone land use planning with respect to climate change and sea level rise. This project builds coastal resilience in Southern Maine communities by educating decision makers and coordinating regional responses to sea level rise and coastal storms and hazards.

Climate change is likely to affect natural and human systems in San Luis Obispo (SLO) County including impacts to agriculture, human health, natural resources, infrastructure, emergency response needs, and tourism.

Port Susan Bay is a productive estuary found along the northwest coast of Washington State. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) manages a 4,122-acre plot of land in Port Susan Bay and is incorporating projected impacts of climate change into its long-term management plan.

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.

The Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) is located in Aransas Bay northeast of Corpus Christi. The reserve is located in an area where rapid development and increased population growth has exacerbated pollution, habitat loss, habitat degradation, overfishing, invasive species, and coastal hazard threats.

In response to community concerns about the potential impacts of climate change on renewable resources in Labrador, a conference was held to examine the possible future interactions of climate change on renewable resources and set priorities for developing strategies to adapt to potential impacts.