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Assessing Blue Carbon Storage at Sites Restored th...

To mitigate the impacts of climate change, there is a global initiative to quantify and award carbon credits for restoration and conservation of blue carbon habitats. These habitats are known ...

Carbon Sequestration, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, Molly.Bost@noaa.gov

Assessment of the Beneficial Use of Dredged Sedime...

Navigation channels across the country require regular maintenance dredging to avoid infilling with sediments and becoming impassible. In an experimental strategy that is often referred to as “beneficial use,” sediments ...

Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Restoration, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, jenny.davis@noaa.gov

Considerations and Tradeoffs of UAS-based Coastal ...

NCCOS researcher tests Unoccupied Aerial System at Swan Island in the Chesapeake Bay, August 2021. Credit: NOAA. Unoccupied Aircraft Systems (UAS) provide a low-cost approach to collecting high-resolution aerial imagery, ...

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Atlantic Ocean, Maryland, North Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, ryan.giannelli@noaa.gov

Evaluating Nature-Based Solution Performance

We are evaluating the performance of three types of nature-based solutions: oyster reefs, coral reefs, and wetlands created from dredged sediments. We will examine project sites five or more years ...

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Restoration, Atlantic Ocean, Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, avery.paxton@noaa.gov, brandon.puckett@noaa.gov, christine.addison@noaa.gov, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, shay.viehman@noaa.gov

Evaluating the Efficacy of Island Restoration and ...

We are assessing how the effort to restore the footprint of Swan Island in Chesapeake Bay with dunes and dredged sediments is affecting ecosystems that surround the island and the ...

Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, paula.whitfield@noaa.gov

Supporting Redesign of Battleship NORTH CAROLINA P...

In response to repeated nuisance flooding events that have impacted operations and visitor access at the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA Park, NCCOS scientists are supporting park mangers in their efforts to ...

Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, jenny.davis@noaa.gov

Synthesizing Evidence on the Performance of Nature...

We are summarizing existing information on how actions working with nature to meet society’s and nature’s needs, called nature-based solutions (NBS), help boost coastal resilience. We aim to collate global ...

Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, avery.paxton@noaa.gov, jenny.davis@noaa.gov

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The Role of Blue Carbon Ecosystems in Natural Infr...

Researchers collect vegetation samples in the high marsh habitat at Deal Island, MD A sediment core taken from 1m below the surface of the saltmarsh at Deal Island, MD. "Blue ...

January 25, 2023 Carbon Sequestration, Coastal Change, Marine Spatial Ecology, Restoration, Seagrasses, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, leanne.poussard@noaa.gov, Molly.Bost@noaa.gov

Right Plants in Right Places Key to Island Restora...

Natural breakwaters — such as marshes, islands, and oyster reefs — help protect people and property from coastal flooding by damping wave energy and slowing storm surge. Despite these advantages, ...

January 10, 2023 Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, jenny.davis@noaa.gov

Optimal Survey Designs for Use of Uncrewed Aircraf...

An uncrewed aircraft system takes flight to capture aerial imagery of a coastal wetland. Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) are often used in scientific observations of land- and seascapes, taking photographs ...

September 8, 2022 Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, North Carolina, South Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, brandon.puckett@noaa.gov, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, ryan.giannelli@noaa.gov

New Report Provides Performance Evaluation Framewo...

Aerial photograph of Swan Island in August 2022, three years after restoration. The town of Ewell on nearby Smith Island is shown in the distance. Credit NOAA Natural infrastructure, including ...

August 29, 2022 Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, Chesapeake Bay, Waterbodies, jenny.davis@noaa.gov

Thin Layer Sediment Placement Boosts Marsh Growth

A new NCCOS study shows that spreading a thin layer of sediment on low-lying marshes promotes vegetation growth that builds elevation. The technique may be an effective way to restore ...

March 30, 2022 Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, jenny.davis@noaa.gov

New Report Presents Framework for Advancing the Pr...

Marsh habitat on Swan Island, MD in 2020, two years post-restoration. Credit: NOAA NCCOS NCCOS and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) scientists and engineers along with partners from Maryland ...

July 16, 2021 Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, paula.whitfield@noaa.gov

Swan Island Restoration Effort Featured in Enginee...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineering With Nature® Initiative held an international virtual book launch ceremony on April 7, 2021 to celebrate the release of Engineering With Nature: ...

April 1, 2021 Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Restoration, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, paula.whitfield@noaa.gov

New Report Evaluates Benefits of Using Dredged Sed...

Mordecai Island, NJ and the developed shoreline looking south. The study area is in the center of the picture. Credit R. Giannelli, NOAA NCCOS. NCCOS scientists have released the results ...

February 23, 2021 Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, New Jersey, U.S. States and Territories, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, len.balthis@noaa.gov

Location, Inundation, and Nitrogen Availability Dr...

Two publications resulting from U.S. Department of Defense-funded research to support ecosystem-based management in coastal military installations have been published in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences. The research was a ...

February 3, 2021 Carbon Sequestration, Coastal Change, Sea Level Rise, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, carolyn.currin@noaa.gov

NCCOS Supports 'Living With Water' Resilience Proj...

The Battleship NORTH CAROLINA and the adjacent flood-prone visitor parking lot. The Battleship is currently surrounded by a cofferdam for ongoing hull refurbishment. Credit Ryan Giannelli, NOAA NCCOS. NCCOS scientists ...

September 3, 2020 Coastal Change, Environmental Interactions, Marine Spatial Ecology, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, jenny.davis@noaa.gov

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Ecological Assessment of the Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediments for Island Restoration: Mordecai Island, Barnegat Bay, NJ

Scientists from the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) documented sediment and soil characteristics, erosion rates and biological communities within the sediment placement region and in undisturbed inter‐and subtidal regions of Mordecai Island from 2017 – 2019. The ...

Climate Change

Changes in climate and an increase in extreme events can alter coastal ecosystems and the services those ecosystems provide to support our coastal communities and economy. NCCOS’s research efforts seek ...

Carbon Sequestration, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Ocean Acidification, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment

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