• Shoreline, Blowing Rocks Preserve, cropped. By Steven Martin, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/, via Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenm_61/50867977236/in/photostream/

    • Case Study

    Florida Experiment Lessens Shoreline Damage from High-Energy Waves

    Click the link below to read Florida Experiment Lessens Shoreline Damage from High-Energy Waves as published by the NOAA Office for Coastal Management.
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    Year
    2022

    Details

    Hazards
    Flooding – Coastal
    Assets
    Natural Areas and Wildlife

    Click the link below to read Florida Experiment Lessens Shoreline Damage from High-Energy Waves as published by the NOAA Office for Coastal Management.

    Florida Experiment Lessens Shoreline Damage from High-Energy Waves »

    Organizations

    Florida’s Aquatic Preserves
    Florida Department of Environmental Protection
    Friends of the Guana Tolomato Matanzas Reserve

    Relevant Options

    Restore existing wetlands to provide resilient habitats, improve water quality and slow floodwaters. Collaborate with state floodplain managers and mitigation officials to incorporate Integrated Flood Management (IFM) approaches that consider entire basins or watersheds into local plans. IFM considers Develop a land bank program to preserve the natural and beneficial functions of flood hazard areas.

    Steps to Resilience

    Get Started
    Understand Exposure
    Assess Vulnerability & Risk
    Investigate Options
    Prioritize & Plan
    Take Action
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