Coastal Services Center

Regional Projects

Coastal Services Magazine

This bimonthly trade publication focuses on efforts by local, state, and nonprofit organizations to address coastal issues. Recent articles featuring the Great Lakes include:

• Collaboration Key to Great Lakes Managers’ Past and Future – January/February 2000
• Students Escape Boredom with Great Lakes Exotic Species Lessons – July/August 2002
• Ordering Up Exotic Species Information in the Great Lakes – March/April 2003
• Demonstrating the Value of a Dollar in the Great Lakes – July/August 2003
• Identification Cards Put Invaders on the Great Lakes’ Most Wanted List – March/April 2004
www.csc.noaa.gov/magazine/

Great Lakes Regional Support

A partnership between the Center and the Great Lakes Commission was created to deploy additional NOAA resources to the region. A work plan developed in response to a needs assessment emphases coastal community development, data and information integration and distribution, and ports and navigation. The plan includes developing coastal development case studies, updating the Great Lakes Information Network to include coastal management, and designing a data schema to standardize methods for collecting and sharing data. Ports and navigation issues include assessing impacts to infrastructure caused by climate change.

Illinois

Coastal Elevation Mapping

The Center works with state and local officials and the private sector to collect and distribute high-resolution topographic and bathymetric data sets, including new light detection and ranging (lidar) and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IfSAR) data. Data uses include the analysis of storm surge and storm inundation, and erosion and habitat mapping. In addition to data collection and distribution, the Center works with end users to expand the utility of these data.
www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/tcm/

Coastal Services Magazine

This bimonthly trade publication focuses on efforts by local, state, and nonprofit organizations to address coastal issues. A recent article featuring programs in Illinois is:

• High-Tech Monitoring Improves Timeliness of Illinois Beach Closures – January/February 2005
www.csc.noaa.gov/magazine/

Land Cover Mapping

Nothing provides a big picture view of land cover status better than these maps, which are developed using remote sensing technology. The Center has baseline land cover data for most of the coastal zone. The goal is to update the imagery every five years to also provide a means of detecting change or trends.
www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/lca/ccap.html

Indiana

Coastal Elevation Mapping

The Center works with state and local officials and the private sector to collect and distribute high-resolution topographic and bathymetric data sets, including new light detection and ranging (lidar) and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IfSAR) data. Data uses include the analysis of storm surge and storm inundation, and erosion and habitat mapping. In addition to data collection and distribution, the Center works with end users to expand the utility of these data.
www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/tcm/

Coastal Services Magazine

This bimonthly trade publication focuses on efforts by local, state, and nonprofit organizations to address coastal issues. Recent articles featuring programs in Indiana include:

• Study Connects Cultural Heritage to Indiana’s Coast – September/October 2001
• Taking Out a Parking Lot to Improve Water Quality in Indiana – September/October 2007
www.csc.noaa.gov/magazine/

Land Cover Mapping

Nothing provides a big picture view of land cover status better than these maps, which are developed using remote sensing technology. The Center has baseline land cover data for most of the coastal zone. The goal is to update the imagery every five years to also provide a means of detecting change or trends.
www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/lca/ccap.html

Training

The Center provides training to the coastal resource managers of the nation in three focus areas: geospatial technology, coastal management, and building process skills. Training can take place at the Center’s training facility for some courses but most often is taken to coastal managers in the field. Recent courses delivered to programs in Indiana include:

• Coastal Community Planning and Development
• Managing Visitor Use in Coastal and Marine Protected Areas
• Project Design and Evaluation
• Public Issues and Conflict Management
www.csc.noaa.gov/bins/resources/training.html

Michigan

Application of Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) Tool

The ICM Tool is a GIS-based tool that, with a few basic data sets, can help inventory habitats, assess land and water habitat conditions, identify and rank potential restoration and conservation sites, and analyze “what if” scenarios for proposed changes in land cover. The tool is also capable of incorporating socioeconomic data and impervious surface analysis into the output. The Center is providing technical support to several states that are using the tool as an aid to watershed planning. (This tool is now called the Habitat Priority Planner.)

Coastal Elevation Mapping

The Center works with state and local officials and the private sector to collect and distribute high-resolution topographic and bathymetric data sets, including new light detection and ranging (lidar) and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IfSAR) data. Data uses include the analysis of storm surge and storm inundation, and erosion and habitat mapping. In addition to data collection and distribution, the Center works with end users to expand the utility of these data.
www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/tcm/

Coastal Management Fellowship

The NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs to work on two-year projects proposed by the state. Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality, Land and Water Management Division, has hosted two fellows:

• 1997 to 1999: To conduct a project to develop a standardized procedure for making legally sound, consistent, and defensible decisions regarding Michigan’s coastal wetlands resources.
• 2001 to 2003: To create a publication entitled "Environmental Protection for Coastal Communities: A Guide for Local Governments."
www.csc.noaa.gov/cms/fellows.html

Coastal Services Magazine

This bimonthly trade publication focuses on efforts by local, state, and nonprofit organizations to address coastal issues. Recent articles featuring programs in Michigan include

• Lighthouses: Michigan Managers Navigate the Challenges of Saving Their Maritime Monuments – May/June 2000
• Grassroots Effort Improves Farm Futures in Michigan – March/April 2001
• On the Trail of Michigan’s Greenways – January/February 2003
• Michigan Alliance Supports Conserving Coastal Resources – March/April 2005
• Beach Walking: Court Affirms Public’s Right to Walk Michigan’s Shoreline – July/August 2006
• Ballast Water: Michigan Takes On the Law – July/August 2007
www.csc.noaa.gov/magazine/

Land Cover Mapping

Nothing provides a big picture view of land cover status better than these maps, which are developed using remote sensing technology. The Center has baseline land cover data for most of the coastal zone. The goal is to update the imagery every five years to also provide a means of detecting change or trends.
www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/lca/ccap.html

Minnesota

Coastal Elevation Mapping

The Center works with state and local officials and the private sector to collect and distribute high-resolution topographic and bathymetric data sets, including new light detection and ranging (lidar) and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IfSAR) data. Data uses include the analysis of storm surge and storm inundation, and erosion and habitat mapping. In addition to data collection and distribution, the Center works with end users to expand the utility of these data.
www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/tcm/

Coastal Management Fellowship

The NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs to work on two-year projects proposed by the state. Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program has hosted one fellow:

• 2003 to 2005: To develop a permit monitoring and compliance system to collect data for evaluation and better decision-making to ensure the proper protection of resources.
www.csc.noaa.gov/cms/fellows.html

Coastal Services Magazine

This bimonthly trade publication focuses on efforts by local, state, and nonprofit organizations to address coastal issues. Recent articles featuring programs in Minnesota include

• Minnesota Uses Star Power to Help Stop Alien Invasion – September/October 2000
• Minnesota Managing Shoreland Using the Internet – November/December 2001
• Playing Games with the Environment in Minnesota – November/December 2004
• Giving Local Officials New Perspective in Minnesota and Wisconsin – November/December 2006
www.csc.noaa.gov/magazine/

Land Cover Mapping

Nothing provides a big picture view of land cover status better than these maps, which are developed using remote sensing technology. The Center has baseline land cover data for most of the coastal zone. The goal is to update the imagery every five years to also provide a means of detecting change or trends.
www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/lca/ccap.html

Training

The Center provides training to the coastal resource managers of the nation in three focus areas: geospatial technology, coastal management, and building process skills. Training can take place at the Center’s training facility for some courses but most often is taken to coastal managers in the field. Recent courses delivered to programs in Minnesota include

• Managing Visitor Use in Coastal and Marine Protected Areas
• Public Issues and Conflict Management
www.csc.noaa.gov/bins/resources/training.html

New York

Benthic Mapping

The Center’s benthic mapping effort provides tools, technical guidance, and data to the coastal management community. In New York, the Center provides technical assistance and support for a privately funded and directed benthic change detection project for Long Island’s South Shore.

Coastal Elevation Mapping

The Center works with state and local officials and the private sector to collect and distribute high-resolution topographic and bathymetric data sets, including new light detection and ranging (lidar) and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IfSAR) data. Data uses include the analysis of storm surge and storm inundation, and erosion and habitat mapping. In addition to data collection and distribution, the Center works with end users to expand the utility of these data.
www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/tcm/

Coastal Management Fellowship

The NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs to work on two-year projects proposed by the state. The New York Division of Coastal Resources has hosted three fellows:

• 1997 to 1999: To conduct a project aimed at developing regional standards and protocols for coastal habitat restoration and management.
• 2004 to 2006: To create a guidance document for stream restoration for New York State’s coastal nonpoint areas.
• 2008 to 2010: To develop New York State guidelines for post-storm redevelopment plans.
www.csc.noaa.gov/cms/fellows.html

Coastal Services Magazine

This bimonthly trade publication focuses on efforts by local, state, and nonprofit organizations to address coastal issues. Recent articles featuring programs in New York include

• Brownfields to Working Waterfront: New York Helps Revitalize Community’s Coast – July/August 2000
• Private Docks: Fighting for the Public’s Rights in New York – November/December 2001
• New York Coastal Managers Feel Impact of Attack – March/April 2002
• Terrorist Attacks Hit Coastal Managers’ Budgets – March/April 2002
• Beach Renourishment: The Lessons from One Long Island Community – July/August 2002
• Keeping Travelers on Schedule in New York – July/August 2004
• Finding Out How Big the Business of Recreational Boating Is in New York – January/February 2005
• Using a Blog to Expand Education Programming’s Reach in New York - November/December 2008
www.csc.noaa.gov/magazine/

Habitat Priority Planner

This GIS-based tool developed by the Center is used to test different alternatives for setting management priorities in a watershed, county, or small region by evaluating and comparing the effects of future land use, conservation scenarios, or proposed restoration projects on habitat quality. Currently, training and updated outreach materials are being developed to support and facilitate the use of the tool, and pilot application products are slated for Maine, New York, and South Carolina.
www.csc.noaa.gov/hpp/

Land Cover Mapping

Nothing provides a big picture view of land cover status better than these maps, which are developed using remote sensing technology. The Center has baseline land cover data for most of the coastal zone. The goal is to update the imagery every five years to provide a means of detecting change or trends. Land cover and land cover change data were produced for the U.S. Northeast region using 30-meter resolution satellite imagery. Mapping is available for New York, Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland for 1996, 2001, and 2005, and for Northern Pennsylvania for 1996 and 2001.
www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/lca/ccap.html

Scenario Planning Tool for Coastal Conservation and Hazard Mitigation

The Center is working with The Nature Conservancy to provide an interactive decision-support tool for local governments on Long Island, New York, that will enhance community resilience and meet management objectives for coastal hazard mitigation and biodiversity conservation. The tool will account for future sea level rise and storm scenarios to help communities visualize and understand their risks and vulnerabilities.

Training

The Center provides training to the coastal resource managers of the nation in three focus areas: geospatial technology, coastal management, and building process skills. Training can take place at the Center’s training facility for some courses but most often is taken to coastal managers in the field. Recent courses delivered to programs in New York include

• Managing Visitor Use in Coastal and Marine Protected Areas
• Project Design and Evaluation
• Public Issues and Conflict Management
www.csc.noaa.gov/bins/resources/training.html

Ohio

Coastal Elevation Mapping

The Center works with state and local officials and the private sector to collect and distribute high-resolution topographic and bathymetric data sets, including new light detection and ranging (lidar) and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IfSAR) data. Data uses include the analysis of storm surge and storm inundation, and erosion and habitat mapping. In addition to data collection and distribution, the Center works with end users to expand the utility of these data.
www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/tcm/

Coastal Management Fellowship

The NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs to work on two-year projects proposed by the state. Ohio’s Office of Coastal Management has hosted one fellow:

• 2006 to 2008: To develop the Lake Erie Shore Erosion Management Plan (LESEMP) by synthesizing data gathered from existing shore erosion plans, identifying information gaps, and incorporating new findings into the LESEMP.
www.csc.noaa.gov/cms/fellows.html

Coastal Services Magazine

This bimonthly trade publication focuses on efforts by local, state, and nonprofit organizations to address coastal issues. Recent articles featuring programs in Ohio include

• Sustainable Tourism: Increasing the Economic Impact While Preserving the Environment in Ohio - Jan/Feb 2009 (Cover)
• Ohio Puts Right People in Right Place to Improve Urban Streams – July/August 2000
• Ohio Web Site Helps Managers Delve into the Past – November/December 2002
• Coastal Managers in Ohio and Belize Discover They’re Birds of a Feather – May/June 2003
• Seeing the Writing on the Web in Ohio – November/December 2005
• Creating a Coastal Atlas in Ohio – March/April 2006
• Seeing Clean Water as a Home-Buying Amenity in Ohio – May/June 2007
• Recycling Shrink-Wrap from Boats in Ohio – January/February 2008
• Ohio’s Nonpoint Source Program Statewide in Scope, Local in Approach – May/June 2008
www.csc.noaa.gov/magazine/

Land Cover Mapping

Nothing provides a big picture view of land cover status better than these maps, which are developed using remote sensing technology. The Center has baseline land cover data for most of the coastal zone. The goal is to update the imagery every five years to also provide a means of detecting change or trends.
www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/lca/ccap.html

Training

The Center provides training to the coastal resource managers of the nation in three focus areas: geospatial technology, coastal management, and building process skills. Training can take place at the Center’s training facility for some courses but most often is taken to coastal managers in the field. Recent courses delivered to programs in Ohio include

• Coastal Applications Using ArcGIS
• Coastal Community Planning and Development
• Introduction to ArcGIS
• Project Design and Evaluation
www.csc.noaa.gov/bins/resources/training.html

Pennsylvania

Coastal Elevation Mapping

The Center works with state and local officials and the private sector to collect and distribute high-resolution topographic and bathymetric data sets, including new light detection and ranging (lidar) and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IfSAR) data. Data uses include the analysis of storm surge and storm inundation, and erosion and habitat mapping. In addition to data collection and distribution, the Center works with end users to expand the utility of these data.
www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/tcm/

Coastal Management Fellowship

The NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs to work on two-year projects proposed by the state. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Office for River Basin Cooperation, has hosted one fellow:

• 2001 to 2003: To develop a comprehensive exotic aquatic species program and fish consumption education initiative.
www.csc.noaa.gov/cms/fellows.html

Coastal Services Magazine

This bimonthly trade publication focuses on efforts by local, state, and nonprofit organizations to address coastal issues. Recent articles featuring programs in Pennsylvania include

• Federal Consistency Helps Pennsylvania Restore Sand to the Shoreline – November/December 2000
• Coastal Management Money Helps Protect Farms, Prevent Sprawl in Pennsylvania – January/February 2002
• Pennsylvania Puts Eyes in the Sky to Detect Violations – September/October 2003
• Technically Perfect Project in Pennsylvania Challenged by Public Reaction – September/October 2005
www.csc.noaa.gov/magazine/

Land Cover Mapping

Nothing provides a big picture view of land cover status better than these maps, which are developed using remote sensing technology. The Center has baseline land cover data for most of the coastal zone. The goal is to update the imagery every five years to also provide a means of detecting change or trends.
www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/lca/ccap.html

Training

The Center provides training to the coastal resource managers of the nation in three focus areas: geospatial technology, coastal management, and building process skills. Training can take place at the Center’s training facility for some courses but most often is taken to coastal managers in the field. Recent courses delivered to programs in Pennsylvania include

• Project Design and Evaluation
• Public Issues and Conflict Management
• Remote Sensing for Spatial Analysts
www.csc.noaa.gov/bins/resources/training.html

Wisconsin

Coastal Elevation Mapping

The Center works with state and local officials and the private sector to collect and distribute high-resolution topographic and bathymetric data sets, including new light detection and ranging (lidar) and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IfSAR) data. Data uses include the analysis of storm surge and storm inundation, and erosion and habitat mapping. In addition to data collection and distribution, the Center works with end users to expand the utility of these data.
www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/tcm/

Coastal Services Magazine

This bimonthly trade publication focuses on efforts by local, state, and nonprofit organizations to address coastal issues. Recent articles featuring programs in Wisconsin include

• Beetles Help Wisconsin Battle against Invasive Weed – May/June 2001
• Isolated Wetlands: Wisconsin Steps In with Regulations after Supreme Court Decision – May/June 2002
• Children Get the Presents during Wisconsin’s Anniversary Celebration – January/February 2004
• Giving Local Officials New Perspective in Minnesota and Wisconsin – November/December 2006
• Taking Canoeing Uptown in Milwaukee – March/April 2008
www.csc.noaa.gov/magazine/

Land Cover Mapping

Nothing provides a big picture view of land cover status better than these maps, which are developed using remote sensing technology. The Center has baseline land cover data for most of the coastal zone. The goal is to update the imagery every five years to also provide a means of detecting change or trends.
www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/lca/ccap.html

Training

The Center provides training to the coastal resource managers of the nation in three focus areas: geospatial technology, coastal management, and building process skills. Training can take place at the Center’s training facility for some courses but most often is taken to coastal managers in the field. The following course has been delivered to participants in Wisconsin:

• Public Issues and Conflict Management
www.csc.noaa.gov/bins/resources/training.html