Conservation Landscaping Survey

Wetlands Watch has been working in Southeastern Virginia to amplify efforts to get private property owners to practice better stewardship on their lan...

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Virginia Sea Level Rise Study Moves Ahead

The Sea Level Rise {Recurrent Coastal Flooding} adaptation study we mentioned before is moving ahead in the Virginia Legislature. Delegate Stoll...

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Sea Level Rise Planning: Maine to Louisiana

The sea level rise adaptation planning push is gaining speed with new studies in Portland, Maine and Coastal Louisiana. The Portland Study was requ...

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San Diego Bay Sea Level Rise Strategy

Another in a continuing series of regional efforts to deal with sea level rise impacts - this time in San Diego Bay. This effort has been underw...

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Tea Party Climate Deniers Funding Exposed

Recently I talked about my experience sitting through a meeting sponsored by the TEA Party at which climate denier, Fred Singer continued his rant aga...

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US Army Corps Addresses Sea Level Rise - Part 2

A while ago we reported that the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has a new engineering guidance that takes sea level rise into account in its...

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Be Careful How You Adapt to Sea Level Rise

A great article in The Economist on the cost of natural disasters - with a lesson for those of us working on sea level rise adaptation. The arti...

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TEA Party Meeting in Virginia Beach

I sat through a TEA party meeting on climate change at which long-time climate skeptic Fred Singer and others were talking about their views on global...

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Feds Issue Draft Wildlife and Climate Change Strategy

The federal government issued its draft strategy on how to manage wildlife, fish, and plants to better cope with climate change. The effort was ...

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Wetlands Related Legislation in General Assembly

The General Assembly is in full swing in Virginia and some wetlands bills have popped up. Delegate Robert Marshall has a bill in (HB67) that would ...

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South Florida Develops a Model for Adaptation Planning

South Florida has been in the news lately as a model of regional planning for climate change. Of note is the work they are doing on adaptation t...

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Coastal Conservation and Climate Change

I was privileged to be part of a group of folks who helped the National Wildlife Federation put together a valuable study, "Practical Guidance for Coa...

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Environment, Taxpayers Lose in Development Decision

A while ago, we reported on efforts to block a development in Northampton County, on Virginia's Northern Neck. Wetlands Watch joined with local ...

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Opposition to Sea Level Rise Work Gains National Attention

As we reported a while ago, the Tea Party in Virginia has started organizing against our work to get sea level rise adaptation plans in place. N...

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Court Makes Wetlands Destruction Easier

A very troubling decision from the federal courts threatens to undo decades of policy to protect wetlands. The DC Circuit Court of Appeals allow...

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Chincoteague, VA and Sea Level Rise

Chincoteague, VA has a problem with sea level rise: It is causing changes that the city does not like. Sea level rise is eating away at the b...

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Norfolk Asks State for Sea Level Rise Adaptation Study

Norfolk, Virginia, became the first city in the state to ask for help in putting together a plan for adapting to sea level rise. In its legislat...

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US Army Corps Addresses Sea Level Rise

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)has been considering climate change impacts on their work for some time. In 2009, the USACE issued an eng...

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TEA Party Takes on Environmental Issues

As if it were not getting tough enough with opposition to sea level rise popping up in San Francisco and North Carolina, now the TEA Party has taken o...

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Clean Water/Wildlife habitat - One Yard at a Time

Seven years ago, Wetlands Watch embarked on a campaign to get waterfront homeowners to better manage their backyard wetlands. This was the origi...

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Wetlands Watch Awarded Grant to Work with Business Sectors on Adaptation

Wetlands Watch was notified that it was awarded a grant from the Virginia Environmental Endowment to begin work with the business sector on sea level ...

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Opposition to Adaptation: West Coast Version

A previous post noted opposition to sea level rise adaptation in North Carolina. San Francisco Bay has been in an uproar over the same issue for...

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North Carolina Coastal Counties Fight Sea Level Rise Adaptation

An interesting development "South of the Border" in North Carolina showed up in the Virginian Pilot. North Carolina has led sea level rise adap...

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Hampton Engages on Sea Level Rise and Shoreline Conservation

Lots of folks talk about the need for shoreline strategies in the face of sea level rise. Lots of folks talk about the need to engage the public...

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Bad Development Idea on Virginia's Northern Neck

Wetlands Watch has joined with a citizen's group, Concerned Citizens for Preserving Bluff Point, and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, in opposing a prop...

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NASA Looks at Climate Change Impacts in Virginia

NASA has a series of reviews underway to look at climate change impacts on its facilities. At the end of September, it was the Langley Research ...

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Irene Storm Surge

Irene is coming and so is her storm surge. To find out what is going on, click on the NOAA Extra-Tropical Storm Surge website. Find the ti...

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Sea Level Rise Article In Virginian Pilot on Monday

The Virginian Pilot published an article today (Aug 22) detailing the sea level rise adaptation needs in Norfolk. The article applies to every c...

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Old Dominion University Sea Level Rise Reseach Forum

ODU held a sea level rise research forum today, August 10, with about 25 people to identify the region's research needs. Corporate, local, state...

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Wetlands Watch Wants Your Photos

Wetlands Watch is updating its website and needs images of wetlands, wildlife, and people to make it sing. We also are collecting evidence of th...

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