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NOAA Digital Coast NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management helps maximize the nation’s coastal management efforts by providing science-based resources and services.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office for Coastal Management is the unifying force behind the nation’s coastal management efforts. This office oversees many initiatives and works with partners from all sectors to accomplish coastal management goals. The coastal management office was established in 2014 when NOAA combined two offices: the Coastal Services Center and the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.

What state touches both the ocean and the Great Lakes? Did you guess New York? You’re right!New York has over 2,600 mile...
06/23/2026

What state touches both the ocean and the Great Lakes?
Did you guess New York? You’re right!

New York has over 2,600 miles of coastline and over 16 million coastal residents.

Learn about the state’s coastal program and ongoing management efforts: https://coast.noaa.gov/states/new-york.html

06/23/2026

This floating brown seaweed provides important habitat at sea, but can cause trouble when it washes up on the beach in large amounts.

Find more information on Sargassum, including tracking and forecasting tools:
oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/sargassum/

Coral reefs are the tropical rainforests of the ocean! 25% of all marine species can be found in these habitats. Healthy...
06/22/2026

Coral reefs are the tropical rainforests of the ocean! 25% of all marine species can be found in these habitats. Healthy coral reefs provide protection from waves, support fisheries, and benefit ~1 billion people worldwide. But these habitats are under threat.

Learn more about the benefits of—and threats to—coral reefs:
https://coast.noaa.gov/states/fast-facts/coral-reefs.html

Writing an accomplishments report is often a group project that can easily turn chaotic. This article breaks down what’s...
06/18/2026

Writing an accomplishments report is often a group project that can easily turn chaotic.

This article breaks down what’s worked for our office and will hopefully make your process smoother, too.
1️⃣ Decide who owns the document and who’s going to write it.
2️⃣ Make basic decisions about the end product and the process.
3️⃣ Make an outline.
4️⃣ Create a small team to lead the effort and kick things off
5️⃣ Get more staff input.
6️⃣ Write the document.
7️⃣ Have participants review the document.
8️⃣ Layout and distribute.

Get the details:
https://coast.noaa.gov/data/docs/coastalcommunicators/march-2024.pdf

In Chester, Pennsylvania, visionary leaders collaborated with several partners to create the Eyre Park Trail, a half-mil...
06/17/2026

In Chester, Pennsylvania, visionary leaders collaborated with several partners to create the Eyre Park Trail, a half-mile artery located on a site that had been abandoned since the early 1970s, when a devastating flood had forced an estimated 500 families to relocate permanently.

This is now a place to create happy memories, as people stroll, run, and bicycle alongside flood-resilient greenery, on a pathway that connects to trails up and down the Delaware River corridor.
https://coast.noaa.gov/states/stories/eyre-park-trail.html

Considering nature-based solutions? Consider these resources:Tools🔹Coastal Flood Exposure Mapper🔹Lake Level Viewer🔹Land ...
06/16/2026

Considering nature-based solutions? Consider these resources:
Tools
🔹Coastal Flood Exposure Mapper
🔹Lake Level Viewer
🔹Land Cover Atlas

Trainings
🔹Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Hazards
🔹Green Infrastructure Protective Services
🔹Green Infrastructure Effectiveness Database

Case Studies
🔹Village of Walton, New York
🔹Coastal Oregon

More:
https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/topics/green-infrastructure.html

Check it out: 2021 - 2022 UCSD/U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) lidar for the Sierra Nevada region in California is in our ...
06/16/2026

Check it out: 2021 - 2022 UCSD/U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) lidar for the Sierra Nevada region in California is in our Data Access Viewer.

This link allows you to customize your DEM (Digital Elevation Model):
https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/ #/lidar/search/where:ID=10262/details/10262

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. A major bank used NOAA’s Sea Level Rise Viewer to assess physical risks by using ...
06/15/2026

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.

A major bank used NOAA’s Sea Level Rise Viewer to assess physical risks by using 4 different sea level scenarios. Using this information, decision-makers were able to ID locations at risk of coastal flooding in the years 2040 and 2060 and estimate the extent of the flooding.

This led to strategic planning as well as additional risk reporting.
https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/stories/bank-infrastructure.html

Can you guess the zoomed-in coastal critter? 🧐 Number 5 is playing on hard mode. Answers in the comments! The prize: bra...
06/12/2026

Can you guess the zoomed-in coastal critter? 🧐 Number 5 is playing on hard mode.

Answers in the comments! The prize: bragging rights and a sense of wonder for our nation’s coastal ecosystems.

https://coast.noaa.gov/

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