This guide features strategies for local governments, conservation principles and neighborhood site design, stormwater best management practices and local case studies.

Frequent flooding is on the rise in Charleston, S.C., forcing the closure of streets in the peninsular city. The S.C. Sea Grant Consortium is part of the Charleston Resilience Network, a public-private partnership designed to coordinate regional efforts to plan for and adapt to increasing flood challenges.

The Watershed Game is an interactive tool that helps community leaders understand the connections between land use, clean water and their community.  Participants learn how a variety of land uses impact water and natural resources and learn how their choices can prevent adverse impacts.  

Washington Sea Grant is leading an effort to improve estimates of vertical land movement in Washington State, that will be used to improve sea level rise and coastal flooding assessments.

Wisconsin Sea Grant, in conjunction with the NOAA Great Lakes Coastal Storms Program, conducted a survey to learn the planning and implementation needs of Great Lakes coastal planners and managers to mitigate and adapt to coastal storm hazards.