2024 Coastal Inundation Community of Practice (CICoP) Workshop

November 12-14, 2024 | Seattle, WA (University of Washington Center for Urban Horticulture)

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2024 Coastal Inundation Community of Practice Workshop, November 12-14, Seattle, WA

Join us for the 2024 Coastal Inundation Community of Practice Workshop. This in-person workshop is a unique opportunity to build relationships among 100 coastal flooding practitioners representing diverse transdisciplinary perspectives. Coastal communities are facing tremendous inundation threats across the country, and local practitioners are meeting these challenges with innovative solutions transforming our coastal ecosystems, built environments, and socioeconomic structures.

This event is designed to create space for practitioners to learn from one another and foster networks of peer support.

Together, we will:

  • Build relationships with colleagues across the country who are addressing inundation challenges.
  • Hear and exchange innovative approaches for addressing inundation challenges in local communities.
  • Share and learn about the latest inundation scientific data, tool and modeling advances.
  • Begin to explore and co-develop products to help address inundation questions.
  • Help shape the future activities and direction of the Coastal Inundation Community of Practice.

Registration is open but by invitation only due to capacity. Please reach out to OCM.SG@noaa.gov with questions. The deadline to register is October 1, 2024.

Benefits for Participants

  • Networking and collaborating with coastal practitioners across regions and sectors
  • Participating in peer-to-peer learning and knowledge exchange to explore new ideas to bring home
  • Keeping a pulse on emerging inundation issues and solutions across the country
  • Staying up-to-date on tools, science, and research models
  • Informing inundation product and service development within NOAA

Agenda

  • November 12: Panel discussion, peer networking activities, and participant-led cafe sessions highlighting successful projects, tools, and other inundation-related innovations from across the nation
  • November 13: Interactive sessions to facilitate the sharing hear approaches for addressing inundation challenges in local communities
  • November 14: (optional): Connect new knowledge and understanding through field trips in the Seattle area while continuing to foster new relationships with peers

Estimated Cost of Attendance

  • Registration fee: $250 (includes lunches and snacks on Nov. 12 & 13 and field trips on Nov. 14)
  • Accommodations: Hotel blocks will be available in Seattle’s University District for ~$188 per night with hot breakfast and Wi-Fi included.
  • Transportation: Participants will be responsible for travel costs to hotels and the workshop venue. Public transportation options are available from both SeaTac/Airport and hotels located in the University District.

Field Trips

As part of the workshop, there will be full and half day field trip options on Thursday, November 14th. These field trips are optional and have no additional associated costs. The cost of lunch is not included. Additional details on the field trips will be provided to registered workshop participants.

Field Trip Option 1: Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Samish Conservation Area Project

Participants will travel to the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve to learn about research and restoration happening in the second-largest eelgrass bed in North America. Participants will discuss and visit the Samish Conservation Area Project which is 74.5 acres of diked farmland (former tidal marsh), current tidal marsh, and tide flat on the Samish Island isthmus at the north end of Padilla Bay.

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Field Trip Option 2: Walking Tour of Point Ruston and Owen Beach/Point Defiance in Tacoma

Guided walking tour of the Owen Beach redevelopment, Point Ruston public recreation area, and Dune Peninsula Park. Learn how Metro Parks Tacoma staff incorporated sea level rise into the design of Owen Beach Park. Hear about past and present shoreline stabilization challenges at Dune Peninsula Park. Understand how the Point Ruston redevelopment balanced the cleanup with development and public access.

 

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Field Trip Option 3: Lower Duwamish Sea Level Rise Workgroup in the Duwamish Valley Resilience District

This one-hour walking tour will take participants through transitions along the river from residential areas, to heavy industry and commercial areas and will focus on public investments along the shoreline (shoreline drainage, open space). Tour guides will touch on the current wet weather preparedness methods, flood management in the area, as well as long-term adaptation planning, including cost-benefit solutions vs. community-benefit solutions.

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The University of Washington Center for Urban Horticulture

The Coastal Inundation Community of Practice Workshop will be held at the University of Washington Center for Urban Horticulture. The Center for Urban Horticulture is part of the University of Washington Botanic Gardens. It includes a 16-acre landscaped site with buildings and gardens, and the 74-acre Union Bay Natural Area, which provides publicly accessible wildlife habitat (more than 200 bird species have been sighted there).

Maps and Trails

There are plenty of opportunities to explore gardens and natural areas at the Center for Urban Horticulture. Both the Union Bay Natural Area and Yesler Swamp have walking trails and views of Lake Washington. Center for Urban Horticulture is easily accessible by the Montlake Boulevard exit off of SR 520.

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Street Directions

Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st Street
Seattle WA 98105

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For more information on how to there, visit here.

Please note that space is limited, and we appreciate your understanding that we may not be able to accommodate all interested individuals. We will be in touch with further information for individuals invited to register.

Please contact ocm.sg@noaa.gov with any questions.

Ways to Get Involved with the Coastal Inundation Community of Practice

COVID-19 Guidance

We are excited to see everyone at the 2024 Coastal Inundation Community of Practice Workshop in November 2024. Please know that our top priority is keeping all members of our community safe and respecting those concerned about COVID-19 or other infections.

In recognition of our commitment, we strongly encourage you to take the following precautions for the health and safety of all participants:

  • Take a COVID-19 test before traveling to the Workshop.
  • Do not attend any sessions or events if you are COVID-19 positive or otherwise feeling ill.
  • Consider wearing a mask in all public areas, maintain a reasonable distance from others whenever possible, and frequently sanitize your hands.

Masks and hand sanitizer will be made available during the workshop for participant use.

We ask all participants to please follow all University of Washington, King County, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention public health policies related to COVID-19, as guidance is subject to change at any time.

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The 2024 Coastal Inundation Community of Practice workshop is brought to you by  NOAA's Office for Coastal Management (OCM), the National Sea Grant Office (NSGO), and the American Society of Adaptation Professionals (ASAP).

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Funding is made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, a historic, federal government-wide investment that is advancing NOAA's efforts to build Climate-Ready Coasts.