Tool for municipalities to identify codes and ordinances that hinder green infrastructure placement. Green Infrastructure Code Audit Workbook Overview The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant’s Tackling Barriers to Green Infrastructure: An Audit of Municipal Codes and Ordinances is a tool for municipalities to use in order to identify codes and ordinances that hinder…
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Interactive dashboard of monthly water level data for each of the Great Lakes. Great Lakes Water Level Dashboard Overview The Great Lakes Water Level Dashboard is an online, interactive dashboard of monthly water level data for each of the Great Lakes. The Dashboard is designed for users to easily examine the fluctuation of…
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“A multi-agency gateway to long-term, basin-scale hydrological and climatological data for the Laurentian Great Lakes” Great Lakes Water Level Dashboard Overview The Great Lakes Water Level Dashboard is a free, online, interactive website that portrays monthly water level information for all the Great Lakes. It is sponsored by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative…
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Compilation of information to help inform decision-making related to Great Lakes water levels. Great Lakes High Water Web Page Overview The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Great Lakes High Water Web Page is a repository of information compiled to help inform decision-making related to Great Lakes water levels as well as connect…
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Streamlined temporary erosion control placement authorization process. Great Lakes Emergency Erosion Control Self Certification Overview The Great Lakes Emergency Erosion Control Self Certification is a streamlined temporary erosion control placement authorization process intended for emergency situations on Great Lakes shorelines. This process was established by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to…
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Fact sheet discussing types of shore protection and their impacts on coastal processes. Great Lakes Coastal Shore Protection Structures & Their Effects on Coastal Processes Overview Great Lakes Coastal Protection Structures & Their Effects on Coastal Processes is a five-page fact sheet that discusses the different types of shore protection and their positive and…
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Online models that predict Great Lakes surface water conditions. Great Lakes Coastal Forecasting System Overview The Great Lake Coastal Forecasting System (GLCFS) is a set of online models that predict Great Lakes surface water conditions. The GLCFS was developed by the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory and the Ohio State University, using a…
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Webinar about financing coastal resiliency. Funding and Financing for Coastal Resiliency Overview This webinar from the NOAA Office for Coastal Management’s is about financing coastal resiliency. In it, you will learn about different options and strategies for funding and financing for coastal resiliency projects. Financing Coastal Resiliency – Webinar Materials This webinar…
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A clearinghouse for a wide variety of data, tools, and trainings related to coastal resiliency. Diving into the Digital Coast: Great Lakes Home: NOAA Digital Coast Overview The NOAA Digital Coast is a clearinghouse for a wide variety of data, tools, and trainings related to coastal resiliency. It contains hundreds of different resources…
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Information service to track the region’s progress toward shared goals for the Great Lakes. Blue Accounting Home page Overview “Blue Accounting is an information service to track the region’s progress toward shared goals for the Great Lakes. Maintained by the Great Lakes Commission, the information developed by Blue Accounting helps elected officials…
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