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Coastal Resilience Committee Resource Page

Announcement: Please fill out the Hazard Mitigation Plan Survey

New Shoreham is working to become more resilient to flooding and other natural hazards. The town is currently updating their 2017 Hazard Mitigation Plan with an expanded focus on floodplain management. The objective of the updated Hazard Mitigation and Flood Management Plan (HM&FMP) is to reduce the impacts from future natural disasters on the people and property in New Shoreham.

People can take a quick online survey to help officials better understand hazard concerns. Input will guide and focus mitigation activities to help lessen the impacts of future hazard events. The survey will be available online from September 29 through October 24, 2024 and should take less than eight minutes to complete. 

Resiliency Groups

About the Coastal Resilience Committee:

The Coastal Resilience Committe (previously known as Sea Level Rise Committee) is an advisory committee in New Shoreham, Rhode Island comprised of eight members with a wide variety of backgrounds and expertise.

Mission Statement:

The Coastal Resilience Committee is established to gather current scientific data and build on community knowledge to advise the town on priority actions that will improve Block Island’s coastal resiliency. This is done by:

  • Understanding the potential threats to the island posed by sea level rise and climate change.

  • Regularly engaging with the community to collect input and conduct outreach.

  • Evaluating and recommending opportunities for adaptation and mitigation amidst a rapidly changing climate

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 Resource Database

Climate work spans a wide variety of focuses, disciplines, and scales. This database includes some of the most relevant resources to coastal resiliency on Block Island. Use the following filters to explore a specific topic, see how different disciplines approach climate work, narrow the scale of the resource from universally relevant to specific to Block Island or see what resources are available for a certain audience. If you know of a source you would like to see on this page, use the following section to make a submission!

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Source
Resiliency Topic
Disciplanary Approach
Scale
Format
Date
Municipal Resilience Program Community Resilience Building Process & Workshop Summary of Findings
The Nature Conservancy
Solutions
Block Island
Reports & Research
09/01/2021
Examples of other climate and coastal resiliency resources
Coastal Resilience Committee
Policy/Government
Block Island
Reports & Research
01/04/2024
ETIPP Stakeholder Support From
Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project
Solutions
Block Island
Funding
17/05/2023
Town of New Shoreham GIS
Town of New Shoreham
Policy/Government
Block Island
Tools
Hydrology and Water Resources of Block Island Rhode Island
URI
Science of Climate Change
Block Island
Reports & Research
01/01/1996
Demographics, Town of New Shoreham
Town of New Shoreham
Policy/Government
Block Island
Reports & Research
Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Program Planning Reports
Mass.gov
Policy/Government
Comprable
Reports & Research
Nantucket Coastal Resilience Plan
Nantucket
Solutions
Comprable
Reports & Research
Climate Ready Coast - Southern Maine
Regional Sustainability and Resilience Program
Solutions
Comprable
Guides
18/07/2023
Nantucket Coastal Resilience Library
Nantucket
Solutions
Comprable
Guides
NANTUCKET RESILIENCE TOOLKIT
Nantucket
Solutions
Comprable
Reports & Research
Examples from Holland
Collection
Comprable
Reports & Research
Climate Resilience and Adaptation Funding Toolbox
EPA
Solutions
National
Funding
CRMC Island Coastal Resources Management Council: Over 30 Years of Accomplishment in Coastal Management
Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC)
Policy/Government
State
Guides
RIDEM Educational Materials
RIDEM
Outreach & Community Organizing
State
Guides
Examples of Porjects completed by TNC addressing climate change
The Nature Conservancy
Solutions
State
Meetings and Notes
03/05/2022
Program Assessment and Strategy for Enhancement
Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC)
Policy/Government
State
Reports & Research
Resilience Job Descriptions
URI; Sea Grant
Solutions
State
Meetings and Notes
OSCAR Grant
Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), RIDEM, RIIB
Solutions
State
Funding
Municipal Resilience Program 2024 Action Grant Awards Project Summaries
Rhode Island Infastructure Bank
Economic
State
Funding
23/09/2024
The Block Island Split: Inundation from 7 feet of Sea Level Rise
URI; Sea Grant
Climate Change (including Sea Level Rise)
Science of Climate Change
Block Island
Map
Looming Deadlines for Coastal Resilience
Union of Concerned Scientists
Climate Change (including Sea Level Rise)
Outreach & Community Organizing
National
Reports & Research
U.S. Sea Level Change
Global Change
Climate Change (including Sea Level Rise)
Science of Climate Change
National
Reports & Research
APPLICATION GUIDE for the 2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Climate Change (including Sea Level Rise)
Science of Climate Change
National
Reports & Research
Global and Regional Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the United States
Town of New Shoreham
Climate Change (including Sea Level Rise)
Science of Climate Change
National
Reports & Research
Water Level Monitoring in the Northeast
National Integrated Ocean Observing System (NERACOOS)
Climate Change (including Sea Level Rise)
Science of Climate Change
National
Meetings and Notes
Urban Ocean Observatory at Davidson Laboratory
Stevens Institure of Technology
Climate Change (including Sea Level Rise)
Science of Climate Change
State
Reports & Research
Surging Seas Risk Finder
Climate Central
Climate Change (including Sea Level Rise)
Science of Climate Change
State
Reports & Research
STORMTOOLs
URI; Sea Grant
Climate Change (including Sea Level Rise)
Science of Climate Change
State
Reports & Research
Exploring the Use of Living Shorelines for Stabilization and Nutrient Mitigation in New England
Schoell et al.
Coastal Erosion
Solutions
Reports & Research
Bluff Erosion presentation
Eastern, Bryan Oakley
Coastal Erosion
Science of Climate Change
Block Island
Meetings and Notes
01/01/2022
Shoreline Change Maps
Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC)
Coastal Erosion
Science of Climate Change
Block Island
Reports & Research
Materials on Coir Log Project in NT
Nantucket
Coastal Erosion
Solutions
Comprable
Reports & Research
Puget Sound feeder bluff mapping
Department of Ecology, State of Washington
Coastal Erosion
Science of Climate Change
Comprable
Reports & Research
Engineered Coastal Berms
Montclair University, NJ
Coastal Erosion
Solutions
Comprable
Reports & Research
05/11/2024
Natural and Structural Measures for Shoreline Stabalization
SAGE, Resilient Shorelines Thriving Communities
Coastal Erosion
Solutions
Comprable
Guides
Coastal Bluffs of New England
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1
Coastal Erosion
Science of Climate Change
National
Reports & Research
Coastal Green Infrastructure to Enhance Resilience of State Route 1, Delaware
U.S. Department of Transportation
Coastal Erosion
Solutions
National
Reports & Research
01/01/2015
Green Infrastructure Effectiveness Database
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office for Coastal Management
Coastal Erosion
Solutions
National
Reports & Research
Living Shorelines: A Review of Literature Relevant to New England Coasts
Coastal Erosion
Science of Climate Change
National
Reports & Research
Biodegradable Erosion Control
Woods Hole
Coastal Erosion
Solutions
National
Reports & Research
Leveraging the Interdependencies Between Barrier Islands and Backbarrier Saltmarshes to Enhance Resilience to Sea-Level Rise
Virginia Inst. Of Marine Science
Coastal Erosion
Science of Climate Change
National
Reports & Research
01/01/2021
Rocky coast processes: with special reference to the recession of soft rock cliffs
The Japan Academy (Sunamura)
Coastal Erosion
Science of Climate Change
National
Reports & Research
01/01/2015
Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Hazards
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office for Coastal Management
Coastal Erosion
Solutions
National
Meetings and Notes
Putting Nature to Work in Rhode Island
Rhode Island Green Infastructure Coalistion
Coastal Erosion
Solutions
State
Guides
LAND USE AND MITIGATION EFFECTS ON BARRIER BEACH EROSION IN STORMS:CASE STUDY IN RHODE ISLAND
URI
Coastal Erosion
Science of Climate Change
State
Reports & Research
01/01/2018
Structural Shoreline Protection Measures: Guidance for the Waterfront Property Homeowner
Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC)
Coastal Erosion
Solutions
State
Reports & Research
Rhode Isalnd Soil Erosion and Sediment Contril Handbook
Rhode Island State Conservaiton Committee
Coastal Erosion
Solutions
State
Reports & Research
01/01/2016
Mapping the coastal risk for the next century, including sea level rise and changes in the coastline: application to Charlestown RI, USA
URI, Sea Grant (Grilli et al.)
Coastal Erosion
Science of Climate Change
State
Reports & Research
28/11/2016
COASTAL SEA LEVEL RISE AND STORM SURGE: TRANSPORTATION FACT SHEET
Rhode Island Statewide Planning Program
Coastal Infrastructure
Science of Climate Change
Block Island
Reports & Research
Marsh Migration Project
Coastal Resilience Committee
Coastal Infrastructure
Science of Climate Change
Block Island
Reports & Research
Corn Neck Road Transportation Study
Town of New Shoreham Planning
Coastal Infrastructure
Solutions
Block Island
Reports & Research
01/12/2017
RHODE ISLAND COASTLINE COASTAL STORM RISK MANAGEMENT Final Integrated Feasibility Study & Environmental Assessment
US Army Corps of Engineers
Coastal Infrastructure
Science of Climate Change
State
Reports & Research
Adaptation Strategies and Techniques for Coastal Properties
Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC)
Coastal Infrastructure
Solutions
State
Reports & Research
Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States: Technology, Policy, and Societal Dimensions (2024)
National Academies
Energy
Policy/Government
National
Reports & Research
01/01/2024
Climate change findings
Climate Change-PREP-RI
Energy
Science of Climate Change
State
Tools
A comparison of top-down and bottom-up approaches to benthic habitat mapping to inform offshore wind energy development
URI, Sea Grant (LaFrance et al.)
Energy
Science of Climate Change
State
Reports & Research
14/04/2001
SEA GRANT AT THE BLUE CARBON FRONTIER
URI, Sea Grant
Energy
Economic
State
Reports & Research
01/01/2024
SEA�GRANT AT THE BLUE CARBON FRONTIE
Sea Grant
Energy
Solutions
State
Reports & Research
How to Install a Soft-shell Clam Farm
Manomet
Fisheries/Shellfisheries
Solutions
National
Guides
01/01/2018
Pictorial Manual for the Culture and Grow-out of Soft-Shell Clams: A Practical Guide to Farming Clams in Maine�s Intertidal Zone
Umainem Machias
Fisheries/Shellfisheries
Solutions
National
Guides
01/01/2011
NOAA�S ASSERTION OF JURISDICTION OVER AQUACULTURE FACES CONTINUING CHALLENGES
Sea Grant Law & Policy Journal
Fisheries/Shellfisheries
Policy/Government
State
Reports & Research
EXPLORING OPTIONS TO AUTHORIZE OFFSHORE AQUACULTURE: FACILITATING DISCUSSIONS AMONG REGULATORS AND INDUSTRY MEMBERS TO FIND COMMON GROUND
Sea Grant Law & Policy Journal
Fisheries/Shellfisheries
Policy/Government
State
Reports & Research
DOES PRIVATE AQUACULTURE BENEFIT THE PUBLIC
Sea Grant Law & Policy Journal
Fisheries/Shellfisheries
Policy/Government
State
Reports & Research
Sea Level Rise Adaptation Study Field Review
Town of New Shoreham
Flooding & Natural Disaster
Block Island
Reports & Research
BI Hazard Mitigation Plan
Town of New Shoreham
Flooding & Natural Disaster
Policy/Government
Block Island
Reports & Research
01/01/2016
New shoreham Comprehensive Plan
Town of New Shoreham
Flooding & Natural Disaster
Policy/Government
Block Island
Reports & Research
01/01/2016
Town Landfill EPA FRS Superfund Facility Detail Report
EPA
Flooding & Natural Disaster
Policy/Government
Block Island
Reports & Research
Old Harbor FIRM map
FEMA
Flooding & Natural Disaster
Policy/Government
Block Island
Reports & Research
Town of Westerly 2023 Hazard Mitigation & Flood Management Plan
Town of Westerly
Flooding & Natural Disaster
Policy/Government
Comprable
Reports & Research
01/01/2023
Connecticut Beaches and Dunes: A Hazard Guide for Coastal Property Owners
UCONN
Flooding & Natural Disaster
Solutions
Comprable
Guides
Compounding Disasters in Gulf Coast Communities
National Academies
Flooding & Natural Disaster
Science of Climate Change
National
Reports & Research
01/01/2024
SEA GRANT PROGRAMS BUILD RESILIENCE TO COASTAL CLIMATE HAZARD
Sea Grant
Flooding & Natural Disaster
Policy/Government
National
Reports & Research
GUIDELINES ON FLOOD ADAPTATION FOR REHABILITATING HISTORIC BUILDINGS article
U.S. Department of the Interior
Flooding & Natural Disaster
Solutions
National
Guides
01/01/2021
FEMA how to read a flood map instructions
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Flooding & Natural Disaster
Policy/Government
National
Guides
01/01/2022
National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System Coordinator's Manual
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Flooding & Natural Disaster
Policy/Government
National
Reports & Research
FEMA Flood Insurance Study
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Flooding & Natural Disaster
Science of Climate Change
National
Reports & Research
01/01/2023
FEMA flood maps
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Flooding & Natural Disaster
Science of Climate Change
National
Reports & Research
Vulnerability, Consequences, and Adaptation Planning Scenarios (VCAPS)
U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit
Flooding & Natural Disaster
Outreach & Community Organizing
National
Guides
Home Builder�s Guide to Coastal Construction
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Flooding & Natural Disaster
Solutions
National
Guides
GUIDELINES ON FLOOD ADAPTATION FOR REHABILITATING HISTORIC BUILDINGS
U.S. Department of the Interior
Flooding & Natural Disaster
Solutions
National
Reports & Research
01/01/2021
FEMA interactive FIRM mapper
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Flooding & Natural Disaster
Science of Climate Change
National
Reports & Research
FEMA data portal
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Flooding & Natural Disaster
Science of Climate Change
National
Reports & Research
Resilient Rhody
State of Rhode Island Climate Change
Flooding & Natural Disaster
Science of Climate Change
State
Reports & Research
Rhode Island Coastline Coastal Storm Risk Management Project
US Army Corps of Engineers
Flooding & Natural Disaster
Science of Climate Change
State
Reports & Research
Champlin's Dock Supreme Court Case
RI Supreme Court
Infastructure
Policy/Government
Block Island
Reports & Research
Coastal Flood Risk to Structures and Infrastructure, Block Island, RI
URI
Infastructure
Solutions
Block Island
Meetings and Notes
01/01/2022
NFWF Coastal Resilience Fund Grants Awarded 2020
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
Infastructure
Solutions
Block Island
Funding
01/01/2020
MASS HOMEOWNER�S HANDBOOK TO PREPARE FOR 3RD EDITION, JULY 2020 COASTAL HAZARDS
Sea Grant, MA
Infastructure
Solutions
Comprable
Guides
Portsmouth, RI Climate Resilience Planning and Financing Strategy
Southeast New England Program (SNEP)
Infastructure
Economic
Comprable
Reports & Research
01/12/2021
StormSmart Properties
Mass.gov
Infastructure
Solutions
Comprable
Guides
Resilient Natucket Design Guidelines
Nantucket
Infastructure
Solutions
Comprable
Guides
Homeowner�s Handbook to Prepare for Natural Hazards � Fourth Edition
Sea Grant, Hawaii
Infastructure
Solutions
Comprable
Guides
Marine Shoreline Design Guideline
Washington State Aqua?c Habitat Guidelines Progra
Infastructure
Solutions
Comprable
Reports & Research
PROTECTING YOUR PROPERTY AND PUGET SOUND
Shore Friendly
Infastructure
Solutions
Comprable
Guides
Compendim of NBS and Grey Solutions
Grow Green
Infastructure
Solutions
National
Reports & Research
01/03/2020
LID Checklist/Bylaw Review
Southeast New England Program (SNEP)
Infastructure
Policy/Government
National
Guides
Public Infrastructure for Effective Climate Mitigation and Adaptation
National Academies
Infastructure
Solutions
National
Reports & Research
Noth Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study: Resilient Adaptation to Increasing Risk
US Army Corps of Engineers
Infastructure
Solutions
National
Reports & Research
01/01/2015
Participatory Conservation of Coastal Habitats: The Importance of Understanding Homeowner Decision Making to Mitigate Cascading Shoreline Degradation
Department of Marine Sciences, U South Alabama (Scyphers et al.)
Infastructure
Outreach & Community Organizing
National
Reports & Research
01/01/2014
Thriving on Our Changing Planet
National Academies
Infastructure
Outreach & Community Organizing
National
Guides
Sump Pump Usage in Rhode Island: Determining Permitted Use of the Device
Marine Affairs Institute
Infastructure
Policy/Government
State
Reports & Research
24/07/2001
RHODE ISLAND LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT SITE PLANNING AND DESIGN GUIDANCE MANUAL
RIDEM, Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC)
Infastructure
Policy/Government
State
Guides
URI Onsite Wastewater Resource Center
URI
Infastructure
Solutions
State
Reports & Research
CRMC Coastal Buffer one Management Gudie
Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC)
Infastructure
Policy/Government
State
Guides
STORMTOOLS: Coastal Environmental Risk Index (CERI) Methodology
URI, Sea Grant (Spaulding et. Al.)
Infastructure
Science of Climate Change
State
Reports & Research
05/11/2024
COASTAL RESILIENCE IN RHODE ISLAND Adaptation in Progress
URI, Sea Grant
Infastructure
Solutions
State
Meetings and Notes
06/01/2022
New England Stormwater Retrofit Manual
Southeast New England Program (SNEP)
Infastructure
Solutions
State
Guides
Rhode Island Coastal Property Guide: What Coastal Property Owners, Renters, Builders and Buyers Should Know About Rhode Island�s Shoreline
Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC)
Infastructure
Solutions
State
Guides
CRMC Hazard worksheet
Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC)
Infastructure
Policy/Government
State
Tools
Responsibility Over Removing Abandoned Structures on the Coast of Rhode Island
Marine Affairs Institute
Infastructure
Policy/Government
State
Reports & Research
01/07/2024
Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council Shoreline Change Special Area Management Plan (SAMP)
Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC)
Policy
Science of Climate Change
State
Reports & Research
12/06/2018
BLOCK ISLAND HARBORS SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION STUDY
Town of New Shoreham
Ports
Science of Climate Change
Block Island
Reports & Research
08/01/2013
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation at U.S. Ports
Environmental and Energy Institute
Ports
Solutions
National
Reports & Research
Structure and Organization of a Northern New England Salt Marsh Plant Community
Providence College, (Ewanchuck)
Shoreline Environment (Saltmarshes/Intertidal/Beaches)
Science of Climate Change
Reports & Research
01/02/2004
Great Salt Pond Watershe Watch Results
Committee for the Great Salt Pond
Shoreline Environment (Saltmarshes/Intertidal/Beaches)
Science of Climate Change
Block Island
Reports & Research
01/01/2020
Total Phosphorus TMDL for Sands Pond, New Shoreham (Block Island) Rhode Island
Office of Water Resources, RIDEM
Shoreline Environment (Saltmarshes/Intertidal/Beaches)
Science of Climate Change
Block Island
Reports & Research
Shoreline Master Program
Clallam County, Washington
Shoreline Environment (Saltmarshes/Intertidal/Beaches)
Policy/Government
Comprable
Reports & Research
CHANGES IN NATIVE SPECIES AFTER BIOLOGICAL INVASION: EFFECTS OF INTRODUCED GREEN CRABS ON NATIVE SOFT-SHELL CLAMS AND AN ESTUARINE COMMUNITY
University of Michigan ( Whitlow)
Shoreline Environment (Saltmarshes/Intertidal/Beaches)
Science of Climate Change
National
Reports & Research
01/01/2002
Ribbed mussel Geukensia demissa population response to living shoreline design and ecosystem development
Virginia Inst. Of Marine Science
Shoreline Environment (Saltmarshes/Intertidal/Beaches)
Solutions
National
Reports & Research
01/03/2024
Advancing Coastal Resilience through Nature-Based Solutions (Recorded Webinars)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office for Coastal Management
Shoreline Environment (Saltmarshes/Intertidal/Beaches)
Science of Climate Change
National
Meetings and Notes
Living Shorelines Engineering Guidelines
Stevens Institure of Technology
Shoreline Environment (Saltmarshes/Intertidal/Beaches)
Solutions
National
Reports & Research
A linear relationship between wave power and erosion determines salt-marsh resilience to violent storms and hurricanes
Woods Hole
Shoreline Environment (Saltmarshes/Intertidal/Beaches)
Science of Climate Change
National
Reports & Research
22/05/2015
Ecological tradeoffs o fstabilized sal tmarshes as as horeline protection strategy: Effects o fartificial structures on macrobenthic assemblages
Virginia Inst. Of Marine Science
Shoreline Environment (Saltmarshes/Intertidal/Beaches)
Solutions
National
Reports & Research
09/11/2013
Anthropogenic Modification of New England Salt Marsh Landscapes
Brown (Bertness)
Shoreline Environment (Saltmarshes/Intertidal/Beaches)
Solutions
National
Reports & Research
05/02/2022
Coastal Restoration Toolkit
Restore America�s Estuaries
Shoreline Environment (Saltmarshes/Intertidal/Beaches)
Solutions
National
Reports & Research
Sample Guide to Coastal Adaptation Strategies
National Wildlife
Shoreline Environment (Saltmarshes/Intertidal/Beaches)
Solutions
National
Guides
Understanding Rhode Island�s New Shoreline Access Law
URI, Sea Grant
Shoreline Environment (Saltmarshes/Intertidal/Beaches)
Policy/Government
State
Guides
Ecosystem & Human Community Intersection in the Coastal Zone
Coastal Institute
Shoreline Environment (Saltmarshes/Intertidal/Beaches)
Policy/Government
State
Reports & Research
Rhode Island Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Plan
Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Shoreline Environment (Saltmarshes/Intertidal/Beaches)
Policy/Government
State
Reports & Research
03/03/2008
Property Owner Guide to Managing Stormwater
Southeast New England Program (SNEP)
Stormwater
Outreach & Community Organizing
National
Guides
01/09/2024
Stormwater Management, Design, and Installation Rules
Rhode Island Department of State
Stormwater
Policy/Government
State
Guides
RHODE ISLAND STORMWATER DESIGN AND INSTALLATION STANDARDS MANUAL
RIDEM
Stormwater
Policy/Government
State
Reports & Research
01/01/2015

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