Climate Adaptation and Stream Restoration

Michael Sachs, PE
RES, LLC
Pittsburgh, PA

Federal, State, and local leaders, often led by US EPA, are creating tools containing practical information about how to build and execute climate adaptation projects that reduce exposure to climate impacts. Leaders in the industry are also meeting to strengthen networks of practitioners who are working to address climate impacts at the watershed scale. Practitioners have begun sharing insights related to climate impacts including increasing temperatures, changes in precipitation patterns and sea-level rise. This presentation includes real world examples of planned and implemented stream restoration projects with climate adaptation considerations and co-benefits. Case studies discussed represent various project scales in settings that are urban, suburban and rural. The presentation follows NOAA’s Steps to Resilience Framework to illustrate how this tool can be applied to planning and executing stream restoration projects.

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