- Community Spotlight
- Environmental Resource Assessment & Management
Major Overhaul and Update to an Existing Tool
Congratulations to our staff on the highly anticipated new release of Coastal County Snapshots! Our staff are part of a larger team that includes the prime contractor, Lynker, Inc, and federal staff from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office for Coastal Management who worked for over a year to complete this major task. Coastal County Snapshots provides county-level flood hazard, critical facility, job, and business data in an easy to understand format. The new version of the tool includes more contextual information, a more interactive interface, and two new snapshots not previously included: Total Coastal Economy and Sea Level Rise. Our staff provided data management, content development, and outreach support for this tool during this release and on a continuous basis.
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Providing Skills to Build Relationships with Underserved Communities
CSS talented learning specialists supporting NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management (for which we subcontract through Lynker) are integral contributors to a team of federal staff and affiliates who develop training to assist coastal community decision makers and resource managers with building skills needed to enhance their communities. CSS learning specialists recently led the development of…
Studying Corals for Future Protection and Restoration
Coral reefs are under threat from warming waters, disease, degraded water quality, and other stressors. Several shallow water coral species are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Our team of coral scientists on contract with NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science are studying coral reproduction, and genetics, and the environmental factors that…
Honoring Our Veterans
Several of our employee owners have served in various branches of the military in various capacities. Thank you for your service!