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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.

Explore your Coastal County Snapshots. 

Text reads "Business Diversity" with 4 pie charts that represent establishments, employment, wages, and GDP for Jackson County, Mississippi.
An example from the Marine Economy Snapshot
Text reads "People at Risk" with pie charts showing total population, population over 65, and populations in poverty in the 100 year floodplain.
An example from the Special Flood Hazard Snapshot.

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  • Community Spotlight, Uncategorized
  • Environmental Resource Assessment & Management

Training Citizen Scientists on Identifying Harmful Phytoplankton Within their Communities

Since 2018, CSS employee owners have provided support to NOAA’s Phytoplankton Monitoring Network (PMN) program, which is managed out of NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS). NOAA’s Phytoplankton Monitoring Network provides a highly valued bridge between the public and aquatic ecosystem researchers. Through this program, citizen scientists collect water samples from their designated…

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  • Community Spotlight, Success Stories, Uncategorized
  • Emergency Preparedness & Response

Supporting Response Efforts Following California Fires 

Following the fires that devastated Los Angeles, California and surrounding areas in January 2025, CSS employee owners were deployed to the area as a subcontractor to Weston Solutions, Inc. to assist with the response. This effort supports U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 Superfund Technical Assessment & Response Team (START) program.   Initially, a CSS…

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  • Community Spotlight, Uncategorized
  • Environmental Resource Assessment & Management

CSS Employee Owners Receive NOS Team Member of the Year Awards  

Congratulations to two CSS Employee Owner who received a National Ocean Service (NOS) Team Member of the Year Award for their dedication and hard work over the past year.   One employee owner received an NOS Team Member of the Year Group Award as part of Team Lynker, the prime contract company with NOAA’s Office for…