Presentation Abstract
Staff at public agencies and non-profit organizations often receive phone calls or applications from individuals outside the professional restoration community (e.g. NGOs, municipalities, or individuals) who have a sincere desire to restore local habitats, but have difficulties figuring out where to begin. Restore America’s Estuaries has developed an online “Toolkit” (RestoreYourCoast.org) to support coastal residents and citizen scientists who identify problems with their local coastal environment and have an interest in transforming the idea into a project. The Toolkit enables community members who aspire to improve their local ecosystem, but who need the information and guidance to go from project idea, to design, to implementation. The Toolkit is divided into five main topic areas: Water Quality, Flooding, Coastal Erosion, Invasive Species, and Wildlife Habitats. Each topic has the tools and resources needed to start developing a restoration project in your community.
Session Title
Collaboration and Community Science
Conference Track
SSE6: Human-Nature Systems
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2022 : Online)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE-traditionals-485
Start Date
28-4-2022 10:15 AM
End Date
28-4-2022 11:45 AM
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Estuarine area conservation--United States; Restoration ecology--Citizen participation--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Geographic Coverage
United States
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.
Type
Moving Image
Language
English
Format
Video
Included in
Fresh Water Studies Commons, Marine Biology Commons, Natural Resources and Conservation Commons
Coastal Restoration Toolkit - An online resource to launch a restoration project in your community
Staff at public agencies and non-profit organizations often receive phone calls or applications from individuals outside the professional restoration community (e.g. NGOs, municipalities, or individuals) who have a sincere desire to restore local habitats, but have difficulties figuring out where to begin. Restore America’s Estuaries has developed an online “Toolkit” (RestoreYourCoast.org) to support coastal residents and citizen scientists who identify problems with their local coastal environment and have an interest in transforming the idea into a project. The Toolkit enables community members who aspire to improve their local ecosystem, but who need the information and guidance to go from project idea, to design, to implementation. The Toolkit is divided into five main topic areas: Water Quality, Flooding, Coastal Erosion, Invasive Species, and Wildlife Habitats. Each topic has the tools and resources needed to start developing a restoration project in your community.
