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Beach Nourishment in South Carolina

By Katie Finegan

Posted on: September, 13 2024

Background and basics on beach nourishment in South Carolina.

The Charleston Water Plan

By The City of Charleston

Posted on: September, 3 2024

A foundational City-wide strategy for managing flood risks and embracing water’s place in the City’s future.

Looking ahead to 2050 and beyond, the Water Plan seeks to:

  • Manage flood risks from tides, sea level rise, stormwater, storm surge & groundwater
  • Guide safe, resilient growth
  • Protect, conserve, and restore ecologically sensitive areas
  • Accentuate the City’s sense of place and historic character around water
The City of Charleston selected a team of engineers, architects, landscape architects, and ecologists to develop the plan.  Black & Veatch’s Charleston office serves as prime consultant and civil engineering lead.  Waggonner & Ball, leaders of Dutch Dialogues Charleston, leads overall Water Plan development and urban design.  Moffatt & Nichol leads coastal risk mitigation and engineering, and Biohabitats leads nature-based design.  Deltares USA is leading the Plan’s groundwater research.
Links to both StoryMaps and Executive Summary are provided in this post.

SCDES- Bureau of Coastal Management Coastal Zone Consistency

By SC Department of Environmental Services

Posted on: July, 29 2024

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Inventory Mapper

By U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Posted on: July, 29 2024

USGS mapping tool showing Wetlands inventory with optional layers for further analysis.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List

By U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Posted on: July, 29 2024

Website for compiling and updating the National Wetland Plant List.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Web Soil Survey

By U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service

Posted on: July, 29 2024

Online mapping tool provides soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey to agricultural producers, agencies, Technical Service Providers, and others to help users make more informed land use and management decisions.

NOAA Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) Land Cover Atlas

By NOAA Office for Coastal Management

Posted on: July, 29 2024

An online data viewer which provides user-friendly access to coastal land cover and land cover change information. The tool summarizes general change trends (such as forest losses or new development) and provides tables, maps, and reports to enhance communication and decision-making.

NOAA National Integrated Drought Information System

By NOAA National Integrated Drought Information System

Posted on: July, 29 2024

The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) is a multi-agency partnership that coordinates drought monitoring, forecasting, planning, and information at national, tribal, state, and local levels.

Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow (CoCoRaHS)

By Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow (CoCoRaHS)

Posted on: July, 29 2024

A volunteer network of weather observers using citizen science to track weather events by measuring precipitation and update communities about natural resource education and applications.

S.C. Department of Natural Resources: Wetlands

By S.C. Department of Natural Resources

Posted on: July, 29 2024