Project Portal

A space for you to explore regional and local resilience projects taking place in coastal New Hampshire. Filter projects by region or town using the buttons below.

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Hampton NH Tide Gauge Summary

Hampton NH Tide Gauge Summary

Path to Resilience project

Path to Resilience project

Atlantic Coast, Dover, Exeter, Great Bay, Hampton, New Castle, Newmarket, Portsmouth, Rye

Great Bay living shoreline project

Great Bay living shoreline project

Dover, Great Bay, Newmarket, Stratham

Durham Groundwater Rise Mapping Project

Durham Groundwater Rise Mapping Project

Durham, Studying

CFR Guidance Strategic Outreach Plan and Continued Conservation Commission Outreach

CFR Guidance Strategic Outreach Plan and Continued Conservation Commission Outreach

Educating, Exeter, Planning, Rye

Rewinding Conversations About Managed Retreat: A Concept Development Proposal to the Climigration Network

Rewinding Conversations About Managed Retreat: A Concept Development Proposal to the Climigration Network

Atlantic Coast, Educating, Great Bay, Studying

Coastal Resilience: North Hampton and Little Boar’s Head Climate Adaptation Master Plan Chapters

Coastal Resilience: North Hampton and Little Boar’s Head Climate Adaptation Master Plan Chapters

North Hampton, Planning

Coastal Resilience: Social Equity and Resilience in Dover

Coastal Resilience: Social Equity and Resilience in Dover

Dover, Studying

NOAA Regional Resilience Grant Phase II

NOAA Regional Resilience Grant Phase II

Durham, Portsmouth, Studying

Seacoast Transportation Corridor Vulnerability Assessment and Plan

Seacoast Transportation Corridor Vulnerability Assessment and Plan

Exeter, Hampton, Hampton Falls, New Castle, North Hampton, Planning, Portsmouth, Rye, Seabrook, Stratham, Studying

Coastal Resilience: Durham Climate Adaptation Master Plan Chapter

Coastal Resilience: Durham Climate Adaptation Master Plan Chapter

Durham, Planning

Coastal Resilience: Exeter Sustainability Advisory Committee

Coastal Resilience: Exeter Sustainability Advisory Committee

Exeter, Planning

Coastal Resilience: Seabrook Wastewater Treatment Facility Climate Resilience Assessment

Coastal Resilience: Seabrook Wastewater Treatment Facility Climate Resilience Assessment

Seabrook, Studying

Coastal Resilience: Dover Urban Tree Plan and Stormwater Project

Coastal Resilience: Dover Urban Tree Plan and Stormwater Project

Dover, Planning, Studying

Lee Floodplain Mapping Phase II

Lee Floodplain Mapping Phase II

Lee, Mapping, Planning, Studying

Engaging the Next Generation of Climate Champions: Growing the Climate in the Classroom School Program in Coastal NH Communities

Engaging the Next Generation of Climate Champions: Growing the Climate in the Classroom School Program in Coastal NH Communities

Durham, Educating

Climate Assistance for Conservation Commissions (2019-2020)

Climate Assistance for Conservation Commissions (2019-2020)

Educating, Exeter, Hampton, North Hampton, Planning, Rye

Seacoast Remembrance Project: Durham

Seacoast Remembrance Project: Durham

Durham, Educating

SAIL Extension: Outreach to Conservation Commissions in NH’s Coastal Zone Municipalities

SAIL Extension: Outreach to Conservation Commissions in NH’s Coastal Zone Municipalities

Atlantic Coast, Barrington, Dover, Educating, Exeter, Great Bay, Greenland, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Inland, Newfields, North Hampton, Rye, Seabrook, Stratham

Dover High-Water Mark Project

Dover High-Water Mark Project

Dover, Educating

Climate in the Classroom: Oyster River Middle School II

Climate in the Classroom: Oyster River Middle School II

Durham, Educating, Great Bay

Portsmouth Climate Forum

Portsmouth Climate Forum

Events, Portsmouth

Using Science, Building Social Capital, and Unpacking Tax Incentives for a Resilient Coastal New Hampshire (SUSTAIN NH)

Using Science, Building Social Capital, and Unpacking Tax Incentives for a Resilient Coastal New Hampshire (SUSTAIN NH)

Atlantic Coast, Dover, Durham, Exeter, Great Bay, Greenland, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Mapping, New Castle, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, North Hampton, Planning, Portsmouth, Rollinsford, Rye, Seabrook, Stratham, Studying

A Process for Long-term Hazard Mitigation, Adaptation, and Managed Retreat in Hampton

A Process for Long-term Hazard Mitigation, Adaptation, and Managed Retreat in Hampton

Atlantic Coast, Hampton, Planning, Studying

Wagon Hill Farm Living Shoreline Phase III

Wagon Hill Farm Living Shoreline Phase III

Doing, Durham, Great Bay, Inland

NH Setting SAIL – Conservation Commission Assistance, round 2

NH Setting SAIL – Conservation Commission Assistance, round 2

Atlantic Coast, Dover, Educating, Great Bay, Greenland, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Inland, Mapping, Newfields, NH Setting SAIL, North Hampton, Planning, Rye, Stratham

The NH Smart Shoreline Project: A living shoreline site suitability assessment

The NH Smart Shoreline Project: A living shoreline site suitability assessment

Atlantic Coast, Educating, Great Bay, Mapping, Planning, Studying

Wagon Hill Farm Living Shoreline Phase II

Wagon Hill Farm Living Shoreline Phase II

Durham, Planning, Studying

Philbrick Pond Salt Marsh Drainage Evaluation

Philbrick Pond Salt Marsh Drainage Evaluation

Atlantic Coast, North Hampton, Planning

Communicating Flood Risk with the FEMA High Water Mark Initiative

Communicating Flood Risk with the FEMA High Water Mark Initiative

Atlantic Coast, Educating, Hampton, Portsmouth, Rye, Seabrook

Building Capacity for Resilience of Human and Natural Communities in New Hampshire Dune Systems: Phase II

Building Capacity for Resilience of Human and Natural Communities in New Hampshire Dune Systems: Phase II

Atlantic Coast, Doing, Hampton, Seabrook

NH Setting SAIL – Stratham Technical Assistance

NH Setting SAIL – Stratham Technical Assistance

Educating, Great Bay, NH Setting SAIL, Planning, Stratham

NH Setting SAIL – Newmarket Technical Assistance

NH Setting SAIL – Newmarket Technical Assistance

Great Bay, Newmarket, NH Setting SAIL, Planning

NH Setting SAIL – Newington Technical Assistance

NH Setting SAIL – Newington Technical Assistance

Educating, Great Bay, Newington, NH Setting SAIL, Planning

NH Setting SAIL – Madbury Technical Assistance

NH Setting SAIL – Madbury Technical Assistance

Educating, Great Bay, Madbury, NH Setting SAIL

NH Setting SAIL – Greenland Technical Assistance

NH Setting SAIL – Greenland Technical Assistance

Educating, Great Bay, Greenland, NH Setting SAIL, Planning

NH Setting SAIL – Exeter Technical Assistance

NH Setting SAIL – Exeter Technical Assistance

Educating, Exeter, Great Bay, NH Setting SAIL

NH Setting SAIL – Dover Technical Assistance

NH Setting SAIL – Dover Technical Assistance

Dover, Great Bay, NH Setting SAIL, Planning

NH Setting SAIL – Durham Technical Assistance

NH Setting SAIL – Durham Technical Assistance

Durham, Great Bay, NH Setting SAIL, Planning

New Hampshire Setting SAIL

New Hampshire Setting SAIL

Atlantic Coast, Doing, Great Bay, Planning

Incentivizing Resiliency through Implementation Plans in Exeter

Incentivizing Resiliency through Implementation Plans in Exeter

Exeter, Great Bay, Planning

Portsmouth Historic Vulnerability Assessment

Portsmouth Historic Vulnerability Assessment

Atlantic Coast, Portsmouth, Studying

Wagon Hill Farm Living Shoreline Phase I

Wagon Hill Farm Living Shoreline Phase I

Doing, Durham, Great Bay

Climate in the Classroom: Seacoast

Climate in the Classroom: Seacoast

Atlantic Coast, Educating, Hampton Falls

NH Coastal Risk and Hazards Commission Participation

NH Coastal Risk and Hazards Commission Participation

Atlantic Coast, Great Bay, Planning, Studying

Durham Flood Overlay District

Durham Flood Overlay District

Durham, Great Bay, Planning

New Hampshire Volunteer Beach Profiling Program

New Hampshire Volunteer Beach Profiling Program

Atlantic Coast, Studying

Groundwater rise modeling to understand saltwater intrusion and drinking water impacts in Newmarket

Groundwater rise modeling to understand saltwater intrusion and drinking water impacts in Newmarket

Great Bay, Mapping, Newmarket, Studying

NOAA Regional Resilience Grant

NOAA Regional Resilience Grant

Atlantic Coast, Educating, Great Bay, Mapping, Studying

Cutts Cove Restoration Project

Cutts Cove Restoration Project

Atlantic Coast, Doing, Portsmouth

NH Coastal Adaptation Workgroup Coastal Resilience Portal

NH Coastal Adaptation Workgroup Coastal Resilience Portal

Atlantic Coast, Educating, Great Bay

Hampton-Seabrook Estuary Sand Dune Social Network Analysis

Hampton-Seabrook Estuary Sand Dune Social Network Analysis

Atlantic Coast, Doing, Educating, Hampton, Seabrook, Studying

NH Coastal Viewer Enhancement

NH Coastal Viewer Enhancement

Atlantic Coast, Great Bay, Inland, Mapping

Tides to Storms 2 – Hampton Revisions to Zoning Ordinance Floodplain Development Standards

Tides to Storms 2 – Hampton Revisions to Zoning Ordinance Floodplain Development Standards

Atlantic Coast, Hampton, Planning

Tides to Storms 2 – Hampton Falls Implementing Vulnerability Assessment Recommendations

Tides to Storms 2 – Hampton Falls Implementing Vulnerability Assessment Recommendations

Atlantic Coast, Educating, Hampton Falls, Planning

Tides to Storms 2 – New Castle Implementing Vulnerability Assessment Recommendations

Tides to Storms 2 – New Castle Implementing Vulnerability Assessment Recommendations

Atlantic Coast, Educating, New Castle, Planning

Tides to Storms 2 – North Hampton Vegetative Buffer Ordinance and Coordination

Tides to Storms 2 – North Hampton Vegetative Buffer Ordinance and Coordination

Atlantic Coast, Educating, North Hampton, Planning

Tides to Storms 2 – Portsmouth Research on Strategies to Address Coastal Flooding in Zoning/Building Codes

Tides to Storms 2 – Portsmouth Research on Strategies to Address Coastal Flooding in Zoning/Building Codes

Atlantic Coast, Planning, Portsmouth, Studying

Tides to Storms 2 – Rye Coastal Risks and Climate Adaptation Master Plan Chapter

Tides to Storms 2 – Rye Coastal Risks and Climate Adaptation Master Plan Chapter

Atlantic Coast, Planning, Rye

Tides to Storms 2 – Seabrook Coastal Risks and Climate Adaptation Master Plan Chapter

Tides to Storms 2 – Seabrook Coastal Risks and Climate Adaptation Master Plan Chapter

Atlantic Coast, Planning, Seabrook

Tides to Storms 2 – Adaptation Implementation

Tides to Storms 2 – Adaptation Implementation

Atlantic Coast, Doing, Planning

Buffer Options for the Bay

Buffer Options for the Bay

Atlantic Coast, Great Bay, Mapping, Planning, Studying

Climate Risk in the Seacoast (C-RiSe)

Climate Risk in the Seacoast (C-RiSe)

Dover, Durham, Exeter, Great Bay, Greenland, Madbury, Mapping, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, Rollinsford, Stratham, Studying

PREPA grant – Exeter

PREPA grant – Exeter

Exeter, Great Bay, Planning

Climate in the Classroom: Oyster River Middle School

Climate in the Classroom: Oyster River Middle School

Durham, Educating, Great Bay

Cochecho Waterfront Development: Dover

Cochecho Waterfront Development: Dover

Doing, Dover, Great Bay

New Hampshire Tidal Shoreline Structure Inventory

New Hampshire Tidal Shoreline Structure Inventory

Atlantic Coast, Great Bay, Mapping

Hampton-Seabrook Estuary Sand Dune Restoration, Phase I

Hampton-Seabrook Estuary Sand Dune Restoration, Phase I

Atlantic Coast, Doing, Hampton, Seabrook

Building Resilience to Flooding and Climate Change in the Moonlight Brook Watershed of Newmarket

Building Resilience to Flooding and Climate Change in the Moonlight Brook Watershed of Newmarket

Great Bay, Newmarket, Studying

NH Coastal Land Conservation for Water Resources

NH Coastal Land Conservation for Water Resources

Atlantic Coast, Great Bay, Mapping

Development of NH’s Tidal Culvert Assessment Protocol Phase II

Development of NH’s Tidal Culvert Assessment Protocol Phase II

Atlantic Coast, Great Bay, Studying

Assessment of Hydrologic Change due to Climate Change in New Hampshire

Assessment of Hydrologic Change due to Climate Change in New Hampshire

Atlantic Coast, Great Bay, Studying

Implementing Phase I of the Lubberland Creek Culvert Restoration

Implementing Phase I of the Lubberland Creek Culvert Restoration

Doing, Great Bay, Newmarket

Climate Adaptation for Road Infrastructure in Coastal New Hampshire

Climate Adaptation for Road Infrastructure in Coastal New Hampshire

Atlantic Coast, Great Bay, Studying

RiskMAP FY14 – Developing Areas of Mitigation Interest & Conducting Discovery

RiskMAP FY14 – Developing Areas of Mitigation Interest & Conducting Discovery

Atlantic Coast, Great Bay, Mapping

2015 Piscataqua Region Environmental Planning Assessment (PREPA)

2015 Piscataqua Region Environmental Planning Assessment (PREPA)

Atlantic Coast, Great Bay, Studying

Technical Assistance to the Seabrook-Hamptons Estuaries Alliance

Technical Assistance to the Seabrook-Hamptons Estuaries Alliance

Atlantic Coast, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Seabrook

Sustaining Champions of Climate Adaptation in Coastal Communities: A Northern New England Study

Sustaining Champions of Climate Adaptation in Coastal Communities: A Northern New England Study

Atlantic Coast, Great Bay, Stories, Studying

The Hard and Soft of Shoreline Management: Conference and Follow-up Outreach

The Hard and Soft of Shoreline Management: Conference and Follow-up Outreach

Atlantic Coast, Events, Great Bay

Analysis of Flood Damage Cost Avoidance in the Lamprey River Watershed of NH

Analysis of Flood Damage Cost Avoidance in the Lamprey River Watershed of NH

Durham, Epping, Great Bay, Inland, Lee, Newmarket, Raymond, Studying

Resilient NH Coasts: NH Coastal Viewer and Data Development

Resilient NH Coasts: NH Coastal Viewer and Data Development

Atlantic Coast, Great Bay, Mapping

Resilient NH Coasts: Business Outreach

Resilient NH Coasts: Business Outreach

Atlantic Coast, Educating, Great Bay

Resilient NH Coasts: Dover Technical Assistance

Resilient NH Coasts: Dover Technical Assistance

Dover, Educating, Great Bay, Planning

Resilient NH Coasts: Hampton-Seabrook Estuary Technical Assistance

Resilient NH Coasts: Hampton-Seabrook Estuary Technical Assistance

Atlantic Coast, Educating, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Planning, Seabrook

Resilient NH Coasts: Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model and Data Development

Resilient NH Coasts: Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model and Data Development

Atlantic Coast, Educating, Great Bay, Mapping, Studying

Resilient New Hampshire Coasts

Resilient New Hampshire Coasts

Atlantic Coast, Dover, Educating, Great Bay, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Mapping, Planning, Portsmouth, Seabrook, Studying

New Hampshire Great Bay Estuary Ecosystem Services Assessment

New Hampshire Great Bay Estuary Ecosystem Services Assessment

Atlantic Coast, Great Bay, Mapping, Studying

Crossing Boundaries: Integrated Planning in the Exeter-Squamscott Watershed

Crossing Boundaries: Integrated Planning in the Exeter-Squamscott Watershed

Exeter, Great Bay, Newfields, Planning, Stratham

Preparing for Climate Change in Rye

Preparing for Climate Change in Rye

Atlantic Coast, Educating, Rye

Lee Floodplain Mapping

Lee Floodplain Mapping

Inland, Lee, Mapping, Studying

Climate Change and Human Health in NH: An Impact Assessment

Climate Change and Human Health in NH: An Impact Assessment

Atlantic Coast, Great Bay, Studying

Tides to Storms

Tides to Storms

Atlantic Coast, Mapping, Studying

Green Infrastructure for Sustainable Coastal Communities

Green Infrastructure for Sustainable Coastal Communities

Atlantic Coast, Doing, Educating, Great Bay

Collaborative Planning for Climate Change Adaptation: A Case Study for Exeter

Collaborative Planning for Climate Change Adaptation: A Case Study for Exeter

Exeter, Great Bay, Planning

Building Capacity to Address Climate Change Risks Through Role-Play Simulations: Dover

Building Capacity to Address Climate Change Risks Through Role-Play Simulations: Dover

Dover, Educating, Great Bay

Portsmouth Coastal Resilience Initiative

Portsmouth Coastal Resilience Initiative

Atlantic Coast, Mapping, Planning, Portsmouth

Update of the Master Plan Vision Chapter: Town of Newmarket

Update of the Master Plan Vision Chapter: Town of Newmarket

Great Bay, Newmarket, Planning

Climate Adaptation Hazard Mitigation Plan Chapter: Town of Durham

Climate Adaptation Hazard Mitigation Plan Chapter: Town of Durham

Durham, Great Bay, Planning

Navigating from Concern to Action Using the NOAA Roadmap in NH’s Small Coastal Communities: Newfields

Navigating from Concern to Action Using the NOAA Roadmap in NH’s Small Coastal Communities: Newfields

Educating, Great Bay, Newfields, Planning

Coastal Flooding and Erosion Forecast for Hampton

Coastal Flooding and Erosion Forecast for Hampton

Atlantic Coast, Hampton, Studying

NH Coastal Risk MAP Product Development

NH Coastal Risk MAP Product Development

Atlantic Coast, Great Bay, Mapping

Stimulate innovation and increase the pace of municipal responses to a changing climate

Stimulate innovation and increase the pace of municipal responses to a changing climate

Atlantic Coast, Educating, Studying

New Floodplain Maps for Coastal NH and Questions of Legal Authority, Measures and Consequence

New Floodplain Maps for Coastal NH and Questions of Legal Authority, Measures and Consequence

Durham, Exeter, Great Bay, Lee, Mapping, Newfields, Newmarket, Studying

New Hampshire Coastal Mapping Project

New Hampshire Coastal Mapping Project

Atlantic Coast, Great Bay, Mapping

Assessment of Climate Change in Coastal NH

Assessment of Climate Change in Coastal NH

Atlantic Coast, Great Bay, Mapping, Studying

Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge Adaptation Analysis via COAST

Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge Adaptation Analysis via COAST

Educating, Great Bay, Planning, Studying

Effects of Anthropogenic Change on Salt Marsh Microbial Structure and Function

Effects of Anthropogenic Change on Salt Marsh Microbial Structure and Function

Atlantic Coast, Studying

Seabrook Pilot Project

Seabrook Pilot Project

Atlantic Coast, Mapping, Planning, Seabrook, Studying