Point Arena Sea Level Rise Study Shows Increased Flooding
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In May, we provided you with an overview of Local Coastal Plans and the over 3 million in Coastal Commission grants awarded to Point Arena, Fort Bragg and the County to study the impacts of Sea Level Rise in the coastal zone.\\xa0 Point Arena received their grant funding of 100,000 dollars in August of 2022 to study the Arena Cove.\\xa0 Last week at a Grass Roots Institute meeting, Louis White, an engineer hired by the city presented the findings of their vulnerability assessment.
White explained the goals of the draft study detailed sea level rise expectations from Ocean Pacific Council and State of California and showed where flooding and other damage is expected to occur.
Mendocino County received over 2 million in grants in April of 2023.\\xa0 They are still in the planning process but have issued requests for proposals for visual and archeological impacts, Highway 1 traffic impacts and groundwater impacts.\\xa0 The deadline for the proposals is late October. \\xa0
The City of Fort Bragg which received $900,000 in grants released a communication engagement plan with the Noyo Harbor District which can be accessed at www.NoyoOceanCollective.org. \\xa0
The Grass Roots Institute is also seeking volunteers to adopt a portion of the coast to monitor and document changes.\\xa0 For more information contact Peter McNamee through their website.
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