| 02/13/2024 |
On YouTube: MyCoast NY — 2024 Program Updates and Open Forum | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: The MyCoast New York portal is used to collect and analyze photos of flooding, changing shorelines, and hazardous weather impacts across New York’s various water bodies.
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| 11/21/2023 |
In Media: No Swimming at Some NY Beaches Due to Hurricane, Rip Currents, High Surf | Coastal Processes & Hazards / Research - News: Over the past decade, rip currents were the third-leading cause of weather fatalities in the U.S., behind only heat waves and floods. Kathleen Fallon, New York Sea Grant's coastal processes and hazards specialist, said flash rip currents are the most common type of rip currents on the South Shore.
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| 11/21/2023 |
On Air: NY Sea Grant Publishes New Erosion Guide | Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Erosion - News:
Photo: Bluffs like the ones at Sterling Nature Center line Lake Ontario. The New York Sea Grant pu...
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| 06/05/2023 |
New York Coastlines, Late Spring 2023 | Publications - Articles: Check out stories from the Late Spring 2023 issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our next issue, which is slated for release later this Summer, likely in late August, to our e-subscribers. We'll send you issues weeks before they're online.
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| 05/16/2023 |
Sea Grant and LISS's 2023 Long Island Sound Coastal Erosion Forums | Long Island Sound Study - News: Two early May 2023 forums brought together a total of 90 attendees (including state and local decision makers, municipal state, and other stakeholders) working to address coastal erosion along the Long Island Sound shoreline.
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| 04/27/2023 |
In Media: New SG Funding to Shore Up More Statewide Community Engagement in Coastal Resilience | Climate - News: A handful of NYSG projects — Community Flood Watch in NYC, MyCoast NY, and efforts related to natural and nature-based shorelines — will be bolstered and expanded thanks to support from a $8.1 million national investment to strengthen resilient coastal communities.
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| 04/27/2023 |
On Air: Keeping Track of Coastal Flooding Data? There's an App For That | Climate - News: A handful of NYSG projects — Community Flood Watch in NYC, MyCoast NY, and efforts related to natural and nature-based shorelines — will be bolstered and expanded thanks to $8.1 million to strengthen resilient coastal communities.
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| 04/27/2023 |
In Media: Community Engagement a Focus of Sea Grant’s New Statewide Coastal Resilience Funding | Climate - News: A handful of NYSG projects — Community Flood Watch in NYC, MyCoast NY, and efforts related to natural and nature-based shorelines — will be bolstered and expanded thanks to support from a $8.1 million national investment to strengthen resilient coastal communities.
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| 04/27/2023 |
In Media: Community Engagement a Focus of Sea Grant’s Coastal Resilience Funding | Climate - News: A handful of NYSG projects — Community Flood Watch in NYC, MyCoast NY, and efforts related to natural and nature-based shorelines — will be bolstered and expanded thanks to support from a $8.1 million national investment to strengthen resilient coastal communities.
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| 04/23/2023 |
In Media: Legislator Anker Recognizes New York Sea Grant Specialists | Coastal Processes & Hazards - Press Release: The goal of Kathleen and Elizabeth’s work is to help communities anticipate and overcome disturbances caused by a changing climate, including sea level rise and extreme events. They continue to partner with Legislator Anker to provide education and resources for communities dealing with coastal erosion along Long Island’s north shore.
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| 04/23/2023 |
In Media: A Real-Time Flood Tracker is Expanding to Help New Yorkers During Major Storms | Jamaica Bay / NYC - News: FloodNet, a collaborative project that includes support from New York Sea Grant, makes information about potentially dangerous flooding and frequent nuisance flooding easily accessible to the people that need it.
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| 04/22/2023 |
In Photos: NYC's Youth Volunteers Help Sea Grant and Its Partners Celebrate #EarthMonth2023 | Jamaica Bay / NYC - News: The afternoon event, for which NYSG provided support, included activities such as storm drain stenciling and rain gardening as a means to build stewardship of catch basins to help prevent flooding and also prevent trash from ending up in Jamaica Bay.
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| 04/22/2023 |
In Media: Stopping the Surge — Patchogue to Try New Way to Stem Shoreline Flooding | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: Placing stones along coastlines has proved successful in other parts of New York, such as the Hudson Valley, but Patchogue will be the first such attempt on Long Island, said Kathleen M. Fallon, coastal processes and hazards specialist in the Stony Brook office of nonprofit New York Sea Grant.
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| 04/20/2023 |
New York State Shoreline Erosion Mitigation Help is Available | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: In addition to perusing a new guide on NY’s Coastal Bluffs, property owners throughout New York State who are seeing damage to their shoreline can request either virtual or in-person assistance.
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| 03/30/2023 |
New York Sea Grant Research: 2023 Ongoing Projects | Research - News: Features some summaries for ongoing investigations that address a variety of concerns within a few key topics, including: Coastal Ecosystems; Fisheries and Aquaculture; Coastal Resiliency
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| 03/24/2023 |
MyCoast New York: Engaging Communities to Document Floods & Storm Damage | Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2023): NYSG is piloting a statewide community science tool that engages New Yorkers in documenting and sharing their experiences with floods, storm damage, and coastal changes through photos.
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| 03/24/2023 |
Informing Stakeholders about Erosion and Recession of New York’s Coastal Bluffs | Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2023): NYSG works with research partners to ensure information about coastal bluff erosion and recession is reaching stakeholders most impacted by these processes,
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| 03/20/2023 |
New Sea Grant Funding to Shore Up More Statewide Community Engagement in Coastal Resilience | Climate - News: A handful of NYSG projects — Community Flood Watch in NYC, MyCoast NY, and efforts related to natural and nature-based shorelines — will be bolstered and expanded thanks to support from a $8.1 million national investment to strengthen resilient coastal communities.
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| 03/09/2023 |
On YouTube: MyCoast NY — With Images, Community Science Tackles Flooding in New York | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: Download This: MyCoast NY is an app that can provide you with a way to locally document increasing flood risk and uncertainty
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| 01/09/2023 |
New York Coastlines, Fall / Winter 2022 | Publications - Articles: Check out stories from the Fall / Winter 2022 issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our next issue, which is slated for release this Spring, likely in mid-late March, to our e-subscribers. We'll send you issues weeks before they're online.
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| 12/12/2022 |
On Air: Communicating Rip Current Risk in English and Spanish | Coastal Processes & Hazards / Research - News: Rip currents pose a hazard to visitors to beaches in Long Island and across the nation. According to Dr. Jase Bernhardt, signage and education often do not take into account the region’s large Spanish-speaking population. “There is a dearth of safety materials in languages other than English,” he said, “and that can lead to fatalities.”
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| 08/15/2022 |
Surf Hazards Awareness and Research: Development of the Coordination | Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2022): New York Sea Grant and MARACOOS have developed a network of professionals who collaborate to improve the forecasting, understanding, and prevention of surf-related hazards.
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| 08/14/2022 |
NY’s Dynamic Shorelines: LI, Hudson — Telling the Stories of NY’s Dynamic Shorelines and Floodplains | Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2022): New York Sea Grant and FEMA developed ArcGIS story map collections as tools to provide techniques to increase flood and erosion resilience in NY’s Hudson and Long Island regions.
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| 08/14/2022 |
Beach and Boating Weather Hazards Bilingual Rack Cards: Creating Awareness, Increasing Safety | Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2022): Bilingual rack cards alert New York’s freshwater and marine beach-goers and recreational boaters to weather hazards and ways to protect themselves.
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| 08/09/2022 |
New York Sea Grant Research: 2022 Ongoing Projects | Research - News: Summaries for ongoing investigations that address a variety of concerns within a few key topics, including: harmful algal blooms, microplastics, marine fisheries, aquaculture and coastal resiliency for communities on Long Island and around NY's Great Lakes.
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| 08/09/2022 |
New York Sea Grant Research: 2021 Results and Impacts | Research - News: For 50 years, New York Sea Grant has been supporting university-based research related to a variety of marine, Hudson estuary, and Great Lakes topics and issues.
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| 05/30/2022 |
New York Coastlines, Spring 2022 | Publications - Articles: Check out stories from the Spring 2022 issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our next issue, which is slated for release this Fall, likely in mid-late November, to our e-subscribers. We'll send you issues weeks before they're online.
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| 05/30/2022 |
In Media: Sea Grant's Summer #BEachSAFEly Campaign Receives National Award | NY Coastlines - News: Recent award for this COVID-19-inspired seasonal campaign, announced in the latest NY Coastlines e-newsletter, is second one this year.
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| 05/30/2022 |
In Media: Sea Grant Spotlights Youth-Focused Jones Beach Marine Camp | NY Coastlines - News: Recent Marine Camp, featured in Sea Grant's latest NY Coastlines e-newsletter, provides kids with interactive learning experiences.
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| 05/29/2022 |
In Media: Legislator Anker and NYSG to Host a Public Presentation on Coastal Erosion | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: The informational session focuses on erosion, the recession of bluffs and shorelines, rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and disturbances caused by the changing climate.
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| 05/20/2022 |
Do You Lifeguard at a Long Island Beach? NYSG and MARACOOS Needs Your Feedback | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: Through a partnership with MARACOOS, NYSG is looking for ocean beach lifeguards on Long Island to assist with collecting crucial data that will be used to improve NOAA and National Weather Service surf hazard forecasts and rip current models.
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| 05/16/2022 |
On YouTube: Legislator Sarah Anker and NYSG Announce a New Marine Debris School Curriculum | Marine Debris - News: NYSG has published “Plastic Pollution and You,” a 126-page, 15-lesson curriculum developed for grades 3-12 to address plastic pollution, a risk to the world’s oceans, lakes, and rivers as well as our communities.
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| 05/16/2022 |
On YouTube: NYSG Curriculum Teaches Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution in NY's Marine, Freshwaters | Marine Debris - News: NYSG has published “Plastic Pollution and You,” a 126-page, 15-lesson curriculum developed for grades 3-12 to address plastic pollution, a risk to the world’s oceans, lakes, and rivers as well as our communities.
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| 05/16/2022 |
On YouTube: NYSG Curriculum Teaches How to Reduce Impact Marine Debris | Marine Debris - News: NYSG has published “Plastic Pollution and You,” a 126-page, 15-lesson curriculum developed for grades 3-12 to address plastic pollution, a risk to the world’s oceans, lakes, and rivers as well as our communities.
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| 05/16/2022 |
On YouTube: Sea Grant Offers Curriculum on Plastic Pollution | Marine Debris - News: NYSG has published “Plastic Pollution and You,” a 126-page, 15-lesson curriculum developed for grades 3-12 to address plastic pollution, a risk to the world’s oceans, lakes, and rivers as well as our communities.
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| 05/05/2022 |
Living with Water: Social and Emotional Impacts of Tidal Flooding | Jamaica Bay / NYC - News: A team of researchers has published a paper about the social and emotional impacts of sunny day flooding. Their goal is to better engage local knowledge into adaptation planning.
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| 04/29/2022 |
Dunes – A Strong Companion in the Face of Storms | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: New York Sea Grant developed an informative "Healthy Dune Systems" brochure to help educate people about the value of these nature made structures and the science behind them.
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| 02/01/2022 |
$1.4 Million Awarded for Sea Grant Research on NY’s Coastal Environment, Economies and Communities | Research - Press Release: "These projects will make valuable contributions to the now 50-year legacy of NYSG-supported, science-based knowledge of benefit to New York State’s coastal communities."
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| 12/23/2021 |
Dynamic Shorelines | Story Maps: This online resource examines the coastal processes and hazards of Long Island and the Hudson Valley and provides options for sustainable and resilient shoreline management.
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| 08/28/2021 |
New York Coastlines, Summer 2021 | Publications - Articles: Check out stories from the Summer 2021 issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our next issue, which is slated for release in Spring '22 to our e-subscribers. We'll send you issues weeks before they're online.
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| 08/07/2021 |
NYSG a Partner on LI Explorium's NOAA-Funded Citizen Science, Civics, Resilient Communities Grant | Coastal Processes & Hazards - Press Release: "This campaign will contribute to our currently funded two-year grant related to monitoring shoreline flooding," says NYSG Coastal Processes and Hazards Specialist Kathleen Fallon.
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| 07/31/2021 |
In Media: Sea Grant's Award-Winning COVID-19-inspired #BEachSAFEly Campaign to Continue This Summer | COVID-19: NYSG's Rapid Response Support for its Coastal Stakeholders - News: Recent award for this COVID-19-inspired campaign marks third time in past seven years that Fair Media Council has bestowed New York Sea Grant with the honor.
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| 07/31/2021 |
In Media: Sea Grant’s COVID-19-inspired #BEachSAFEly Wins “Best Public Awareness Campaign” Award | COVID-19: NYSG's Rapid Response Support for its Coastal Stakeholders - News: The nine bilingual (available in English and Spanish) illustrated messages not only focused on standard “ocean hazards” tips such as “Break the Grip of the Rip,” but also incorporated general safety and health concerns related to COVID-19.
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| 07/16/2021 |
Sea Grant’s COVID-19-inspired #BEachSAFEly Wins Second “Public Awareness Campaign” Award | COVID-19: NYSG's Rapid Response Support for its Coastal Stakeholders - Press Release: #BEachSAFEly, a summer-long “ocean hazards” tips and COVID-19-related health concerns campaign, has received both a national and regional award to acknowledge its public awareness impacts on citizens in NY, NJ and beyond.
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| 05/08/2021 |
New York Coastlines, Spring 2021 | Publications - Articles: Check out stories from the Spring 2021 issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our next issue, which is slated for release over the summer to our e-subscribers. We'll send you issues weeks before they're online.
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| 04/23/2021 |
Sea Grant’s COVID-19-inspired #BEachSAFEly Wins “Best Public Awareness Campaign” Award | COVID-19: NYSG's Rapid Response Support for its Coastal Stakeholders - Press Release: #BEachSAFEly, a summer-long “ocean hazards” tips and COVID-19-related health concerns campaign, marks the third time in eight years that FMC has bestowed the honor to Sea Grant in this social media category.
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| 04/23/2021 |
In Media: Fair Media Council Folio Awards Recognizes Best in News and Social Media | Media - Press Release: New York Sea Grant's "#BEachSAFEly" wins Best Public Awareness Campaign in 2021 Folio Awards, which recognize quality news on the Long Island hyperlocal, New York metro regional and National news levels.
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| 04/23/2021 |
Mayor de Blasio Announces State of Climate Knowledge 2021 Report | NYC - Press Release: First annual report outlines City’s climate research agenda; Will guide future partnerships with academic researchers; NYSG among those commenting.
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| 04/13/2021 |
On YouTube: Peconic Land Trust Presents: The Living Shoreline | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: Watch Peconic Land Trust's webinar, moderated by NYSG, from mid-February to hear from experts (Peconic Estuary Partnership; Cornell Cooperative Extension; Peconic Land Trust) telling the story of their successful partnership to secure several local beaches.
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| 01/27/2021 |
Coastal “Sunny Day” Flooding As Seen Through the Eyes of New York City Residents | Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2021): Flood Watch program shows that there is no substitute for first-hand stories and on-the-ground experiences for understanding the impacts of coastal flooding
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