[watershedmanagers] NEW! Nature Based Strategy Decision Support Tool Launch & SAVE THE DATE! Climate Ready Coast Southern Maine Workshop - 9/22, 11am-2p @ the Wells Reserve

[News and discussion forum for watershed managers in Maine]

Good afternoon,

For the past two years, the Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission, the Wells Reserve, and the York County Soil and Water Conservation District have been working together to develop tools and resources that help advance effective and equitable nature-based strategies for a climate ready southern Maine. Now, we have two exciting updates to share!

NEW! Nature-Based Strategies Decision Support Tool
We are pleased to announce the launch of the new Decision Support Tool for Nature-Based Strategies in Southern Maine<https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/78ffbbafe86944ad84e1a9be440a2c05>. We developed this tool to improve the availability of information about site suitability for nature-based strategies and to support implementation of the Climate Ready Coast Southern Maine Regional Resilience Plan<https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4b1a578fa6f84e8b83593c17d9c824aa>. For more information, please see the full launch announcement (attached).

SAVE THE DATE!
Nature-Based Strategies for a Climate Ready Southern Maine Workshop

On Monday, September 22nd, we are hosting a workshop to explore the tools and resources we've created as part of the Nature-Based Strategies for a Climate Ready Coast Southern Maine project<https://wellsreserve.org/project/nature-based-solutions-for-a-climate-ready-southern-maine>. This in-person workshop will be held from 11am - 2pm at the Wells Reserve. Lunch will be provided.

Workshop highlights include:


  *   An interactive walkthrough of the new Decision Support Tool
  *   An engaging review of another new resource we're developing about approaches for weaving local, place-based, and Indigenous knowledges into NBS projects and processes
  *   A presentation of NBS conceptual designs developed for the Town of York's Steedman Woods
  *   Opportunities to connect, provide feedback, and learn about other NBS resources

More details and a formal invitation with registration link will follow shortly, but for now, please mark your calendars. We hope to see you on September 22nd!

Kind Regards,
Melanie
on behalf of the Nature-Based Strategies for a Climate Ready Southern Maine project team

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Melanie Nash
Sustainability & Resilience Planner
Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission
mnash at smpdc.org<mailto:mnash at smpdc.org>
(207) 571-7065
Pronouns: She, her, hers

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