MyCoast New Jersey: How you can capture science to inform coastal resilience planning

Join the LBIF and Amanda Archer on February 24 via Zoom to discuss MyCoast:New Jersey as a platform for communities to learn about climate-related flood risks and document coastal changes over time. Various tools on the website or mobile app allow community users to share photos and stories that document impacts of flooding and changes to shorelines due to higher tides, storms, and erosion. MyCoast fetches background data on location, weather, and water levels to add scientific context to each report. The submitted MyCoast reports inform state agencies, local governments, and community organizations and gives your community a voice in future climate and coastal resilience planning efforts.

Amanda Archer is the Coastal Training Program Coordinator at the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, based in Tuckerton, NJ. Her work includes stakeholder outreach, education,  and training for coastal decision-makers to better facilitate the relationship between humans and coastal ecosystems. She graduated with an Environmental Science degree from Stockton University and has worked in the Barnegat Bay and Great Bay-Mullica River Estuary for over five years.