Not exact matches
During the March «From Shore to
Sea» lecture, biologist Paula Power discussed a large - scale effort by the National Park Service and The Nature Conservancy to
restore the
coastal wetland at Prisoners Harbor on Santa Cruz Island.
«As with other
coastal indigenous nations, Chumash people are
restoring our heritage of intimacy with the
sea for the dual purpose of protecting her and as a means of rediscovering our dignity and identity as a people sprung from this place.»
Her Fulbright will continue her research on effects of
sea level change; she will spend the 2018 - 2019 academic year working at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, with a focus on how
restored coastal wetlands affect flooding and management.
And for
coastal cities,
restoring wetlands and / or offshore areas can remove carbon from the air all while protecting the city (from extreme weather events and
sea level rise) and providing outdoor recreation areas.