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Read More » In Media: Great Lakes at Highest Water Levels Ever Recorded for Month of May  Coastal Community Development Program - News
An extremely wet winter and spring have led to record-high water levels in the Great Lakes, with flooding having occurred in Michigan, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Read More » In Media: Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Index - Resource of the Month  Coastal Community Development Program - News
This 44-page self-assessment tool with supplemental information is designed to empower municipal leaders, local planners, engineers, floodplain managers and others to guide discussions about their community’s resilience to coastal hazards. Read More » In Media: Live on Lake Ontario? There's now a tool to help you plan for potential flooding  Coastal Community Development Program - News
People with property on the shores of Lake Ontario can now see how they might be impacted by flooding in the future. A new tool developed by a NYSG maps out potentially vulnerable areas along the lake. Read More » In Photos, On YouTube: NYSG Surveys NY North Country Property Owners Impacted by High Water Levels  Coastal Community Development Program - News
The information collected will be used to identify areas that are most vulnerable to high water levels and inform future community flood risk planning. Read More » In Photos: St. Lawrence River Property Owners Sought for High Water Impact Survey  Coastal Community Development Program - Press Release
Respondents are needed for a rapid response Cornell U project to develop & conduct a standardized high water impact survey in the areas along NY's Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River. Read More » Lake Ontario Inundation Mapping Tool Empowers Waterfront Communities  Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2021)
The interactive New York Sea Grant Lake Ontario Flood Risk Mapping Tool empowers local leaders’ flood contingency planning Read More » Lake Ontario Inundation Mapping Tools Now Available from New York Sea Grant  Coastal Community Development Program - Press Release
New interactive inundation mapping tools are helping property owners along Lake Ontario and its embayments enhance flooding preparedness. Read More » Lake Ontario Water Levels: NYSG Connects Local Stakeholders/Regulators to Strengthen Decision Making  Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2022)
New York Sea Grant is helping decision-makers respond to climate change impacts that are creating water level extremes in Lake Ontario, threatening the sustainability of waterfront communities. Read More » New York Sea Grant Posts High Water Level Survey Results, Resources  Coastal Community Development Program - News
Survey results, photos, public testimony, and resources related to the 2017 Lake Ontario record high water impact event are now available. Read More » NY Sea Grant and Cornell Professor Introduce Lake Ontario Parcel-Level Flood Risk Prediction Tool  Coastal Community Development Program - News
Lake Ontario has experienced two record-setting floods over the course of three years: 2017-2019. With funding from NYSG, a Cornell researcher has developed an inundation prediction model for rapid flood forecasting at weekly to monthly timescales. Read More » NYSG Develops Lake Ontario Inundation Mapping Tools  Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2020)
NYSG’s interactive Lake Ontario inundation mapping tools help communities and property/business owners enhance their flooding preparedness Read More » NYSG Publishes NY Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Index  Coastal Community Development Program - Press Release
This 44-page self-assessment tool with supplemental information is designed to empower municipal leaders, local planners, engineers, floodplain managers and others to guide discussions about their community’s resilience to coastal hazards. Read More » On Air: High Lake Ontario water levels could be 'new norm'  Coastal Community Development Program - News
NYSG Helen Domske tells WBFO FM that while climate change is bringing greater storms, which leads to higher lake levels, it is not accurate to say that every year from now on the levels will be higher. Read More » On Air: New tool could help Lake Ontario communities prepare for future flooding  Coastal Community Development Program - News
This 44-page self-assessment tool with supplemental information is designed to empower municipal leaders, local planners, engineers, floodplain managers and others to guide discussions about their community’s resilience to coastal hazards. Read More » On Air: NY Great Lakes CRI Gives Lakefront Communities a Tool to Measure Vulnerability  Coastal Community Development Program - News
This 44-page self-assessment tool with supplemental information is designed to empower municipal leaders, local planners, engineers, floodplain managers and others to guide discussions about their community’s resilience to coastal hazards. Read More » On Air: Results in from NYSG's Lake Ontario High Water Impact Survey Project  Coastal Community Development Program - News
This 2017 NYSG-funded Cornell University high water level impact survey provided an opportunity to document the parcel-level impacts of the event on waterfront properties, identify areas most vulnerable to future flooding, and verify existing flood-risk modeling. Read More » On YouTube, On Air, In Photos: Lake Ontario Property Owners Sought for High Water Impact Survey  Coastal Community Development Program - Press Release
Respondents are needed for a rapid response Cornell U project to develop & conduct a standardized high water impact survey in the areas along southern & eastern Lake Ontario. Read More » On YouTube, On Air: New York Sea Grant, Cornell U Surveying Lake Ontario Region's High Water Impact  Coastal Community Development Program - News
"We're looking for occurrences of inundation, erosion, damage to natural and man-made shoreline protection features, disruption to travel and disruption to businesses." Read More » On YouTube: Flood Resilience Training for Municipal Staff  Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2019)
NYSG-facilitated educational programming is advancing local government’s ability to address hazard resiliency Read More » On YouTube: Innovative Flood Resilience Workshop on Lake Ontario  Coastal Community Development Program - News
The record-high water event in 2017 hit the Village of Sodus Point, 40 miles east of Rochester, N.Y., hard. But with help from Sea Grant and others, the Village has taken steps toward improving resiliency. Read More » On YouTube: Post-Flood Recovery Visioning: Sodus Point, NY  Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2019)
NYSG’s post-flood recovery planning provides communities the opportunity to improve resilience to future flooding Read More » On YouTube: Wayne Leaders Want REDI Funds That'll Impact Homeowners  Coastal Community Development Program - News
New York Sea Grant is at the table to discuss NY State's new REDI program to help communities along the Lake Ontario shore develop new infrastructure and economic projects. Read More » Sodus Point Project Receives Public Outreach Award  Coastal Community Development Program - Press Release
he Post-Flood Recovery Building Workshop for the Village of Sodus Point, a project co-organized by NYSG, has received a 2019 Public Outreach Award from the New York Upstate Chapter of the American Planning Association. Read More »