Coastal Community Development Program
Resources - Projects - High Water Impact Surveys
Mar 17, 2014
Apr 07, 2025
Responding to Stakeholders’ Request for Standardized Impact Reporting
New York’s Lake Ontario region saw unprecedented high water levels in 2017. New York Sea Grant responded to stakeholder requests for a standardized means of reporting the water level damages on waterfront properties by awarding special funding to Cornell University to develop and conduct an online survey.
Survey ...
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Coastal Community Development Program
Resources - Projects - High Water Impact Surveys - Flood Photos (Survey Respondents)
Jun 14, 2012
Feb 12, 2020
Researchers from Cornell University's New York Sea Grant-funded 2017 Coastal Flooding Survey Project targeted New York waterfront properties from May 25th - August 31st. They collected qualitative data about parcel location, severity of inundation, flood insurance, severity of erosion, damage to shoreline protection, and overall impacts.
In addition, pictures of the waterline and the property da...
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Jun 14, 2012
Jun 16, 2017
New York Great Lakes coastal communities depend on healthy ecosystems for their economic vitality.
Changing weather patterns, invasive species, population growth and recreational pressure are potential threats to natural resources, which often drive regional economics.
With the numerous interests that exist from stakeholder groups including local governments, businesses, planners and res...
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Coastal Community Development Program
Resources
May 16, 2017
Feb 28, 2018
Resources in this section include:
Projects
High Water Impact Surveying (2017)
Publications
Workshops & Events
Tools
(eg., Self-assessment checklist, flood risk model outputs)
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Coastal Community Development Program
Resources - Publications
Jun 14, 2012
Apr 10, 2020
Manuals, Reports and Fact Sheets
Lake Ontario Watershed Basin Forum: Community Visioning Workshop Series. Summary Report. 2013. Mary Penney, New York Sea Grant Extension Program, Oswego, NY. 67 pp. (pdf) [3 MB file]
The Finger Lakes – Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance and New York Sea Grant partnered to plan and execute a series of 6 workshops in late September 2012 - primarily ...
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Coastal Community Development Program
Resources - Workshops and Events
May 16, 2017
May 31, 2025
Click on the links below for presentations and other materials from past events.
"Crosswalking Water Resources for Climate Smart Communities" Local Government Training Workshops | Register
November 2-16, 2023
"Understanding and Managing Floodplains for Healthy Watersheds and Resilient Communities" Local Government Training Workshops
November 2-9, 2022
To reach communities in New York&...
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Coastal Community Development Program
Resources - Tools
Jun 14, 2012
May 31, 2025
Climate Smart Communities (CSC) Crosswalk | Click Here
The CSC Crosswalk tool — consisting of 8 PDF documents and 6 online surveys — is designed to show where there are potential overlaps between the CSC Certification program and 6 water-focused programs in New York State. The goal is to help communities save time, energy, and money by exploring opportunities for achieving points for...
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Coastal Community Development Program
Related Sites
Jun 14, 2012
Jun 14, 2012
FLLOWPA
NYSDOS: Communities & Waterfronts
Tug Hill Commission: Community Development
Cornell University: Community & Regional Development Institute
Energy & Climate Links:
EPA Clean Energy
NYSERDA
NYSERDA funding opportunities
NYSDEC Energy & Climate
YALE Solar & Wind Energy for NY
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New York Sea Grant Research: 2024 Results and Impacts
Research - News
May 26, 2025
Dec 10, 2025
Research
Research > Research News
Research > Success Stories
Some recently-completed investigations address topics including: Impacts of microplastics in the aquatic environment, including the species that reside there; Flood risk planning for Lake Ontario's coastal communities; Aquaculture and/or restoration of several species (e.g., oysters, seaweed); Detection of aquatic invasive species; Optimizing existing control strategies for food borne pathogens; Providi...
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New York Sea Grant Research: 2023 Results and Impacts
Research - News
Mar 30, 2023
May 31, 2025
Research
Research > Research News
Research > Success Stories
For more than five decades, New York Sea Grant (NYSG) has been supporting university-based research related to a variety of marine, Hudson estuary, and Great Lakes topics and issues....
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On YouTube: New York Sea Grant Brings Strategies to COP27 Climate Summit
Climate - News
Mar 14, 2023
May 31, 2025
Extension News > Extension News
Research > Research News
— By Chris Gonzales, Freelance Science Writer, New York Sea Grant
Contact:
Kathy Bunting-Howarth, NYSG's Associate Director, E: keb264@cornell.edu, P: 607-255-2832
Ithaca, NY, January 13, 2023 - The negative effects of climate change appear all too often in the news media: Across the globe, we’re seeing rising temperatures, rising sea levels, and an increase of disruptive and ...
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Lake Ontario Water Levels: NYSG Connects Local Stakeholders/Regulators to Strengthen Decision Making
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2022)
Aug 14, 2022
May 31, 2025
Extension News
Extension News > Extension News
Extension News > Success Stories
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....
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New York Sea Grant Research: 2022 Ongoing Projects
Research - News
Aug 09, 2022
May 31, 2025
Research
Research > Research News
Research > Success Stories
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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New York Stewards Trained to Work on Local Climate Change Projects
Climate - News
Mar 10, 2022
May 31, 2025
Education News > Education News
Extension News > Extension News
The objective of Cornell's Climate Stewards program is to provide research-based, hands-on training to community members who are motivated to work on climate change at the local level....
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2017 Lake Ontario Water Level Impact Survey
Story Maps
Dec 23, 2021
May 31, 2025
This interactive story map showcases data collected during the 2017 Lake Ontario survey — where the water came from, county breakdowns on impacts from inundation and erosion, what respondents experienced in other areas of their lives...
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New York Coastlines, Spring 2021
Publications - Articles
May 08, 2021
May 31, 2025
Education News
Education News > Education News
Extension News
Extension News > Extension News
Research > Research News
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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Lake Ontario Inundation Mapping Tool Empowers Waterfront Communities
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2021)
Jan 27, 2021
May 31, 2025
Education News
Education News > Education News
Education News > Success Stories
Extension News
Extension News > Extension News
Extension News > Success Stories
Research
Research > Research News
Research > Success Stories
The interactive New York Sea Grant Lake Ontario Flood Risk Mapping Tool empowers local leaders’ flood contingency planning...
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In Media: $2.1 Million Awarded for Sea Grant Research on NY’s Coastal Environment
Research - News
Oct 16, 2020
May 31, 2025
Research > Research News
NYSG has awarded more than $2.1 million to support six coastal science research projects —three of which are being led by Stony Brook University faculty — that explore topics relating to and benefiting New York’s coastal environment, communities and economies....
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NYSG's “Currents Clips” Wins 2020 Folio Award for ‘Best Social Media Public Awareness Campaign’
Currents Clips - News
Sep 22, 2020
May 31, 2025
Education News
Education News > Education News
Extension News
Extension News > Extension News
Research > Research News
Launched in mid-2019 as a limited series, this collection of one- to two-minute videos immerses NYSG's subscribers and followers into the program's coastal research, extension and education work....
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$2.1 Million Awarded for Sea Grant Research on NY’s Coastal Environment, Communities & Aquaculture
Research - Press Release
Sep 16, 2020
May 31, 2025
Extension News > Extension News
Research > Research News
“This set of projects will contribute to the long-standing and growing body of NYSG-supported science-based knowledge available to coastal communities in New York State.”...
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NY Sea Grant and Cornell Professor Introduce Lake Ontario Parcel-Level Flood Risk Prediction Tool
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Jul 28, 2020
May 31, 2025
Extension News > Extension News
Research > Research 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....
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New York Coastlines, Summer 2020
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Jul 14, 2020
May 31, 2025
Education News
Education News > Education News
Extension News
Extension News > Extension News
Research > Research News
Check out stories from the summer 2020 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 the fall to our e-subscribers. We'll send you issues weeks before they're online....
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New York Sea Grant's Virtual Seminar Series
Research - News
Jun 11, 2020
May 31, 2025
Research > Research News
This on-going series features NYSG–supported researchers and topics and activities of interest to the New York State coastal community and stakeholders that our program serves....
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New York Coastlines, Spring 2020
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Apr 07, 2020
May 31, 2025
Education News
Education News > Education News
Extension News
Extension News > Extension News
Research > Research News
Check out stories from the spring 2020 issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our latest issue, which was released in mid-July to our e-subscribers. Sign up and we'll send you issues weeks before it's online....
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In Media: ‘Resilience’ Plan Will Identify, Address Erie Weather Risks
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Mar 31, 2020
May 31, 2025
Extension News > Extension News
Local officials, farmers, business leaders and others will identify and rank extreme weather risks based on a model developed by New York Sea Grant. Strategies to address the risks are identified in a Coastal Resilience Index publication....
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Staying Connected: NYSG's Related Resources
COVID-19: New York Sea Grant's Rapid Response Support for its Coastal Stakeholders - News
Mar 30, 2020
May 31, 2025
Education News
Education News > Education News
Extension News
Extension News > Extension News
Research > Research News
Welcome to "Staying Connected," NYSG's web portal to online resources for a variety of our stakeholders (including educators, the seafood industry, among others) as well as some of our program's partners. We also provide opportunities for researchers and educators, and more....
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NYSG Develops Lake Ontario Inundation Mapping Tools
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2020)
Mar 14, 2020
May 31, 2025
Education News
Education News > Education News
Education News > Success Stories
Extension News
Extension News > Extension News
Extension News > Success Stories
NYSG’s interactive Lake Ontario inundation mapping tools help communities and property/business owners enhance their flooding preparedness...
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In Media: Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Index - Resource of the Month
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Feb 15, 2020
Feb 15, 2020
Extension News > Extension 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....
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On Air: NY Great Lakes CRI Gives Lakefront Communities a Tool to Measure Vulnerability
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Feb 14, 2020
May 31, 2025
Extension News > Extension 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....
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On Air: New tool could help Lake Ontario communities prepare for future flooding
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Feb 14, 2020
May 31, 2025
Extension News > Extension 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....
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NYSG Publishes NY Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Index
Coastal Community Development Program - Press Release
Feb 12, 2020
Feb 14, 2020
Extension News > Extension 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....
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Sodus Point Project Receives Public Outreach Award
Coastal Community Development Program - Press Release
Feb 12, 2020
Feb 14, 2020
Extension News > Extension News
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....
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On YouTube: Wayne Leaders Want REDI Funds That'll Impact Homeowners
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Nov 20, 2019
May 31, 2025
Extension News > Extension 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....
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RISE 2019: NYSG Climate and Resiliency Extension, Outreach and Education
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Nov 13, 2019
May 31, 2025
Extension News > Extension News
Research > Research News
NYSG provides multiple platforms for climate and resilience extension, outreach and education along New York’s marine and Great Lakes coastlines....
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NY Sea Grant Extension Educators Receive National, Great Lakes Network Honors
Great Lakes Coastal Community Development Program / Coastal Youth Education - News
Oct 25, 2019
May 31, 2025
Education News > Education News
NYSG Extension educators received special recognition at the 2019 Great Lakes Sea Grant Network and National Sea Grant Extension Assembly meetings....
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New York Coastlines, Early Summer 2019
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Aug 02, 2019
May 31, 2025
Education News > Education News
Check out stories from the early summer issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our next issue, slated for release to our subscribers in November....
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On Air: High Lake Ontario water levels could be 'new norm'
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Jun 17, 2019
Nov 20, 2019
Extension News > Extension 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....
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In Media: Great Lakes at Highest Water Levels Ever Recorded for Month of May
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Jun 17, 2019
Nov 20, 2019
Extension News > Extension 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....
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In Media: Live on Lake Ontario? There's now a tool to help you plan for potential flooding
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Jun 17, 2019
Nov 20, 2019
Extension News > Extension 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....
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Lake Ontario Inundation Mapping Tools Now Available from New York Sea Grant
Coastal Community Development Program - Press Release
Jun 06, 2019
Apr 13, 2021
Extension News > Extension News
New interactive inundation mapping tools are helping property owners along Lake Ontario and its embayments enhance flooding preparedness....
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May 08, 2019
May 31, 2025
Education News
Education News > Education News
Extension News
Extension News > Extension News
Research > Research News
This is a new series of one to two minute video summaries that immerse NYSG's Web site visitors, social media followers and NY Coastlines subscribers into the program's coastal research, extension and education stories....
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New York Coastlines, Late Winter 2019
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Mar 22, 2019
Aug 18, 2022
Education News
Education News > Education News
Extension News
Extension News > Extension News
Research > Research News
In June, NYSG will release the late Spring / early Summer '19 issue of its flagship publication, New York Coastlines. E-subscribers will receive it first, so be sure to sign up ... and, in the meantime, check out our late Winter '19 edition....
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Great Lakes’ Environmental, Economic, Educational Value Noted in NY Sea Grant Impact Series
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2019) - Press Release
Feb 26, 2019
Nov 14, 2019
Education News
Education News > Education News
Education News > Success Stories
Extension News
Extension News > Extension News
Extension News > Success Stories
The environmental, economic, and educational benefits of Great Lakes-focused projects spanning Lake Erie to the 1000 Islands region are highlighted in the 2019 New York Sea Grant series of impact statements....
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On YouTube: Post-Flood Recovery Visioning: Sodus Point, NY
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2019)
Feb 25, 2019
May 31, 2025
Extension News
Extension News > Extension News
Extension News > Success Stories
NYSG’s post-flood recovery planning provides communities the opportunity to improve resilience to future flooding...
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On YouTube: Flood Resilience Training for Municipal Staff
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2019)
Feb 25, 2019
May 31, 2025
Extension News
Extension News > Extension News
Extension News > Success Stories
NYSG-facilitated educational programming is advancing local government’s ability to address hazard resiliency...
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On YouTube: New York Sea Grant Research Zooms In On Water Quality, Severe Storms, Seafood Safety
Research - News
Feb 23, 2019
May 31, 2025
Extension News > Extension News
Research
Research > Research News
Research > Success Stories
Results and resources from these 2018-19 NYSG investigations provide useful information to the public, businesses, coastal communities and managers....
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New York Coastlines, Early Winter 2018
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Dec 19, 2018
Aug 18, 2022
Education News
Education News > Education News
Extension News
Extension News > Extension News
Research > Research News
NYSG's latest e-newsletter, New York Coastlines, has come ashore. Check out the Winter '18 edition, which features our latest fellowship as well as stories on coastal tourism, flood resiliency, stewardship, climate challenges and more ......
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New York Sea Grant Attends NYC Climate Action Summit
Climate - News
Dec 11, 2018
May 23, 2023
Extension News > Extension News
The Local Climate Action Summit, held in New York City during Climate Week NYC in late September, focused on the challenges and opportunities facing local communities in the Northeastern United States because of climate change....
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On YouTube: Innovative Flood Resilience Workshop on Lake Ontario
Coastal Community Development Program - News
Dec 08, 2018
Nov 14, 2019
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....
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New York Coastlines, Late Summer - Early Fall 2018
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Sep 13, 2018
Aug 18, 2022
Education News
Education News > Education News
Research > Research News
NY Coastlines—NYSG's flagship publication—and its news archive, Currents, highlight news, events and other activities from our coastal program's various research, extension and education endeavors throughout NY's marine and Great Lakes waters....
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