This page highlights several ongoing projects relating to sea level rise in the Humboldt Bay region that the HSU Sea Level Rise Initiative is aware of. If you have a project that you would like to have linked to on this page, please email the Initiative at: slri@humboldt.edu
Sea Level Rise Initiative Projects
King Tide Photo Initiative – Humboldt Baykeeper, CA King Tides Initiative, City of Arcata, (Ongoing).
Social science research to advance regional coordination and collaboration of sea level rise adaptation and planning on Humboldt Bay – Kristen Orth-Gordinier, (2015-2021).
Other Regional Projects
Highway 101 Corridor Sea Level Rise Assessment and Adaptation Planning
Caltrans, California Coastal Commission.
HSU Capstone Project to Inform the Creation of an Adaptation Plan: http://humboldtslri.org/caltrans-101-stakeholder-outreach/
Humboldt Bay Sea Level Rise Planning Feasibility Study
Humboldt County, California Coastal Commission (2020 – )
Humboldt Bay Symposium
California Sea Grant
Session videos and download links from the 2019 Humboldt Bay Symposium: https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu/events/humboldt-bay-symposium-2019
Humboldt Bay Trail South Project, Living Shoreline Sea Level Rise Adaptation Strategy
Humboldt County, California Department of Transportation.
Humboldt Bay Trail South: Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Report (June 2018): https://humboldtgov.org/DocumentCenter/View/64364/Sea-Level-Rise-Vulnerability-and-Adaptation-Report-June-2018
Humboldt County Local Coastal Plan Updates
Humboldt County, Ongoing
https://humboldtgov.org/1678/Local-Coastal-Plan-Update
Humboldt Coastal Resiliency Project
Friends of the Dunes, US Fish and Wildlife Service, State Coastal Conservancy, and the Ocean Protection Council, (2015-2021).
Friends of the Dunes Project Page: https://www.friendsofthedunes.org/hcrp
US Fish and Wildlife Service Project Page: https://www.fws.gov/nwrs/threecolumn.aspx?id=6442461340
Sea Level Rise Adaptation Plan for Eureka Slough Hydrographic Area, Humboldt Bay
Humboldt County, City of Eureka, California Department of Transportation, and Humboldt County Association of Governments, (2019-2020).
Humboldt County Project Workshop Materials (Report Pending): https://humboldtgov.org/2487/Sea-Level-Rise
Sea Level Rise and the Coastal Storm Modeling System for Humboldt Bay and North Coast of California
USGS (2018 – 2022)
Ecosystem and community vulnerability to surface and subsurface flooding and salinity dynamics with sea level rise and adaptation strategies, Humboldt Bay, USGS, University of Wyoming, and EPA (2019-2022).
Other Groups
There are a number of other entities in Humboldt Bay with ongoing projects relating to sea level rise and coastal development. Listed below are the links to their websites where one can find more information about their work.
California Coastal Resiliency Network
California State Coastal Conservancy
Coastal Ecosystems Institute of Northern California
Humboldt Baykeeper or email alerts@humboldtbaykeeper.org to get involved
