Building Resilience in the Wake of Hurricane Sandy: What We’ve Learned

Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012, wreaking havoc on communities along the Atlantic Coast, impacting 12 states and the District of Columbia.  In the storm’s aftermath, the Department of the Interior used disaster relief funds to initiate projects to repair the damage and improve the resilience of habitats, communities and infrastructure to future storms and sea level rise. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation joined the effort through a competitive grant process. More than 120 projects from Maine to Virginia, and west to Ohio were funded and a concerted effort began to identify science needs, develop metrics and determine how the projects would contribute to overall coastal resilience.  Please join the Office of Policy Analysis on November 9 for a panel discussion on early successes and lessons learned from the Hurricane Sandy effort.

Panelists

Wendi Weber, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Regional Director

Daniel Hippe, U.S. Geological Survey Northeast Region Deputy Director

Charles T. Roman, National Park Service Northeast Region Senior Scientist

Mandy Chesnutt, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Senior Manager, Conservation Programs