8.05.2016

43 Win Federation Pelican Awards The Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines: The program’s staff is receiving the award for their expert research and strategic advice to advance sound beach and shoreline management. Read about the award here

7.12.2016

As Sea Levels Rise, How Best to Protect Coasts? “They can mitigate wave impact, so they can help slow down chronic erosion or help reduce the wave impact during a storm to some degree. But they’re not going to save you from a 12-foot, 16-foot storm surge,” said...

10.30.2015

A New Chapter in Post-Sandy Shore Work “As long as the federal government comes in after every storm and helps them put it all back where it was—then why do these local communities have to care about the science of coastal storms and vulnerability?” said Rob...

10.28.2015

Prepared for the Next Sandy? Some Experts Call for Bolder Action “The idea that we’re going to be protecting them for the next 50 years is totally unrealistic,” he said. “We’re not. It’s going to be gone 50 years from now.” Check out the NBC news piece with comments...

10.27.2015

Rising Seas Put $40B of National Park Assets at Risk […National Park Service, in partnership with the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines at Western Carolina University, put out a Coastal Assets Report listing thousands of National Park properties that...