Projecting Future Scenarios for Fidalgo Bay - Modeling Water Circulation and Coastal Changes

Dr. Eric Grossman, Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey

“Dr. Grossman will discuss how the US Geological Survey is using powerful 3D computer modeling to examine coastal processes and inform ecosystem restoration and hazard mitigation in the Salish Sea.  How might climate change, sea level rise and land use influence coastal communities, ecosystem restoration outcomes, and Fidalgo Bay? Learn how USGS is constructing a 3D hydrodynamic model of Fidalgo Bay as part of a larger Salish Sea model to study these questions. Citizen science can help USGS and its partners improve these models through research and monitoring – find out how you can get involved as a volunteer!”

Getting to Know NOAA: An exploration of NOAA’s science, service and stewardship mission in the Salish Sea and across the Western United States.

Presenter: Polly Hicks: Restoration Ecologist, NOAA, Seattle, WA

From daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings, and climate monitoring to fisheries management, coastal restoration and supporting marine commerce, NOAA’s products and services support economic vitality as well as resilient communities and ecosystems. Ms. Hicks will talk about NOAA’s history and mission and provide examples of how’s NOAA’s work, which reaches from the surface of the sun to the depths of the ocean floor, supports the communities and health of Puget Sound.