Beaches and dunes occur in a variety of shapes, sizes, compositions, and…

Bioswales are an aesthetically-pleasing alternative to concrete gutters and storm sewers, employing…

Coastal wetlands occur along marine, estuarine, and freshwater coastlines and may be…

Coral reefs are underwater structures made of calcium carbonate and found in…

Daylighting rivers or streams is the process of removing obstructions (such as…

Flooding is a natural process that, in the absence of human settlements,…

A flood bypass is an area along a river or within a…

Culverts are essential pieces of infrastructure that allow water – whether from…

A detention basin is an area that has been designed and designated…

Green parking lots incorporate permeable or semi-permeable paving and porous design techniques…

A green roof is a contained vegetated space that is built on top…

Green streets incorporate depressed planted areas, typically located between the roadway pavement…

A horizontal levee consists of a hardened structure (levee) setback from the…

Breakwaters are offshore structures designed to limit wave energy by creating a…

Living shorelines are a suite of shoreline erosion control techniques that combine…

Mangroves are a type of coastal or estuarine wetland, characterized by the…

Property buyouts are a means by which communities can remove development from…

This strategy focuses on the public acquisition of undeveloped land to lessen…

Oysters are a bivalve shellfish that are often referred to as “ecosystem…

Flooding is a natural process that, in the absence of human settlements,…

Rain gardens are planted basins which have several key purposes including, increasing…

Flooding is a natural process that, in the absence of human settlements,…

Natural coastlines have evolved to absorb wave energy and provide a buffer…

Floodplains, and the wetlands and waterways that make them up, provide a…

Restoration is the process of establishing or reestablishing a habitat that closely…

Floodplains are the areas of low-lying ground adjacent to rivers, formed mainly…

Seagrasses are a type of submerged aquatic vegetation that evolved over time…

Setback levees are earthen embankments that are located at a distance from…

Urban forestry is the planned installation and management of trees within an…

Waterfront parks are communal recreational spaces that are intentionally designed to be…