The community of practice is facilitated by the American Society of Adaptation Professionals, NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management and the National Sea Grant Office, with the goal of creating a national network of practitioners that facilitates peer-to-peer learning, information exchange, and collaborative engagement to advance coastal flooding science, knowledge and solutions.

The forum allowed peers from academia, non-profits, the private sector and federal, state and local government the opportunity to share tools (for example, the recently announced NOAA Sea Level Calculator), resources and stories for coastal flooding adaptation around the country. The two-day event was hosted at the University of Washington’s Center for Urban Horticulture facility. Many participants enjoyed optional field trips on the meeting’s final day to see local examples of flood resilience projects. One field trip visited Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve to learn about the new Samish Conservation Area Project, where engagement with Samish Island residents and Samish Indian Nation is leading the way for the future resilience of this land.