https://adaptationstories.com/2013/06/24/keeping-baltimore-neighborhoods-cool/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/uhi.jpgUHIhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/trees.jpgtreeshttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/heatwave.jpgheatwavehttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/screen-shot-2013-06-24-at-12-38-13-am.jpgScreen shot 2013-06-24 at 12.38.13 AMhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/baltimore_codered.jpgBaltimore_CodeRedhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/baltimore_forecast.jpgbaltimore_forecasthttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/neighborhoods_bmore.jpgneighborhoods_bmorehttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/screen-shot-2013-06-23-at-11-50-28-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-06-23 at 11.50.28 PMhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/baltimore_legend.jpgbaltimore_legendhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/baltimore_hie.jpgbaltimore_hie2024-09-16T14:05:11+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/08/23/why-climate-change-is-not-the-end-of-wine/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/chris-howell-pic.jpgChris Howell picChris Howell of Cain Vineyard & Winery. | Photo: Kristopher Skinner, Contra Costa Timeshttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_17591.jpgDSC_1759Lunch with the Saintsbury vintners. Co-founder David Graves believes that there are lots of possibilities for using 'big data' in decision-making on the vineyard.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_17661.jpgDSC_1766https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_17511.jpgDSC_1751Winemakers across Napa Valley have kept phenological records about grape growing and harvesting.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_17461.jpgDSC_1746Where the (wine) magic happens at Saintsbury.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_17411.jpgDSC_1741We visited Saintsbury during véraison, a fancy term for the onset of ripening.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_17381.jpgDSC_1738We spent the afternoon at Saintsbury winery and vineyard in the Napa Valley learning about resilience & winemaking.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_17271.jpgDSC_1727Allie Goldstein enjoys a glass at Saintsbury winery and vineyard.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_17211.jpgDSC_1721David Graves keeps his wine on tap.2024-09-16T14:01:40+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/07/26/to-restore-the-coast-galveston-gets-kids-and-grown-ups-in-the-same-boat/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/trainingcenter.jpgtrainingcenterA rendering of the proposed restoration training center for the Gulf of Mexico foundation.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/photo-8_2.jpgphoto (8)_2https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1407.jpgDSC_1407The 10-mile seawall in Galveston protected much of the area from flooding during Hurricane Ike.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1403.jpgDSC_1403At Galveston’s busiest public beach, along the town seawall, 1st and 2nd grade children worked with Artist Boat to paint educational mosaics about local sea life on public benches. Kari Howard sits on one of these works of art and environmental education.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1389.jpgDSC_1389A man enjoys the bench on the seawallhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1377.jpgDSC_1377The 'Pleasure Pier' amusement park was built after Hurricane Ike. It might be in trouble during the next hurricane. https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1366.jpgDSC_1366https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1362.jpgDSC_1362A dune habitat restoration project protects beachfront homes in Galveston, TXhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1359.jpgDSC_1359Sargasso seaweed keeps the sand from blowing away. Traditionally, the City bulldozed the sand to remove the seaweed. The City recently bought a $52,ooo 'barber and rake' machine that only scrapes the seaweed off the top and doesn't disrupt the sand. https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1354.jpgDSC_1354Oysters in Galveston Bay2024-09-16T13:57:42+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/05/02/where-we-road-tripped/2024-09-16T13:47:06+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/05/01/table-of-contents/2024-09-16T13:18:25+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2014/10/01/our-road-trip-in-7-minutes/2024-04-26T15:31:11+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/05/16/dropping-lake-levels-cause-pentwater-residents-to-innovate/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_1108.jpgDSC_11082024-04-26T14:54:06+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/05/23/a-little-riverside-city-with-a-big-sustainability-punch/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_1229.jpgDSC_1229Sand bags lining the Grand Rapids MI wastewater treatment plant were protection from April 2013 floodshttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_1218.jpgDSC_1218Grand Rapids MIhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_1214.jpgDSC_1214Excess heat is transferred from the left building to power the building on the right through the pipe shown at the Grand Rapids wastewater planthttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_1200.jpgDSC_1200Wastewater is being treated by 'bugs' in Grand Rapids MIhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_1157.jpgDSC_1157The WMEAC green roof looks like a nice place to eat lunch in Grand Rapids MI2024-04-26T14:53:44+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/05/29/ann-arbors-climate-smart-stormwater-utility/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/a2-our-perviousness.jpgA2 our perviousnessThis is our house in Ann Arbor, MI shown with the infrared flyover technology used to determine permeable and impermeable surfaces for the stormwater utility.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/a2-pervious-ad.pngA2 pervious adAdvertisement for pervious surfaces in Ann Arbor, MIhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_11931.jpgDSC_1193Urban tree canopy in Ann Arbor, MIhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_1184.jpgDSC_1184New porous pavement in Ann Arbor, MI near the University of Michiganhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_1167.jpgDSC_1167The berm on the left forces the water from Mallets Creek to flow into the constructed wetland, slowing it down2024-04-26T14:53:23+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/06/05/live-free-spirit-could-keep-keene-nh-afloat/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1195.jpgDSC_1195A box culvert is being inserted to enhance stormwater capacity in Keene NHhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1182.jpgDSC_1182Some construction to repair a road and infrastructure on the flood-prone Water St. in Keenehttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1173.jpgDSC_1173You can't tell, but it's raining hard outside Watson's window. The porous pavement near the camera looks dry but the non-porous pavement in the distance is all puddles.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1162.jpgDSC_1162Pablo Fleischmann flashes a grin at his solar store in Keene, NH2024-04-26T14:52:57+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/06/11/for-vermont-farmers-the-road-to-resilience-is-winding/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1007.jpgIMG_1007Evening Song Farm is now planting their vegetables on higher ground.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/support-raising.jpgSupport raisingNeighbors danced and sang at a 'support raising' event at Evening Song Farm (photo from their Facebook page).https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/the-flood-that-took-the-river.jpgThe flood that took the farmThis photo is labeled "the flood that took the farm" on Evening Song's Facebook page.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1320.jpgDSC_1320Ryan Wood Beauchamp stands by the river that now runs through his farm.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1311.jpgDSC_1311Happier days at Evening Song Farm are ahead.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1288.jpgDSC_1288The old sign for Evening Song Farm. The new property is up in the hills, out of the floodplain.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1264.jpgDSC_1264It rained nonstop the weekend we were in Vermont, and fields were puddling up.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1233.jpgDSC_1233Intervale Community Farms in Burlington was under water during Tropical Storm Irene.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1222.jpgDSC_1222The author, Allie Goldstein, at Intervale Community Farms on a rainy day in Vermont. (Photo by the other author, Kirsten Howard.)https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1213.jpgDSC_1213Andy Jones, the manager of Intervale, keeps the USGS stream gages up on his computer.2024-04-26T14:52:27+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/06/13/climate-ready-spaulding-hospital-will-keep-boston-strong/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/spaulding.jpgspaulding2024-04-26T14:52:04+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/06/14/cape-codders-take-down-parking-lots-put-up-paradise/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bathhouse.jpgbathhouseThe new Leed Silver Provincetown Bathhouse under construction. Source: www.wickedlocal.comhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1158.jpgDSC_1158“I’ve learned that Planning is not an instant gratification profession. It takes time, but eventually you see the results of your efforts." -Ryan Bennett, Planner at the Cape Cod Commissionhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1226.jpgDSC_1226A stray piece of parking lot has washed onto the beach from Ellis Landing.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_12211.jpgDSC_1221A local contractor parks his truck overlooking Ellis Landing for a nice quiet lunch break in the off-season.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1219.jpgDSC_1219Homes next to Ellis Landing have implemented some 'hard' solutions to protect against erosion.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_12171.jpgDSC_1217Jim Gallagher surveys the work he has to do to fix the stormwater problem at Ellis Landing.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1200.jpgDSC_1200These homeowners installed their own fences to help protect their homes from erosion.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1174.jpgDSC_1174Kids help collect stray pavement chunks that used to be part of the Paine's Creek parking lot.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1153.jpgDSC_1153The Paine's Creek lot used to hold about 45 cars, but now it holds 6.2024-04-26T14:51:17+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/06/18/podcast-solar-company-empowers-new-york-after-sandy/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/player-play.pngPlayer Playhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1270.jpgDSC_12702024-04-26T14:50:55+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/06/20/patience-after-the-superstorm/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ny-patch-new-rochelle.jpgNY Patch New RochelleThe storm surge in Hudson Park during Hurricane Sandy. Photo: New Rochelle Patchhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/slide1.jpgSlide1https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/new-rochelle-traffic-lights.jpgNew Rochelle traffic lightshttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1043.jpgIMG_1043https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/new-rochelle-before-and-after.pngNew Rochelle before and afterhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1246.jpgDSC_1246The same park, June 2013. The tiki structure survived the hurricane.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1240.jpgDSC_1240https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1237.jpgDSC_12372024-04-26T14:49:50+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/06/26/delawares-beach-houses-surf-then-freeboard/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_0108.jpgDSC_0108Seagrass strengthens the dunes to help protect the Delaware beach communities from storms.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_0067.jpgDSC_0067The Delaware beaches pretty relaxinghttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_0121.jpgDSC_0121The blue Bethany beach house today, sitting comfortably where it belongs.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bethany-1962.jpgbethany-1962https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bethanyhouse.jpgbethanyhouseArthur Leib rescuing the blue Bethany Beach house in the 1962 floodhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1201.jpgDSC_1201An emergency access street near a flood-prone area in Lewes.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1197.jpgDSC_1197Allie stands next to a new home construction in Lewes, Delaware that is building up on several feet of freeboard.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1161.jpgDSC_1161During our stay, the intersection of 5th and Pennsylvania was closed due to flooding from rainstorms.2024-04-26T14:48:33+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/06/28/norfolk-rises-above-the-rising-tide/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1087.jpgIMG_1087Norfolk's flood gateshttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1082.jpgIMG_1082Brand for the Department of Emergency Operations in Norfolkhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1079.jpgIMG_1079Map showing areas of repetitive loss flooding in Norfolkhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1078.jpgIMG_1078Homes in the Larchmont neighborhood that have responded differently to flood threats.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_12181.jpgDSC_1218From left: Jim Redick, Allie Goldstein, Latoya Vaughn, Kirsten Howardhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_12641.jpgDSC_1264The Naval Museum in front of the Norfolk flood gateshttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1254.jpgDSC_1254The pumping station used during flood events.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1246-1.jpgDSC_1246 (1)Norfolk flood gates close when the water is 5 ft above normal levels.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_12281.jpgDSC_1228A flooded parking lot.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1218.jpgDSC_12182024-04-26T14:48:01+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/07/07/searching-for-shade-in-louisville/2024-04-26T14:46:57+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/07/09/queen-quet-unedited/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1293.jpgDSC_1293The authors, Allie Goldstein (left) and Kirsten Howard (right), with Queen Quet (center).https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1285.jpgDSC_1285Queen Quet stands in the root structure of a tree to show the severity of tidal erosion.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1274.jpgDSC_1274Through the South Carolina Oyster Restoration and Enhancement (SCORE) program, oyster beds are being restored on the coast.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1270.jpgDSC_1270Sea level rise on Saint Helena Island is disturbing coastal ecosystems like this 'maritime forest.'https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1260.jpgDSC_1260As a Cultural Protection Overlay District, developers cannot build gated communities, resorts, or golf courses on Saint Helena. The Gullah/Geechee live in what today's planners call "open space," Queen Quet said.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1257.jpgDSC_1257Queen Quet lives on a family compound where her relatives have been farming for generations.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1236.jpgDSC_1236Spanish moss hangs on the trees on Saint Helena Island, South Carolina.2024-04-26T14:46:31+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/07/15/georgia-farmers-irrigate-smarter/2024-04-26T14:45:28+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/07/18/new-orleans-gives-evacuation-plan-an-artists-touch/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/superdome.jpgHurricane Katrina survivors wait to be evacuated from the Superdome in New OrleansThousands of survivors surround the Superdome waiting to be evacuated. REUTERS/Jason Reedhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1266.jpgDSC_1266This forgettable sign used to mark evacuation points in the City.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1318.jpgDSC_1318EvacuSpot reflected in the bus window.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1317.jpgDSC_1317https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_12961.jpgDSC_1296Douglas Kornfeld does the EvacuSpot pose with New Orleans Regional Transit Authority bus drivershttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1282.jpgDSC_1282https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_12791.jpgDSC_1279https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_12721.jpgDSC_1272From left: Joy Bruce, David Morris, and Jenny Calzada of Evacuteer with adaptation road tripper Allie Goldsteinhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_12712.jpgDSC_1271From left: Joy Bruce, David Morris, and Jenny Calzada of Evacuteer with adaptation road tripper Allie Goldstein.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1264.jpgDSC_1264The 14-foot tall steel sculpture marks an EvacuSpot in New Orleans2024-04-26T14:44:45+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/07/25/gulf-utility-invests-in-the-true-value-of-wetlands/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1215.jpgIMG_1215A protest sign in the bayou. Gulf residents are "going through the grieving process" of land loss.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1335.jpgDSC_1335The bayside of Galveston Island flooded severely during Hurricane Ike.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/less-optimistic-scenario.jpgless optimistic scenarioA 'less optimistic'--but plausible--scenario from Louisiana's 2012 Coastal Master Plan.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_13291.jpgDSC_1329Dead cypress trees cover tens of thousands of acres in the Gulf. Without wetlands restoration, even more of the landscape will turn to open water.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1256.jpgDSC_1256Shrimpers in Cocodrie, Louisiana rely on coastal ecosystems for their livelihoods.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_12531.jpgDSC_1253Charlie Broussard, a shrimper in Cocodrie, Lousiana, has seen the coastline change dramatically in his lifetime.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_12071.jpgDSC_1207Healthy wetlands sequester carbon as they grow.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1204.jpgDSC_1204Drivers of land loss in the Louisiana Gulf The largest driver of land loss in coastal Louisiana is subsidence--or sinking due to: (1) natural sediment compaction and (2) oil and gas drilling, which sucks out pockets of liquid offshore, creating space for the land to settle. (3) The channelization of the Mississippi River also means that about 50 percent less sediment is reaching the Gulf, therefore slowing the only process that naturally builds land. (4) On top of that, climate change is leading to rising sea levels globally and more intense storms, both of which eat away at the Gulf Coast.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1202.jpgDSC_1202https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_11941.jpgDSC_1194Action shot2024-04-26T14:43:33+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/07/31/a-fight-for-fire-in-new-mexico/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1290.jpgIMG_1290The Las Conchas fire scar in the Santa Fe National Foresthttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_12841.jpgIMG_1284Bill Armstrong looks out over the Las Conchas fire scar.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_13051.jpgIMG_1305https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1305.jpgIMG_1305The Santa Fe National Forest now has about 900 trees packed in per acre where there used to be 40--a 'thicket.'https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1296.jpgIMG_1296Bill Armstrong fights fire with fire.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1284.jpgIMG_1284https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1276.jpgIMG_1276Bill Armstrong shows us photos of the mega-flooding that occurs after mega-fires.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1273.jpgIMG_1273Tree trunks tell a history of fire in these forests, then fire suppressionhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_1271.jpgIMG_1271The fires that maintained this landscape stopped abruptly in the late 1800s, when the era of fire suppression began.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1605.jpgDSC_1605The Las Conchas fire tore through 150,000 acres in 2010.2024-04-26T14:41:59+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/08/02/colorado-fruit-growers-harness-wind-water-and-fire-to-save-harvest/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1422.jpgIMG_1422Glenn Austin shows road tripper Kirsten Howard how he grafts apple trees to create the perfect fruithttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1664.jpgDSC_1664Apple trees and lavender grow in Hotchkiss, Coloradohttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1712.jpgDSC_1712Allie Goldstein and Glenn Austin pet the Austin family dog while ridin' around the orchard via golf carthttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1702.jpgDSC_1702A pile of prunings at Austin Family Farmshttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1697.jpgDSC_1697To diversify, Bradley makes wine from his small vineyardhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1691.jpgDSC_1691Lee Bradley of Black Bridge Winery stands in front of his nectarine trees.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1684.jpgDSC_1684Some ripening peaches at Black Bridge Wineryhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1675.jpgDSC_1675One of many wind machines helps avoid costly frost damage at Ela Family Farms in Colorado.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1673.jpgDSC_1673Some farmers burn smoky fires in 'smudge pots' under the trees to keep them warm. These old smudge pots are no longer used at Ela Family Farms.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1666.jpgDSC_1666Some cherry-less cherry trees in Hotchkiss, Colorado2024-04-26T14:41:16+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/08/12/denver-residents-pay-forest-service-to-keep-their-water-clean/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1183.jpgDSC_1183Finding people with skills and equipment to treat the forests is challenging since the timber industry is nearly extinct. Groups like CUSP, area water providers, county offices, and the Forest Service have been slowly building a base of contractors. Given that 1.8 million acres of forest need treatment in the Front Range alone, Ekarius sees this as an economic development opportunity combined with risk management. https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/screen-shot-2013-08-12-at-1-50-48-am.pngScreen shot 2013-08-12 at 1.50.48 AMThe results from Denver Water's fire management priority area assessment.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/screen-shot-2013-08-12-at-1-38-32-am.pngScreen shot 2013-08-12 at 1.38.32 AMThe results from Denver Water's fire management priority area assessment.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/screen-shot-2013-08-12-at-1-39-02-am.pngScreen shot 2013-08-12 at 1.39.02 AMDenver Water mucking out the debris and sediment after a flood. Source: Denver Water, Don Kennedyhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/screen-shot-2013-08-12-at-1-15-15-am.pngScreen shot 2013-08-12 at 1.15.15 AMThe Buffalo Creek Fire scar. Source: Denver Water, Don Kennedyhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/hayman2.jpghayman2The 2002 Hayman Fire burning in the distance. Source: Teller Countyhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1289.jpgDSC_1289Some forest management near the Dillon Reservoir.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1283.jpgDSC_1283Looking out over the Dillon Reservoir in Colorado.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1262.jpgDSC_1262Wildflowers at the White River National Forest.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1223.jpgDSC_1223Kirsten Howard (left) and Allie Goldstein (right) stand with Don Kennedy at Denver Water's headquarters.2024-04-26T14:40:39+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/08/15/rainwater-harvesters-reap-bounty-in-arid-tucson/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1486.jpgDSC_1486A curb cutout. These can double to triple the street runoff getting to curbside plants.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1485.jpgDSC_1485A curb cutout, with 'before' and 'after' pictures on the signhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1558.jpgDSC_1558Brad Lancaster, rainwater harvester in Tucson, AZ.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1527.jpgDSC_1527This statue by Tucson artist Joseph Lupiani depicts a horn lizard within a Sonora suckerfish. https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1505.jpgDSC_1505Dunbar Springhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1504.jpgDSC_1504A community bulletin board in Dunbar Spring includes a watershed maphttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1487.jpgDSC_1487A curb cut on a Tucson, Arizona street diverts stormwater to support dessert bounty.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1483.jpgDSC_148380 percent of Dunbar Spring residents now have curb cutouts that bring street runoff to sidewalk plants.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1481.jpgDSC_1481A prickly pear cactushttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1451.jpgDSC_1451GAART hanging with Gregg Garfin of the University of Arizona's Institute of the Environment2024-04-26T14:40:05+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/08/18/mesquite-at-the-table/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1445.jpgDSC_1445Laurie Melrood holds mesquite workshops at her home in Tucson, teaching the history and practical uses of the planthttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/tucson-food-desert.pngTucson food desertThis map shows 'food deserts' in Tucson--census blocks that are low-income and have low access to food (defined in urban areas as being at least one mile away from a major grocery store). Lots of other factors determine true food security, but this map gives an idea of food insecure areas in Tucson. | Map source: USDA's Economic Research Servicehttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/21-esperanza-licking-flour.jpg21-esperanza-licking-flourThe annual mesquite milling in the Dunbar Spring neighborhood brings people together to grind mesquite pods into flour. | Photo: Desert Harvestershttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1642.jpgDSC_1642A mesquite tree in Joshua Tree National Parkhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1594.jpgDSC_1594Talking mesquite with Laurie Melroodhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1580.jpgDSC_1580Mesquite is a desert-adapted plant with hundreds of useshttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1437.jpgDSC_1437Laurie Melrood holds mesquite workshops at her home, teaching the history and practical uses of the plant2024-04-26T14:39:27+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/08/20/preventing-a-joshua-treeless-national-park/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/screen-shot-2013-08-20-at-4-19-18-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-08-20 at 4.19.18 PMCole et al. 2011 show the areas where Joshua trees will likely die out (red), the areas where they could naturally migrate (yellow), and the areas that could be considered for assisted relocation (green)https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/joshua-tree-temp-increase-from-barrows-murphy-mariscal-2012.jpgJoshua Tree temp increase from Barrows & Murphy-Mariscal 2012This graph shows average temperature increases in the Park.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1626.jpgIMG_1626Seed pods on a Joshua tree.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1612.jpgIMG_1612Kirsten Howard hugs the world's tallest Joshua tree which stands 40 feet tall.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/lorax.jpegloraxDr. Seuss was enamored with the Joshua tree.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_16612.jpgDSC_1661Joshua trees are full of mysteries. Because they don't have tree rings, scientists have a very hard time estimating their age.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_16901.jpgDSC_1690Joshua trees pepper the Mojave Desert in Joshua Tree National Parkhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_16811.jpgDSC_1681The remnants of a Joshua tree blossomhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_16752.jpgDSC_1675Allie Goldstein walking among the Joshua trees.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_16652.jpgDSC_1665An old Joshua tree that gave up.2024-04-26T14:38:41+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/09/04/cracking-the-case-of-the-vanishing-oyster-larvae/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_04131.jpgDSC_0413Adam James shows us a young oyster at Hama Hama.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-03-at-10-34-56-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-09-03 at 10.34.56 PMThe Pacific Northwest is an acidification hotspot. https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0704.jpgDSC_0704Paul Williams and his interns stand at the Suquamish Tribe booth about ocean acidification.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0692.jpgDSC_0692People wait to greet the paddlers in the 2013 Paddle to Quinault.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0620.jpgDSC_0620A tribe is welcomed ashore by the Quinault Nation after the two week canoe paddle. https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0583.jpgDSC_0583A boy looks on as a tribe arrives on the Quinault shores.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0553.jpgDSC_0553Cleaning oyster cages at the Nisqually oyster farm.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0549.jpgDSC_0549Allie rides with Sue Shotwell of the Nisqually Tribe's commercial shellfish farm. https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0518.jpgDSC_0518Road tripper Allie Goldstein poses next to a Taylor Shellfish truckhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0513.jpgDSC_0513Benoit Eudeline of Taylor Shellfish stands next to a vat of his prized oyster larvae.2024-04-26T14:37:12+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/09/11/glacier-national-park-prepares-for-a-future-without-glaciers/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1838.jpgIMG_1838A ram!https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1792.jpgIMG_1792Hard to believe these two photographs are of the same place, decades aparthttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1789.jpgIMG_1789Avalanches shape 50% of the terrain at Glacier National Park, but the nature of them may be changinghttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1782.jpgIMG_1782Road tripper Kirsten Howard and Lisa McKeon of USGS compare historical photos of glaciers with current ones.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0890.jpgDSC_0890Glacier National Park is named not for the glaciers themselves, but for how glaciers shaped the landscape.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0876.jpgDSC_0876Grinnell Glacier up closehttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0857.jpgDSC_0857https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0846.jpgDSC_0846On the hike up to Grinnell Glacierhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0838.jpgDSC_0838It is unclear how plant and animal species will respond to dramatic ecological shifts in Glacier.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0812.jpgDSC_0812The authors on their quest2024-04-26T14:36:48+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/09/21/fighting-drought-with-a-new-super-corn/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_12341.jpgDSC_1234AQUAmax cornhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/monsanto.jpgmonsantohttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/corncobs.jpgcorncobshttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_13071.jpgDSC_1307David Sieck planted DuPont Pioneer's Optimum AQUAmax corn this year.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/highlights30_cornyields.pnghighlights30_cornyieldshttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_1297.jpgDSC_1297Farmers practicing for the next day's tilling competition in Belmond, IAhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_1291.jpgDSC_1291Tilling releases soil moisture and carbon emissions into the atmosphere.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_1285.jpgDSC_1285Iowa corn grower David Sieck shows us corn at the 'milky' stage of development.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_1274.jpgDSC_1274Iowa farmer David Sieck gives us a tour of the antique tractors at the Craft Show.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_1241.jpgDSC_1241Allie contemplates the whether corn will always be king while taking a tractor ride at the Antique Tractor and Homestead Craft Show in Belmond, Iowa2024-04-26T14:35:41+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/09/24/a-climate-adaptation-plan-in-the-unlikeliest-city/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3870.jpgIMG_3870Detroiters bear a disproportionate burden of Michigan's pollution. Here, a scene from the most polluted zip code in the state: 48217https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1979.jpgIMG_1979Rebuilding tree canopy could be key to cooling Detroit, reducing crime, and raising property valueshttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3858.jpgIMG_3858https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/detroit-dcac.jpgDetroit DCACMembers of Detroit Climate Action Collaborative | Photo: Grace Dosshttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0906.jpgDSC_0906A statue outside the Detroit Institute of Arthttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_1447.jpgDSC_1447https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_1437.jpgDSC_1437The Packard Plant in Detroit is the largest abandoned building in the countryhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_1417.jpgDSC_1417There is lots of opportunity for energy efficiency in Detroit homeshttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_1428.jpgDSC_1428May as well be a colorful abandoned house.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_1400.jpgDSC_1400Detroit will get hotter2024-04-26T14:35:08+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2014/01/06/maryland-marsh-plans-to-rise-above-the-rising-tides/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/marsh-at-sunset_best-one_wf.jpgMarsh at sunset_best one_WfMarsh at sunset. | Photo (c) Whitney Flanagan, The Conservation Fundhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/whitney-flanagan_ag.jpgWhitney Flanagan_AGMost photos in this piece are thanks to Whitney Flanagan, Design Manager at The Conservation Fund. Here she is in action.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/suzanne-baird_wf.jpgSuzanne Baird_WFSuzanne Baird, the Refuge Manager at Blackwater. | Photo: (c) Whitney Flanagan, The Conservation Fundhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cornfield_wf.jpgCornfield_WFMost of the land around Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge is used for agriculture or timber. Major crops are corn, soybeans, and sorghum, though some farmers grow specialty crops like lima beans and watermelon. | Photo: (c) Whitney Flanagan, The Conservation Fundhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/transition-zone_wf.jpgTransition zone_WFAs Blackwater’s marsh migrates to higher ground, the species composition in transition zones like this, where marsh meets forest, are key. | Photo: (c) Whitney Flanaganhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/phragmites-with-tree_wf.jpgPhragmites with tree_WFPhragmites, an invasive grass species, is the “fly in the ointment” to Blackwater’s adaptation efforts. As salt water intrudes into the forest, “ghost trees” like the one pictured provide posts for predatory eagles. | Photo: (c) Whitney Flanaganhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/restoration-priority-zones.pngRestoration priority zonesBlackwater’s Adaptation Strategy identifies a few areas (inside the pink polygons) where marsh restoration may be worth it. Elsewhere, marsh migration is the most promising strategy.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/marsh-converting-to-open-water_wf.jpgMarsh converting to open water_WFIt wasn’t always obvious that sea level rise was the major driver of Blackwater’s marshes slowly converting to open water. | Photo: (c) Whitney Flanagan, The Conservation Fundhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/binoculars_wf.jpgBinoculars_WF180,000 visitors come to Blackwater every year, many of them birdwatchers. Key species include the saltmarsh sparrow, the clapper rail, the American black duck, and the willet. The Refuge also supports 600 jobs and provides $6 million in local tax revenue. | Photo: (c) Whitney Flanagan, The Conservation Fundhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/erik-meyers_wf.jpgErik Meyers_WFErik Meyers, Vice President of The Conservation Fund, believes that there is hope for Maryland’s iconic tidal marshes. | Photo: (c) Whitney Flanagan, The Conservation Fund2024-04-26T14:32:38+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2014/01/14/walking-the-floodplain-to-protect-historic-portsmouth-from-sea-level-rise/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/house2.jpghouse2https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/photo-1.jpgphoto (1)Salt marsh stretches out to Great Bay--a valuable part of the coastal New Hampshire ecosystemhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc_1491.jpgDSC_1491Flooding at high tide.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc_1506.jpgDSC_1506These boots are made for walking--or wading. The highest tides of the year already cause flooding in Portsmouth--will I need hip waders in 2050?https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/southend.jpgsouthendHistoric homes in the South End sit pretty close to the water at high tide.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/scenarios.jpgscenariosThe Portsmouth CRI developed scenario maps to show what parts of Portsmouth are at risk if sea levels and storm surge reach predicted heights.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/house1.jpghouse1This figure from the Portsmouth Coastal Resilience Initiative shows today's mean sea level (MSL), today's mean high tide (MHHW), and the storm surge if a 100-year coastal storm hit today. Over time, sea levels will rise, making storm surge even more pronounced. If humans continue emitting greenhouse gases at high levels, a regular high tide would reach close to today's storm surge--above the first story window.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/demonstration.jpgdemonstrationFuture scenarios show that sea level rise will possibly affect these homes in the future.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc_14341.jpgDSC_1434Peter Britz and one team of walkers explore the floodline with their laser level.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc_14301.jpgDSC_1430Dr. Dave Burdick sets up the laser level in Prescott Park. These tools help us figure out how high future flooding might reach.2024-04-26T14:29:04+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2014/08/12/still-reeling-from-superstorm-sandy-new-jersey-town-plans-for-sequel/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_2523.jpgIMG_2523Mrs. Rooney's hot dog stand is a pinnacle of resilience as the business approaches its 50th anniversary in Sea Bright.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc_1582.jpgDSC_1582A roadside billboard advertises house raising serviceshttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screen-shot-2014-08-11-at-10-35-07-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-08-11 at 10.35.07 PMin 2050, a 1% chance annual flood event would inundate the entire borough of Sea Bright, thanks to sea-level rise (Source: Strategic Recovery Planning Report by New Jersey Future)https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/350.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA shot of the damage after Superstorm Sandy struck Sea Bright in 2012 (Photo Copyright Khristi https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1132.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_2524.jpgIMG_2524Mrs. Rooney's hot dog stand is a pinnacle of resilience as the business approaches its 50th anniversary in Sea Bright.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_2527.jpgIMG_2527The Sea Bright seawall is positioned between the beach and the town. Though costly to repair after Sandy, residents agree that it’s their only option given their low-lying reality.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc_1672.jpgDSC_1672The Anchorage Inn is the first property in Sea Bright to be 'bought back'. Architectural plans are being drawn up to turn it into a floodplain park.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc_1659.jpgDSC_1659Steve Nelson shows us some plans. He has an 18-month contract to work part-time for Sea Bright as an 'embedded' long-term recovery planning manager. https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc_1655-e1407810596854.jpgDSC_1655The gap in the seawall opens on a beautiful beach scene, but it leaves Sea Bright vulnerable2024-04-26T14:28:37+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2015/10/27/how-can-stories-advance-community-resilience/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1569.jpgDSC_1569We found a perfect place for story time in Tucson, Arizonahttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1313.jpgDSC_1313Mike tells Allie the stories behind the trees in Seneca Gardens in Louisville, KYhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1272.jpgDSC_1272Queen Quet tells us the story of how her grandfather used to put oyster shells back on the reefs to keep them healthy.2015-10-26T23:32:19+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2015/03/17/how-can-communities-reduce-carbon-emissions-while-preparing-for-climate-change-impacts/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/chicago_p31.jpgchicago_p31https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_12162.jpgDSC_1216Wetlands in the Gulf of Mexico protect homes from storm sturges and store carbon.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_1206.jpgDSC_1206Stories are everywhere. Even at the wastewater treatment plant in Grand Rapids, MI! You just have to look for them.2015-03-17T02:59:51+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2015/03/05/how-can-communities-overcome-the-upfront-costs-of-adaptation/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1497.jpgDSC_1497Proactive fire management can help avoid the costly clean-up of forest fires in Santa Fe, New Mexico.2015-03-05T14:59:53+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2015/02/25/how-can-new-partnerships-help-build-resilience/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1496.jpgDSC_1496Brad Lancaster has lived in Dunbar Spring since 19942015-02-26T04:22:36+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2015/02/17/how-do-communities-use-climate-science-to-make-decisions/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc_1430.jpgDSC_1430Dr. Dave Burdick measures elevation to assess flood risk in Portsmouth, New Hampshirehttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_17401.jpgDSC_1740https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/alliepeach.jpgalliepeachAllie eats a peach grown in Paonia, Colorado’s special climate2015-02-17T19:45:53+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2015/02/10/how-can-communities-keep-up-with-climate-change/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_1409.jpgDSC_1409Steam leaks from these manholes on Detroit's streetshttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0864.jpgDSC_0864The road trippers explore Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park, Montana before it melts 2015-02-08T01:13:04+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2015/02/05/what-drives-communities-to-take-action-to-adapt-to-climate-change/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_13601.jpgDSC_1360Kari and Allie walk along the beach restoration project in Galveston2015-02-05T23:38:02+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2015/02/02/lessons-learned-about-life-in-the-new-normal/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/report-cover.jpgreport cover2015-02-02T16:35:55+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2014/11/07/what-does-adapting-to-climate-change-look-like/2014-11-07T22:49:10+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2014/10/01/come-on-the-great-american-adaptation-road-trip-with-us-new-england-aquarium-lecture-october-9/2014-10-01T01:37:10+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/photos/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1441.jpgDSC_1441Calvin Perry draws a diagram during an interview with Allie Goldstein to explain Variable Rate Irrigation, which can be used to water different pizza-slices of the field differently.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1440.jpgDSC_1440Sometimes you need a little map in the dirt to explain Variable Rate Irrigationhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1439.jpgDSC_1439Thirsty corn gets a sprinkled drinkhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1426.jpgDSC_1426Underground irrigation experimental plots at Stripling Irrigation Research Parkhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1423.jpgDSC_1423That's enough...https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1422.jpgDSC_1422Kirsten and Allie get irrigated by drop nozzle system in Georgiahttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1394.jpgDSC_1394Allie Goldstein and Kirsten Howard on the Flint River. Who says a road trip has to be on a road?https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1387.jpgDSC_1387The Flint River goes through lots of high and lowshttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1372.jpgDSC_1372Wild berries for the pickin'https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1366.jpgDSC_1366The forest by the fields2014-08-12T04:01:06+00:00weekly0.6https://adaptationstories.com/in-the-news/2013-12-04T20:46:58+00:00weekly0.6https://adaptationstories.com/2013/11/12/on-flood-and-thirst-how-communities-are-adapting-to-the-age-of-unpredictable-water/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1786.jpgIMG_1786Kirsten at the USGS Global Change Center in Glacier National Park, MT.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1495.jpgDSC_1495Bill Armstrong surveys the charred forest in Santa Fe, NM.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1484.jpgDSC_1484Allie learns about forest fire damage in Santa Fe, NM with specialist Bill Armstrong. https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1002.jpgIMG_1002The new greenhouse on the hill at Evening Song Farm.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_1189.jpgDSC_1189https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_1160.jpgDSC_1160The stormwater utility helped pay for this flood control wetland park in Ann Arbor, MI.2013-11-12T17:54:15+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/09/16/with-new-rooftops-chicago-tries-to-keep-its-cool/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1032.jpgIMG_1032A notice in a New York City building informs residents of their soon-to-be cool roofhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1969.jpgIMG_1969The view from the white rooftop of Crane Technical High Schoolhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_1370.jpgDSC_1370Can white roofs cool the planet? And is Allie too cool for this planet?https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_1368.jpgDSC_1368Can white roofs cool the planet?https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_1360.jpgDSC_1360The neighborhoods around Crane Technical High School feature some light-colored roofshttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_1356.jpgDSC_1356Road tripper Kirsten Howard embraces a sunny day on the roofhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_1345.jpgDSC_1345White roofs have been shown to cool individual buildings. But could they warm the planet?https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_1338.jpgDSC_1338Peace and white roofshttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_1330.jpgDSC_1330From an exhibit about Chicago's climate action planhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_1313.jpgDSC_1313A more straightforward way to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions?2013-10-01T01:23:08+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/07/03/in-north-carolina-sea-level-rise-is-no-crystal-ball/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1211.jpgDSC_1211Tanc Miller of NC DENRhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1205.jpgDSC_1205Oysters are beginning to establish at the Pine Knoll living shoreline project.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1198.jpgDSC_1198Oysters + rocks + marsh grass = living shoreline at Pine Knoll Shores in North Carolinahttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1225.jpgDSC_1225Until the diversion project, these houses on Emerald Isle were at risk of falling into the sea.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1193.jpgDSC_1193https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1184.jpgDSC_1184https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_1181.jpgDSC_1181https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/colbert.jpgcolbert2013-11-17T19:35:30+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/faqs/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1746.jpgIMG_1746https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0775.jpgDSC_0775https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_1523.jpgDSC_1523https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_11531.jpgDSC_11532013-09-27T03:44:39+00:00weekly0.6https://adaptationstories.com/about/snre-connection/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/kh_interview-w-dean.jpgKH_interview w Deanhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/and-im-kirsten.jpgAnd Im Kirstenhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ann-arbor-hand.jpgAnn Arbor handOur home: Ann Arbor, Michigan2013-09-27T03:37:40+00:00weekly0.6https://adaptationstories.com/about/our-work/2013-09-27T03:37:11+00:00weekly0.6https://adaptationstories.com/the-trip/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/us-with-ross.jpgUs with RossThe road trippers with Ross Frank, a rancher and forest manager in Leavenworth, Washington. We met with people from many different walks of life on our road trip.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sienna-at-yellowstone.jpgSienna at YellowstoneWe drove Allie's moms 2000 Toyota Sienna minivan around the country and only got one (self-induced) flat tire.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/screen-shot-2013-08-18-at-5-50-29-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-08-18 at 5.50.29 PMRed pins show places where we wrote 'adaptation stories.' Blue pins indicate other places we visited.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/map-of-where-were-going.pngMap of where we're goingWe spent three months traveling (roughly) clockwise around the U.S.2013-09-27T03:36:08+00:00weekly0.6https://adaptationstories.com/contact-us/2014-03-12T14:12:02+00:00weekly0.6https://adaptationstories.com/about/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/us-with-bison.jpgUs with bisonKirsten (left) and Allie (right) on a bison ranch in South Dakota.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/allieandkirsten2.jpgAllieandKirsten2Allie and Kirsten graduating!2013-09-27T03:19:40+00:00weekly0.6https://adaptationstories.com/2013/07/23/an-almanac-in-the-age-of-climate-change/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/julia-and-gaart.jpgJulia and GAARTJulia Kumari Drapkin (left) tells road trippers Kirsten Howard and Allie Goldstein a thing or two about New Orleans snowballs (and storytelling).2013-09-26T19:27:39+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/08/26/sharing-shelter-in-san-francisco/https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc03783.jpgDSC03783San Francisco is building its resilience through innovative new partnerships.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/screen-shot-2013-08-26-at-10-02-06-am.pngScreen shot 2013-08-26 at 10.02.06 AMAirbnb developed its Disaster Response platform after Hurricane Sandy.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/airbnb.pngAirbnbhttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/screen-shot-2013-08-20-at-1-11-06-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-08-20 at 1.11.06 PMAirbnb tells the story of its Disaster Response program on its website at www.airbnb.com/disaster-response.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bigsur.jpgbigsurDipping our toes in the Pacific Ocean for the first time, near Los Osos, CA.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/asheville.jpgashevilleBrunch in Asheville, NC (complete with a bacon-infused bloody mary)https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-14.jpgphoto (14)Our adobe Airbnb abode in Santa Fe, New Mexico is made from clay/mud and heats/cools itself.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_0383.jpgDSC_0383The iconic Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco.https://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_0059_2.jpgDSC_0059_2The harbor in San Franciscohttps://adaptationstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_0352.jpgDSC_0352The famous 'painted ladies' provide shelter in San Francisco.2013-09-26T18:43:10+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.com/2013/05/08/our-launch-video/2013-05-10T00:37:39+00:00monthlyhttps://adaptationstories.comdaily1.02024-09-16T14:05:11+00:00