This project will provide guidance for parks units and other land managers to make informed sciencebased decisions regarding coastal marsh conservation restoration and migration planning in the face…

This project will provide guidance for parks units and other land managers to make informed sciencebased decisions regarding coastal marsh conservation restoration and migration planning in the face of climate change and other impacts to these ecosystems. Existing ecological and restoration science and foundational climate and monitoring data will be synthesized and applied in the process along with inputs from collaborators and qualitative judgements captured through several workshops held across the region. The study will collect and summarize information on coastal marsh resources across nine park units other marsh research and management activities and lessons learned. This information along with marsh conservation insights and cooperative opportunities based on workshop input will also be used to develop options for proactive adaptation planning and management for these valuable ecosystems and surrounding resources. Beneficiaries include state and local governments tribal governments public private nonprofit organizations nonprofit institutions of higher education and the general public.