Tribe: Lummi Indian Nation
View Source Document: Lummi Nation Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Plan: 2016-2026
Year: 2016
Topic: Reduce the risk of property damage from coastal flooding and shoreline erosion. (View All Topics in the Plan)
Facilitate managed retreat through land acquisition, zoning changes, development restrictions, and/or other regulatory tools as appropriate. Planning to retreat from...
Protect coastal buildings and infrastructure through shoreline hardening and/or building elevation and floodproofing. Shoreline hardening (e.g., bulkheads, dikes, riprap, and...
Encourage soft bank protection, rather than traditional shoreline armoring. Soft coastal engineering (e.g., beach nourishment, planting vegetation, anchoring large woody...
Continue to assess coastal areas for flooding and erosion risks. There are two basic approaches to shoreline management in the...