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Nature-Based Solutions Tools Search

This database contains over 400 tools and resources that can help guide practitioners at various stages of the nature-based solutions project cycle. Use the filters to identify the tools and resources most useful to you.

You can filter the full list by the habitat type you’re working in, the nature-based solutions strategy you want to use, the project phase you are looking for help with, or the type of tool/resource you’re looking for.

The tools and resources shown here were gathered through a robust search of both federal and non-federal sources. We recognize that this library will never be completely comprehensive, but if you know of an important missing tool or resource, please email nesp@duke.edu.

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This page explains NOAA's appraoch to techncial support for habitat restoration projects.

The Rainwater Harvesting Tool was designed to provide geospatial data to assist in determining the feasibility of collecting rainwater in an interactive and intuitive way.

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This guidance manual, the second in a two part series (part one linkes above) offers detailed descriptions of the habitats identified in volume 1, inventories coastal restoration monitoring programs, reviewes monitoring techniques manuals and quality control documents, provides a brief overview of pertinent governmental acts, offers a cost analysis of expected expenses, a term flossary, and an in-depth discussion of socioeconomic issues that may arise in the coastal habitat restoration context.

Covering the process of collecting and then replanting seagrass seeds and plants, this guide helps managers determine the ideal habitat criteria for their project. Additional topics covered include permitting, storing seeds and monitoring.

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Written by a distinguished team of stream experts, this guide covers different stream design processes and channel configurations. Additional topics covered include permitting, stream hydrology, and impacts on sediment.

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This resource provides information on training opportunities within the DOI to inform invasive species management.

This resource provides information on training opportunities within the DOI to inform invasive species management.

This document compiles knowledge about dam removal design, planning, and monitoring. This resource also provides case studies of successful dam removal projects and their associa.

This webpage links to several tools useful for water reuse and recycling projects, including guidelines for water reuse regulations by state, examples of potential water reuse applications in conservation or management plans, discussions of enhanced aquifer recharge applciations, and more. 

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In-person, 36-hour course focused on evaluating degraded wetlands for restoration potential and designing wetland restoration projects. Open to US Department of the Interior employees and contractors.

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This short guidebook briefly summarizes types of living shoreline NBS, the types of sites one may implement these at, New York state permitting considerations, and provides a list of shoreline plants and the ideal shoreline type to establish them.

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