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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.
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Decision-support map tool to identify priority sites for sagebrush management based on management priorities for restored or conserved habitats.
This page explains NOAA's appraoch to techncial support for habitat restoration projects.
This document outlines the uses of the Habitat Priority Planner (HPP), which is a spatial decision support tool esigned to assist users in the prioritization of important areas in the landscape or seascape for conservation or reservation action. In addition to summarizing the development of the tool, this guide discusses the major uses of the tool, core functions, and set up instructions. It also includes a handy workbook-style exercise to walk through using the tool.
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.
This report recommends areas for prioritized Federal research to support the integration of coastal green infrastructure into risk reduction, resilience planning, nd decision making. The report also serves as a useful reference for planners and decision makers by providing an introduction to major categories of coastal green infrastructure nd associated ecosystem services, s well as factors that should be taken into account hen consideringif, when, and how to incorporate oastal green infrastructre into a given setting.
Introduction to sagebrush ecosystem structure and function, and in-depth information about planning and implementing passive and active restoration approaches. Includes plant lists.
This report combines engineering, ecologic, geospatial, social, and economic data and tools to provide a rigorous valuation of where potential coral reef restoration could decrease the hazard faced by Florida and Puerto Rico’s reef-fronted coastal communities.
Produced by USACE, this resource details restoration methods for riparian and arid wetland habitat across the Western United States. Topics covered include plant species selection, planting techniques, and monitoring procedures.
This wepage links to FEMA's flood risk MAP products. Flood Risk Products help state, tribal, territories and local governments and community officials view and visualize their local flood risk, allowing communities to make informed decisions about reducing flood loss and mitigating potential damage from flood hazards. These tools include flood risk maps, reports, and databases.
This webpage outlines FEMA's Risk MAP strategy, links to FEMA's flood risk products (maps, reports, and a databasw), and overview cards (technical and non-technical) explaining the features, benefits and uses of these products.
The website provides a diversity of tools highlighting the best practices for riverine connectivity restoration. A special emphasis is placed on dam removal, floodplain restoration, and the economics of river restoration.
Part of NOAA’s Digital Coast toolbox, SLAMM helps predict where marshes will migrate to under threat from rising seas. The model contains helpful inputs including dike locations, accretion rates, and erosion rates. An explainer document is available.
To plan for future sea level rise, this tool allows viewers to visualize coastal flooding for up to 10 ft of sea level rise. The model also contains photo simulations of landmarks under certain sea level rise scenarios, projected marsh migration and socioeconomic vulnerability.
This storymap provides a brief overview of sea level change and sea level change data and rpovides an interactive roadmap users can use to navigate sea level change visual data.
This tool helps forest managers match seedlots with planting sites based on current or future climate scenarios to optimize germination success.
This interactive map allows you to explore USDA-NCSS soil survey data for locations throughout most of the U.S.
This guide covers all stages of oyster restoration projects, leading managers through the process from planning to monitoring. The authors also cover the ecological connectivity of oyster reefs, threats to oyster populations and funding sources.
This comprehensive resource provides in-depth information for developing watershed restoration projects. Topics covered include the human dimensions of riverine connectivity, identifying restoration needs, developing and implementing projects, and project monitoring and evaluation.
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.