This best management practices guide describes practices for retaining or improving habitat connectivity for amphibians and reptiles in California.

This database provides information on control techniques, examples of projects, method effectiveness, and handbooks/other resources.

Details on stormwater control practices, including many NBS. Includes design and construction guidelines, operations and maintenance information, assessing project performance, and case studies.

Ecological and engineering principles for restoring wetlands, including site assessment, design and construction, vegetation establishment, and monitoring and ongoing management.

This page links ot the social vulnerability layer of the national risk index map. As a consequence enhancing risk component of the National Risk Index, a Social Vulnerability score and rating represent the relative level of a community’s social vulnerability compared to all other communities at the same level. A community’s Social Vulnerability score measures its national rank or percentile. A higher Social Vulnerability score results in a higher Risk Index score.

NCEI’s Regional Climate Services provides access to climate information, products, and other resources for specific regions across the United States. These services provide tailored, comprehensive support to help address the unique challenges and vulnerabilities created by regional weather and climate conditions. Notable resources for Nature based Solutions include coastal surface analysis products, coastal ecosystem maps, and coastal monitoring and indicator products. 

This interactive map can be used to see different climate scenarios and their effects at the state, watershed, and regional level. It could be a useful tool for illustrating the utility of NBS strategies in specific regions.

This document outlines the national forest strategy for reforestation across the country. Reforestation is one of the most essential approaches for forest restoration, and this guide provides a framework for government agencies managing reforestation projects.

The U.S. Drought Portal (www.drought.gov) is the U.S. government’s authoritative drought information website. It provides a one-stop shop for data, decision-support products, resources, and information on drought—from drought monitoring and prediction, to planning and preparedness, to applied research. The portal includes tools that can be used to view active droughts, historical data, historical and current precipitation, drought forecasts, climate forecasters, and a slew of other useful tools for planning drought-related projects. 

The U.S. Drought Portal is the U.S. government’s authoritative drought information website. It provides a one-stop shop for data, decision-support products, resources, and information on drought—from drought monitoring and prediction, to planning and preparedness, to applied research. The portal includes tools that can be used to view active droughts, historical data, historical and current precipitation, drought forecasts, climate forecasters, and a slew of other useful tools for planning drought-related projects. This map shows data specific to tribal nations. 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

These maps show priority areas for fuel management efforts throughout the continental US.

The National Risk Index is a dataset and online tool to help illustrate the United States communities most at risk for 18 natural hazards. The Risk Index leverages available source data for natural hazard and community risk factors to develop a baseline risk measurement for each United States county and Census tract.

This document is a job aid that aims to provide Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) personnel and stakeholders with field guidance specific to Puerto Rico on using Natural and Nature-Based Solutions (NNBS) to stabilize shorelines through the protection, enhancement or restoration and creation of sand dunes in alignment with FEMA’s strategic goals for climate resilience.

This Job Aid is designed to equip FEMA personnel and stakeholders with the necessary knowledge and field-oriented, practical advice for effective stormwater management works in Puerto Rico through the application of Natural and Nature-Based Solutions (NNBS). This involves capturing and storing rainwater and/or promoting the infiltration of runoff, not only to reduce flood levels, but also to support stream base flows and groundwater levels, consistent with FEMA's strategic objectives for enhancing climate resilience.

This job aid is designed to equip FEMA personnel and stakeholders with the necessary knowledge and field-oriented, practical advice for successful streambank stabilization works in Puerto Rico through the application of Natural and Nature-Based Solutions (NNBS). This involves restoring, protecting and enhancing riparian buffers and vegetation along the streams in Puerto Rico, especially those with repetitive loss, consistent with FEMA's strategic objectives for enhancing climate resilience.

Developed by NOAA, this resource helps users determine the best living shoreline design based on the specific attributes of the site. The guide contains a helpful infographic that displays the spectrum of gray to green shoreline infrastructure.

This implementation guide helps transportation professionals determine how and when to use NBS to make coastal roads and bridges more resilient. It discusses potential benefits, design and planning considerations, site assessment guidance, summarizes permitting approaches, construction considerations, and monitoring and maintenance strategies. It also links to several decisions upport tools, site characterization tools, and summarizes suggested performance metrics for evaluating completed projects.

Detailed guide to planning, design, construction, and maintenance of constructed and restored salt marshes. Intended as a how-to guide for those new to marsh restoration or as a reference for experienced practitioners.

Guidance document that details the characteristics of salt marsh habitat, human disturbance, and restoration and monitoring methods. Intended to provide a framework for salt marsh restoration and address common shortcomings in past projects.