Are you successfully confronting an issue in your state that you think other coastal resource managers would find interesting, or could learn from? Do you have challenges that managers in other states may be successfully addressing? Then we would like to hear from you!
The articles in Coastal Services are about real-life projects and programs that have worked. and difficult issues that are being addressed. Your input and ideas ensure that you will find the content of future editions interesting and helpful.
The following are topics that our writers are exploring for a future edition. Please let us know if these issues are of interest, and if you are aware of innovative approaches to managing these difficult challenges.
Urban Sprawl: More and more is being written about this issue and the need for smart growth. Are coastal managers finding solutions to address impacts from rapid development and revitalize coastal communities?
Polluted Runoff: Are there already successful models for addressing nonpoint source pollution that will help managers as they develop their plans to address this issue? What is the coastal manager's role in helping communities develop runoff management programs?
If you would like to comment on this edition of Coastal Services, or have ideas for future articles, we would like to hear from you. Contact Hanna Goss via e-mail at Hanna.Goss@noaa.gov, or mail to 2234 South Hobson Avenue, Charleston, SC 29405-2413. You may also contact her by phone at (843) 740-1332, or fax at (843) 740-1313.
