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New Resilient Futures Podcast: From Restaurant to Reef
This month on the Resilient Futures Podcast, we’re welcoming the team from Shell to Shore, an Athens-based oyster shell recycling initiative that works with restaurants across the state of Georgia to rebuild shorelines. Oysters-the same kind you slurp down as an appetizer at that restaurant downtown-have incredible potential for fighting sea level rise. In the wild, oysters build reefs together,…
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Saving Little Jetties: Shoreline Stabilization at a Major Naval Station
Situated between the city of Jacksonville, Florida, the mouth of the St. John’s River, and the Atlantic Ocean is the busy harbor of Naval Station Mayport. NS Mayport is one of the largest U.S. Navy bases in the Southeast. The Base neighbors the historic working waterfront community of Mayport Village, a lesser-known corner of the City of Jacksonville. Helen Cooper…
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Hiring Now: Working Lands Engineers for Southeastern Aquatic Connectivity
The University of Georgia (UGA) is seeking applications for Private Lands Engineers (Water Resources) to support implementation of the Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW) Aquatics Connectivity Framework. This project is a collaboration between UGA and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) WLFW program. This position will serve as a key implementation lead and primary point of contact for the Regional WLFW Southern Waters Framework, will be responsible for developing…
