South Fork Wind Farm Storymap
Learn more about our South Fork Wind benthic monitoring program.
Story Maps
Web-based story maps enable curated presentation of scientific data geared toward non-technical or niche audiences.
Public Engagement
Effective marine science communication boosts public engagement and approval for marine infrastructure projects.
From Regulatory Compliance to Community Engagement: Our Experts Ensure Clear Understanding of Marine Science for Infrastructure Projects
Our scientists work closely with developers to minimize impacts on marine resources. We play a crucial role in public engagement by clearly explaining and visualizing our work for regulatory agencies and the public. This includes detailed reports, data visualizations, public meetings, and open houses, ensuring transparency and understanding throughout permitting and the NEPA process.
We use a variety of tools to engage the public, including interactive web-based maps for independent data exploration, curated story maps for non-technical audiences, videos for websites and social media, and training sessions to build community capacity and understanding of the science behind project decisions.
Our Public Engagement Services are Targeted to Diverse Audiences
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Popup Maps
Web-based interactive maps enable agencies and sophisticated interested parties the ability to interrogate complex project data for themselves.
Web-based interactive maps enable agencies and sophisticated interested parties the ability to interrogate complex project data for themselves.
Public Meeting Support
Fostering dialogue by facilitating and supporting transparent, inclusive, and impactful public meetings.
Fostering dialogue by facilitating and supporting transparent, inclusive, and impactful public meetings.
Tribal Engagement
Respectful outreach integrates Tribal ecological knowledge and concerns into studies and ensures Tribes can meaningfully review and comment on data.
Respectful outreach integrates Tribal ecological knowledge and concerns into studies and ensures Tribes can meaningfully review and comment on data.
Fisheries Outreach
Collaborative outreach ensures fishermen contribute to surveys, integrating their ecological knowledge and enabling them to review and trust marine science data.
Collaborative outreach ensures fishermen contribute to surveys, integrating their ecological knowledge and enabling them to review and trust marine science data.
Training
Interested party capacity building through live trainings and eLearning.
Interested party capacity building through live trainings and eLearning.
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Effects of the Block Island Wind Farm on Coastal Resources: Lessons Learned
Effects of the Block Island Wind Farm on Coastal Resources: Lessons Learned
The Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm in the United States, attracted intense interest and speculation about the effects of construction and operation on valuable coastal resources.
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