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New project is working with Alaska Native communities in Alaska’s Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta to develop solutions for coastal protection

a sign near coastal Alaskan bluffs that reads “Please help respect and protect this area from damage and erosion” A new NCCOS-funded project is working with Alaska Native communities in Alaska’s Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta to develop solutions for coastal protection from flooding and erosion that threatens life and property in the region. Solutions will consider natural and traditional infrastructure through the lens of traditional knowledge. This project is led by George Mason University. Learn more: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/developing-arctic-coastal-protection-solutions-with-alaska-native-communities/