REC Co-Director  talking to Santa Rosa Press Democrat about the relationship between recent flooding of State Route 37 and sea level rise. The discussions revolved around a new normal of increasingly extreme and dynamic conditions that we will have to adapt to.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/6610406-181/rising-seas-and-pounding-…

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/02/04/fact-sheet-presi…

Highway 37 is flooded again, for the third time since the New Year. This article talks about why and what some are talking about a solutions.

http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/In-demand-but-increasingly-s…

In an Associated Press article on 1/31/2017, REC co-director Fraser Shilling and other experts describe the threats to US coastlines from the combination of sea level rise and storm events.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/1441a4ed01494fc28dad592eff36beed/storms-…

Come one and all to the Sonoma Forum on Highway 37. Although decisions will not be made, elected and unelected officials will explain their thinking and accept comments. Given that the $1 billion option is being discussed, which is on a levee, we suggest that marsh lovers make an appearance.
http://www.sonomanews.com/news/6946991-181/sonoma-forum-to-explore-solu…

Congratulations to STA for helping to lead the next steps on State Route 37. The governing body voted on 10/14/2015 to approve joining in on a memorandum of understanding to work with the Napa County Transportation Planning Agency, the Sonoma County Transportation Authority and the Transportation Authority of Marin. Hopefully they will share their plans at the next (and last) stakeholder meeting, planned for January, 2016.

This story focuses on the threats to Napa County from the existing situation on SR 37 and potential future impacts if no action is taken. It also describes the status of the Stewardship Study as of the end of August, 2015.

http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/rising-seas-traffic-threaten-h…
 

Thanks to funding support from Caltrans (State Planning and Research), the Road Ecology Center and partners have re-engaged partners and stakeholders to develop alternative scenarios and designs for state route 37. This new phase (Phase II) will include sea level rise and inundation modeling, conceptual engineering drawings, and cost estimates for a new highway 37 corridor. Stay tuned and get engaged!