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CSAP Project Progress Report Form

Please complete this progress report form and return by the date indicated in the emailed progress report request from the Connecticut, New York and New Jersey Sea Grant College Programs. Fill in the requested information using your word processor (i.e., Microsoft Word), and e-mail the completed form to Cornelia Schlenk, cornelia.schlenk@stonybrook.edu, Assistant Director, New York Sea Grant. Do NOT mail or fax hard copies. Please try to address the specific sections below. If applicable, you can attach files of electronic publications when you return the form. If you have questions, please call Cornelia Schlenk at (631) 632-6906. Please note that this report will be shared with the other CSAP PIs and the Program Steering Committee.

Please fill out all of the following that apply to your specific research project. Pay particular attention to goals, accomplishments, benefits, impacts and publications, where applicable. Name of Submitter: Rachel Hogan Carr Date of Report submission: 04/21/2014 Project #: ____R/CSAP-2-NJ___________ Progress Report #__1____ Dates of the reporting period, as specified in the transmittal email: From [ 01/02/2014] to [03/31/2014].

Project Title: “They had the facts: Why didn't they act?: Understanding and improving public

response to NWS coastal flooding forecasts” Principal Investigator(s) and Affiliation(s): 1. Rachel Hogan Carr, Director, Nurture Nature Center 2. Dr. Burrell Covey Montz, East Carolina University

A. PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: (Provide list from your proposal)

Objectives: 1. To identify which products and sources of information coastal residential and emergency management audiences are currently using to understand, assess and make decisions about their coastal flood risk; and to delineate the network of information sources as an event approaches. 2. To document the challenges public and emergency management audiences face in navigating and understanding the forecast (i.e., suite of multi-media coastal flood tools) during a coastal flood scenario; and to assess the relative importance of forecast sources over time as an event proceeds 3. To understand a) whether and how the introduction of an emergency management briefing package influences understanding and motivation to evacuate or take protective

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actions during a coastal flood scenario; b) how this influence differs between audiences; c) to document the influence of briefings on understanding uncertainty; and d) the situations in which such products are most helpful 4. To share these findings, as well as offer best practice recommendations on the use of briefings, with a broad audience of NOAA, National Weather Service and weather enterprise professionals.

B. PROGRESS: (Summarize progress relative to each of the project goals and objectives. Highlight outstanding accomplishments, outreach and education efforts; describe problems encountered and explain any delays.)

During this initial organizing quarter, Nurture Nature Center and its research and outreach team held an initial kick-off conference call with all partners to establish a work plan for the first four months of the project. During this and subsequent conference calls, as well as with input from Gary Szatkowski of NWS’ Mt. Holly, NJ WFO, the project team developed a two-part storm scenario. The first segment of this scenario includes a re-creation of Hurricane Sandy, and incorporates NWS coastal flood products from that storm; the second segment uses coastal flood products from the second, smaller, but more frequent in nature coastal storm that followed Hurricane Sandy approximately five days later. Together, these two storms offer a wide range of products that the WFO uses in forecasting and warning New Jersey coastal residents about impending coastal flooding. This scenario also includes two emergency briefings issued during each of these storm events. The project team also established dates and locations for three focus groups, which will be held on May 1 and 2, 2014. The first two focus groups, held on May 1, will be for residents of Ocean and Monmouth Counties. The third focus group, held on May 2, will be for emergency managers in these two counties. Recruiting flyers for these events are appended and referenced in the pictorial section. The project team also began making contacts with agencies and organization in Ocean and Monmouth Counties, which will assist in recruiting participants for the focus group sessions. During this quarter, the project team also developed content for the new project website, http://coastal.focusonfloods.org. This website includes a video with project PI Rachel Hogan Carr and the director of emergency management for Monmouth County, NJ, discussing the importance of improving public response to coastal flood warnings. Portions of this video were filmed on the boardwalk in Long Branch, NJ. Additionally, a significant body of social science research about coastal flooding and public response was gathered and compiled for inclusion in NNC’s online annotated bibliography. This bibliography is linked to the coastal.focusonfloods.org site via the socialscience.focusonfloods.org site, and the updated coastal content will be updated during the 2nd quarter of the project.

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C. COLLABORATORS, PARTNERS, and INTERACTIONS: (List and describe any additional organizations or partners involved in the project, including participation or interactions with CT, NY or NJ Sea Grant extension staff, and industry, agency, or other stakeholder representatives.)

During this quarter, Nurture Nature Center consulted with Gary Szatkowski, Meteorologist-in-Charge of the Mt. Holly, NJ/Philadelphia, PA Weather Forecast Office of the National Weather Service, for assistance in procuring copies of coastal flood forecast products that were issued during Hurricane Sandy and the subsequent coastal storm scenario.

D. PROJECT PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PATENTS: (Include published

materials with complete references, as well as those in press. Please attach electronic versions of any journal articles, reports, and abstracts not previously provided.)

Journal Articles: (List URLs)

Conference Papers:

Other articles, such as proceedings or book chapters:

Web sites, Software, etc.: http://coastal.focusonfloods.org (see full description in Pictorial section)

Technical Reports / Other Publications:

Other Products (including popular articles):

Planned Publications:

Patents: (List those awarded or pending as a result of this project.)

Presentations and Posters: (Include name and date of the conference or meeting, whether it was a talk or poster, if it was invited, and who the presenter was.) Rachel Hogan Carr presented about this project in preliminary fashion through a number of venues during this quarter of the project. These venues included: the NWS Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center Customer Advisory Board (Jan. 22, 2014); Lehigh Valley Flood Awareness Forum hosted in Easton, PA, March 20, 2014; and the Berks County, PA Emergency Managers Association, March 26, 2014.

E. FUNDS LEVERAGED: (If this Sea Grant funding facilitated the leveraging of additional funding for this or a related project, note the amount and source below.)

F. STUDENTS: (Document the number, type, and name of students involved with this project, during this reporting period. Indicate those that received Sea Grant (CSAP) funding. Note: “New” students are those who have not worked on this project previously. “Continuing” students are those who have worked on this project previously. If a student volunteered time on this project, please use section G, below.)

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Total number of new K-12 students: Total number of new undergraduates: Total number of new Master’s degree candidates: Total number of new Ph.D. candidates: 1 Total number of continuing K-12 students: Total number of continuing undergraduates: Total number of continuing Master’s degree candidates: Total number of continuing Ph.D. candidates: In the case of graduate students, please list student names, degree pursued, and thesis or dissertation titles related to this project. Student Name: Stephanie Hoekstra Degree Sought: PhD in Coastal Resources Management, East Carolina University Thesis or Dissertation Title: To order an evacuation or not: Influences on official decision

making during Superstorm Sandy Date of thesis completion: December 2015 Expected date of graduation: December 2015

G. VOLUNTEER HOURS: (List the number of hours provided to the project by volunteers, i.e., individuals who were not compensated in any way or for whom involvement is not part of their paid occupation. This could be students or citizens. What was their contribution?) 0

H. PICTORIAL: (Provide high resolution images/photos of personnel at work, in the field or

laboratory, equipment being used, field sites, organism(s) of study. Attach images as separate files (do not embed). Include links to websites associated with the research project. Please include proper photo credits and a caption with date, location, names of people, and activity. These images are useful to document your project in future CSAP publications, websites and presentations.)

During this quarter, Nurture Nature Center developed the website, http://coastal.focusonfloods.org, as a resource for this project. This website contains a video featuring project PI Rachel Hogan Carr as well as the Office of Emergency Management Coordinator for Monmouth County, Michael Oppegaard, discussing the importance of improving public response to coastal flood hazards. This video was filmed on the boardwalk in Long Branch, New Jersey. Additionally, information about this project was also shared on socialscience.focusonfloods.org. Attached are flyers used to recruit participants for both the public and emergency management sessions.

I. HONORS AND AWARDS: (List any honors or awards received during the reporting period,

for anyone working on the project. This can be for best paper or poster, university awards, etc.) Specify:

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a) Name of person or group receiving recognition: b) Name of award or honor: c) Group or individual bestowing the award or honor: d) What it was for: e) Date:

FOCUS GROUP STUDY SEEKS PARTICIPANTS

Nurture Nature Center is recruiting participants for two focus groups, as part of a research project with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, about the use of National Weather Service �ood forecast and warning tools.

Have you experienced coastal flooding? Do you rely on flood warnings and alerts to know when to prepare?

Do you wish you had more information about your flood risk?

Participants should live in the Monmouth or Ocean Counties and be at least 18 years of age. Participants will be asked to answer questions and provide input about various �ood warning tools and products issued by the National Weather Service.

Each participant will receive $30 for their time.Co�ee and light refreshments will be provided.

Please indicate which session you would like to attend:Thursday, May 1st:Session #1: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Brick Township Library 301 Chambersbridge Rd, Brick, NJ

Session #2: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Monmouth University Magill Commons - Club Room 109 (Campus Building #34) 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ

518 Northampton StreetEaston, Pa 18042

610-253-4432www.nurturenaturecenter.org

The Nurture Nature Center is a non-profit

organization whose focus is on flood education.

This flyer was prepared by Nurture Nature Center using federal funds under the Coastal Storm Awareness Program (NOAA awards NA13OAR4830227, NA13OAR4830228, NA13OAR4830229) from the National Sea Grant College Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. The federal funds were provided via appropriations under the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (P.L.113-2) and the Sea Grant Act (33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.) Funding was awarded to the financial hosts of the Sea Grant College Programs in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York via their financial host insitutions, the University of Connecticut, the New Jersey Seagrant Consortium, and the Research Foundation of State University of New York respectively. The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Sea Grant College Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Department of Commerce, nor any of the other listed organizations.

MONMOUTH & OCEAN COUNTY RESIDENTS

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Register online at coastal.focuson�oods.orgor call 610-253-4432

*Event is not sponsored by the Ocean County Library System.

Registration required. Space is limited.

FOCUS GROUP STUDY SEEKS PARTICIPANTS

Nurture Nature Center is recruiting participants for a focus group, as part of a research project with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, about the use of National Weather Service �ood forecast and warning tools.

Have you experienced coastal flooding? Do you rely on flood warnings and alerts to know when to prepare? Do you wish you had more information to share with your community about flood risk?

Emergency Management Personnel should live/work in the Monmouth or Ocean Counties and be at least 18 years of age. Participants will be asked to answer questions and provide input about vari-ous �ood warning tools and products issued by the National Weather Service.

Each participant will receive $30 for their time.Co�ee and light refreshments will be provided.

Friday, May 2nd9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Brick Township Library*301 Chambersbridge Rd, Brick, NJ

518 Northampton StreetEaston, Pa 18042

610-253-4432www.nurturenaturecenter.org

The Nurture Nature Center is a non-profit

organization whose focus is on flood education.

This flyer was prepared by Nurture Nature Center using federal funds under the Coastal Storm Awareness Program (NOAA awards NA13OAR4830227, NA13OAR4830228, NA13OAR4830229) from the National Sea Grant College Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. The federal funds were provided via appropriations under the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (P.L.113-2) and the Sea Grant Act (33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.) Funding was awarded to the financial hosts of the Sea Grant College Programs in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York via their financial host insitutions, the University of Connecticut, the New Jersey Seagrant Consortium, and the Research Foundation of State University of New York respectively. The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Sea Grant College Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Department of Commerce, nor any of the other listed organizations.

Ocean and Monmouth Counties Emergency Management Personnel

*Event is not sponsored by the Ocean County Library System.

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Space is limited.

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Register online at coastal.focuson�oods.orgor call 610-253-4432