Each year the Cascadia CoPes Hub funds a handful of pilot projects, designed to support, provide, and engage communities in emergent research to help strengthen hazard mitigation infrastructure. 

This year 5 new projects were awarded to PI’s: 

Dr. Alex Horner-Devine – Characterizing Lower Williapa River flooding for enhanced community resilience

Dr. Erick R. Velasco-Reyes – Tsunami-Induced Scour and Its Role in Port Stability and Cascading Events across Oregon-Washington Ports

Dr. Jenna Tilt – Engaging the Community to find Common Ground: Building Trust and Collaboration for Multi-benefit Adaptation in Wahkiakum County

Dr. Kendall Valentine – Human drives of change to sediment supply and the seabed

Dr. Meagan Wengrove – Soft Solutions, Strong Coasts: Empowering Coast Communities with Shoreline Protection Strategy Knowledge 

Read more about the Pilot Projects here.