Take the RWH Climate Walking Trail!
Take a tour around Woods Hole Village and learn more about climate change impacts and resilience initiatives in the village. You can take the RWH Climate Walking Trail in-person via the RWH app or online via the tour platform.
Study Area
860 Properties
with nearly $700M in assessed building value
Economic Impact
$385M
Collectively, WHOI, MBL and NOAA Fisheries employ over 1,710 individuals
Infrastructure
$110M
Revenue from ferry, with 3,004,436 passengers in 2019
ResilientWoodsHole is
- A collaboration between three major science institutions in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and key local stakeholders, including the business, residential and science communities, and the Town of Falmouth, MA.
- An initiative to ensure the vibrant and productive village of Woods Hole prospers well into the future with the advent of major climate impacts such as sea-level rise, coastal flooding, shoreline loss, and associated challenges.
- A commitment to preserving direct access to the sea, which is fundamental to each institution’s mission, and is threatened by climate impacts.
- A first-of-its-kind pooling of resources, intellectual horsepower, and management skills to support the collaborators’ mutual interests and those of the greater community.
Woods Hole, Mass. study area
Analyze
- Vulnerability assessments
- Sea level rise scenarios
- Community asset risks
Plan
- Adaption strategies
- Migration approaches
- Floodproofing
Engage
- Public seminar series
- Institutional partnerships
- Information dissemination