Bainbridge Sea-Level Rise Report Just Released

Manitou Beach at high tide

Bainbridge Island–based EcoAdapt recently released their Bainbridge Island Sea Level Rise Project Summary Report 2022-2025. The cover of the report shows Manitou Beach at high tide when the water level is just a few feet below the road surface.

. . .[R]elative to the year 2000, Bainbridge Island will experience one foot of sea level rise by the year 2060, 2.3 feet by 2100, and 3.8 feet by 2150. High end projections give Bainbridge one foot of sea level rise by 2040, 5.2 feet by 2100, and 10.4 feet by 2150.
— Sea Level Rise on Bainbridge Island: A Preliminary Assessment, a 2019 report to the City of Bainbridge Island Climate Change Advisory Committee

During the winter of 2022–23, EcoAdapt surveyed Islanders about their awareness of and ideas for addressing sea level rise. Four hundred people responded. In addition, EcoAdapt sponsored community conversations about the topic to increase awareness and generate solutions. The nonprofit also generated a resource page on sea-level rise.

In partnership with Hyla School, EcoAdapt created a graphic for the overhead walkway at the ferry terminal and an educational website including a sea-level rise prediction map. They then created a second graphic for the Bremerton ferry terminal.

A grant from the Rotary Club will support a partnership with the Bainbridge Island Metro Parks and Recreation District to create a sea-level rise sculpture at Fay Bainbridge Park.

EcoAdapt is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting governments, organizations, and individuals in effectively managing climate change.

The local nonprofit spent four years on the sea-level rise report, supported by the Bainbridge Community Foundation. BCF has funded EcoAdapt on this project for another year.

Featured image of Manitou Beach at high tide is by Deb Rudnick.

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