Teams of planners, engineers, mappers and engagement specialists are working with the communities in four coastal areas of New Jersey – including here on Long Beach Island – to better understand and mitigate increasing flood risks due to sea level rise. Using both climate data and stakeholder feedback, the Resilient LBI unit aims to develop a series of recommendations to help the Island strategize for its future.

As part of this project – which is now in the scenario planning phase – a series of free public events, slated for next…