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Item Green Stormwater Infrastructure Code Audits: Updating Local Regulatory Structures for a Changing Climate(2024-03) Carlson, Jessy R; Hinds, Juli Beth; Rodman, Madison G; Sprague, Tiffany AThe impacts of climate change, such as increasingly intense storms and more frequent floods, mean regulatory frameworks designed to manage stormwater runoff in previous decades may no longer be effective; codes and ordinances may inadvertently prohibit or inhibit the use of nature-based approaches to managing stormwater runoff. To adapt to current and projected climate change scenarios, local governments need updated regulatory frameworks that effectively manage stormwater runoff in a changed climate. Adapting local regulations to promote systematic use of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) and other nature-based solutions is a key strategy that can contribute to the development of resilient, climate-adapted communities. We worked with ten urban and rural municipalities across the Duluth area to conduct code audits and assist with designing and accomplishing community-specific GSI objectives, and we are currently expanding this project to include Lake and Cook Counties. These participating communities display a diverse array of geographical and demographic characteristics. However, after working with these communities’ technical staff and elected representatives to assess their regulatory structures and internal policies for areas that could be updated to prepare for increased heavy precipitation events, we have noted some important themes regarding needs, challenges, and opportunities that cut across the region. This poster will share what we are hearing from these communities and whether these themes point to emerging climate adaptation needs in Northeast Minnesota.Item Neighborhood Voices: A Lincoln Park Climate and Water Impacts Survey(2024-01) Carlson, Jessy R; Sowers, Maia A; Bliss, Morgan; Rodman, Madison G; Sprague, Tiffany AIn 2022, a survey of Lincoln Park neighborhood residents’ perspectives and observations was conducted in order to better understand community perspectives on solutions and challenges related to flooding in the neighborhood. The results of this survey suggest that respondents are concerned about increased flooding in their communities. Survey respondents reported that they feel it is the responsibility of the city and state to manage the problem, but also reported that they want more information about what they can do to mitigate the risk themselves. Additionally, they reported that they value existing green and blue spaces, and want more of them; they also stated that they feel it is important that these spaces serve to manage stormwater in addition to providing social benefits to community members. This document reports the results of that survey.Item An Overview of the Lincoln Park Neighborhood: Vulnerability and Resilience(2024-01) Carlson, Jessy R; Bliss, Morgan; Rodman, Madison G; Sprague, Tiffany AThis report is an effort to collect and share information about the Duluth, Minnesota, Lincoln Park neighborhood as a whole, with the intention of providing geographic, demographic, economic, social, and historical context for current and future water-related climate resilience projects. It was developed as part of the 2021-2024 Minnesota Sea Grant One Block at a Time Project.Item Cook County Winter Trail-based Visitor Study(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2003) Kreag, Glenn M; McTavish, Donald GMinnesota Sea Grant and the University of Minnesota Duluth Bureau of Business and Economic Research conducted the Cook County Winter Trail-based Visitor Study in the last quarter of 2002 (an atypical winter with little snow). Research assistants contacted a random sample of 162 households in Cook County, MN, by phone. A random adult in the home was asked a short set of questions about visitors who cross-country (x-c) ski and snowmobile in Cook County (65% cooperation). Additionally, 96 randomlychosen Cook County hospitality businesses were interviewed using the same questions (53% cooperation). The 51 business respondents and the residents, broken into two groups of 31 business owners or managers, and 74 non-business respondents, did not differ much in their perceptions of winter visitors. However, statistically significant differences in views are seen between respondents when grouped by their winter recreation participation (ski only, snowmobile only, both, and neither).Item Cook County Winter Trail Use Study: Technical Report(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2003) Kreag, Glenn M; Skurla, James A; Lichty, Richard W; Jacobson, Jean; McTavish, Donald G; Barkataki, Malita; Paukner, AmberThe following technical report on the Cook County resident survey was developed as a part of the larger research project “Tourism and Winter Trail-based Recreation: An economic and environmental comparison of motor and quiet sports.” The project was designed to document and compare the impacts of snowmobiling and cross country skiing in a destination county. It will measure the economic impacts and assess the perceived social and environmental impacts of these activities. This study employed questionnaires with snowmobilers and cross country skiers and survey local residents in Cook County, Minnesota. An understanding of the differences between motor sports (snowmobiling) and a quiet sport (cross country skiing) is useful in planning future development, minimizing negative impacts, and improving marketing decisions.Item People Want Parks: Results from a Lincoln Park Climate Resilience Survey(2023-03) Sowers, Maia A; Rodman, Madison G; Sprague, Tiffany A; Bliss, MorganOne Block at a Time Survey Overview Poster, 2023. This poster presents preliminary results from a survey conducted as part of the One Block at a Time project. We conducted a community survey of 100 residents from the Lincoln Park neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota to understand the climate and water challenges they face, the types of urban green spaces they valued, and what types of green spaces they would like to see in their community. Preliminary results show that 74% of respondents felt it was important to reduce community water damage and 55% were concerned about changes to future water quality. The three most important urban green spaces to residents were parks, bodies of water and trails. This work was one part of the multi-phase One Block project which also included a background assessment of community and climate vulnerabilities for the neighborhood; visioning sessions with community leadership team; and implementation of education and outreach and small-scale green infrastructure projects within the neighborhood during the fall of 2023.Item One Community Block at a Time: Addressing community climate challenges with multi-use green infrastructure(2022-07) Bliss, Morgan; Rodman, Madison G; Sprague, Tiffany AOne Block at a Time Project Overview Poster, 2022. This poster presents One Block at a Time project framing and an initial background assessment overview of climate challenges in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Duluth, Minnesota. In addition, the poster outlines products made for community members to access resources on stormwater, green infrastructure and flood readiness.Item Supporting community solutions through the Lake Superior Great Lakes One Water Community of Practice(2023-05) Rodman, Madison G; Sprague, Tiffany ALake Superior Great Lakes One Water Community of Practice Overview Poster, 2023. The Lake Superior Great Lakes One Water (GLOW) Community of Practice (CoP) is a catalyst for collaborative community-engaged work on water quantity and quality challenges. GLOW is a supportive network of non-profit, municipal government and academic partners and is a space for connecting, sharing resources and building capacity to collectively increase our community’s resilience. Since its founding in 2018 the Lake Superior GLOW CoP has centered its work on equitably addressing and serving marginalized communities - those most vulnerable to and with the fewest means to adapt to water challenges. In this poster we share how GLOW is both fostering critical community-government collaborations and helping to communicate climate and water science in the western Lake Superior region. A special focus is a case study of current efforts in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Duluth, Minnesota where we are working with and engaging the community on visioning and implementation of green infrastructure solutions at the small, neighborhood block scale. GLOW’s framework for community engagement and CoP model can be applied and replicated by scientists and outreach professionals to build resilience to water challenges across the Great Lakes region.Item Erosion Study Aerial Photographs and Documentation(1990) Johnston, Carol; Sales, James; Bonde, John; Aunan, Tim; Raby, RichardAerial photographs and documentation related to: Johnston, Carol; Sales, James; Bonde, John; Aunan, Tim; Raby, Richard. (1990). Erosion Hazard of Minnesota's Lake Superior Shoreline. University of Minnesota. Minnesota Sea Grant. Retrieved from the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/189149.Item Erosion Hazard of Minnesota's Lake Superior Shoreline(University of Minnesota. Minnesota Sea Grant, 1990) Johnston, Carol; Sales, James; Bonde, John; Aunan, Tim; Raby, RichardThe rugged beauty of bedrock cliffs rising from the waters of Lake Superior creates a memorable impression of Minnesota's Lake Superior coast. But unlike the resistant bedrock that creates beautiful vistas, some sections of the Minnesota shoreline are erosive sand or clay banks. Buildings and roads built in these areas are threatened by the gradual wearing away of the coast by the powerful waves of Lake Superior. While shoreline erosion can only be prevented at great expense, economic losses are minimized by knowing where and how fast shoreline erosion is likely to occur. Future problems are avoided by locating new structures and septic fields back from the bluff line to allow for the erosion that is expected to occur. Fortunately, the Minnesota Lake Superior shoreline has had relatively little development in comparison to other Great Lakes shorelines, so good planning can prevent future problems. There are several ways to identify erosion hazard areas. On-site monitoring of erosion is the most precise way to measure short-term erosion rates, but can be misleading as an indicator of long-term hazard if unusual conditions during the monitoring period cause uncharacteristically high or low erosion rates. Measuring shoreline recession from a time sequence of maps or aerial photos provides longer-term erosion rates. Shoreline geology also provides an indication of erosion hazard, because some types of geologic materials are more resistant to erosion than others. This study combined the latter two methods to produce maps of long-term shoreline erosion potential.Item Field Guide for Maintaining Rural Roadside Ditches(2014) Brady, Valerie; Axler, Richard P.; Schomberg, Jesse