November 15, 2022 – Tybee Island is working with UGA’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems and Thomas & Hutton, the city’s engineering firm, to create a plan that combines natural resilience with human ingenuity to combat “sunny day” flooding through the use of green infrastructure. The proposed plan will build features on the island and …
The goal of this study was to understand the impact of vessel traffic patterns and associated boat wakes generated by large commercial vessels on Tybee Island. Project Lead: US Army Corps of Engineers Funding: $175,000 from USACE, $175,000 from Georgia Department of Community Affairs Partners: USACE, Georgia Department of Community Affairs Project Summary: The federally maintained navigation …
June 10, 2022 – Thousands of beachgoers visit Tybee Island each year to take in the scenic views of Georgia’s barrier islands. What they may not notice is the environmental engineering and planning all around them aimed at protecting Tybee Island from storms and a rising sea level. This year is slated to be another above-normal …
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In 2016, Tybee Island became the first community in Georgia and one of the first in the entire Southeast United States to adopt a municipal sea level rise plan. Project Lead: Charles Hopkinson, former director of University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant Partners: University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, …
This project aims to develop a Stormwater Master Plan for the City of Tybee Island, to assist with mitigating flood risks to human life and property and reduce future flood risks for less frequent storm events. Project Lead: Kevin Smith, Thomas & Hutton, smith.k@tandh.com Funding: $189,375 from Georgia Emergency Management Agency Project Summary: In 2019, …
This project monitors water levels in real-time around Tybee Island and Chatham County using a network of sensors. Project Lead: Dr. Russ Clark, Georgia Institute of Technology, russ.clark@gatech.edu Partners: Georgia Institute of Technology, The City of Savannah, Chatham Emergency Management Agency Funding: The Georgia Smart Communities Challenge ($50K), Georgia DNR/CRG ($80K), SECOORA ($1M), NOAA ($5M) …
The Tybee Island Natural Infrastructure Master Plan aims to help the island better absorb and recover from more frequent storms and flooding caused by rising, warming seas. Project Lead: Alan Robertson, AWR Strategic Consulting, awrstrategic@gmail.com Partners: University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Environment and Design, Institute for …
February 2, 2022 – Researchers from the University of Georgia are collecting feedback from Tybee Island residents about potential solutions to flooding. Rapidly rising seas and more extreme storms cause repeated flooding in streets, yards, and homes. Learn more
March 4, 2020 – Tybee Island was the site of the U.S. Forest Service’s International Seminar on Community Resilience and hosted group visits including senior government officials and advisors from around the world, including Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Nepal, Jamaica, and Brazil. They will study the island’s current and future plans …
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September 19, 2019 – The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Resilient America program visited Tybee Island, along with other select communities in the southeastern region of United States that had recently experienced flood-related disasters to advance understanding of what mitigation efforts look like at the local level. Specifically, this project investigated the range …
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