Coasts-Cameras-Action
Community-Driven Research for Adapting to Willapa Bay’s Rapidly Changing North Shore, Coasts – Cameras – Action is a research partnership between UW scientists and community groups Wash Away No More and Willapa Erosion Control Action Now (WECAN). Our goal is to create sustainable pathways for community-driven photographic beach monitoring and local knowledge to inform coastal erosion mitigation and adaptation approaches. Combined with some initial beach survey data provided by the Washington Department of Ecology, we can measure beach width directly from the images and use this information to answer questions like, “How did that storm change our beach?” and “How well is our dynamic revetment working?”
We need your help
Please visit our photo stations to help us track the changes on our beach. Principal Investigator Roxanne Carini, UW Seattle, Applied Physics Laboratory explains why it’s important and how the data will be used.
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Visit
Hwy 105 turn on Old State Route 105. Metal Marcy is on the overlook to the left and Silhouette Jeanette is at the end of the road.
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How to use
If the QR code won’t work open a web browser on your phone. Type the bitly url below the QR code into your browser. Press return to load the website.
How to use the photo stations
If you still have questions about how to use our photo stations please watch our instructional video showing exactly how it works.
Willapa Erosion Control Action Now (WECAN)
Supporting ongoing erosion control and shoreline stabilization projects along the northern shore of Willapa Bay in Pacific County, Washington. The Willapa Erosion Control Action Now (WECAN) community forum was established in 2015 to provide a means of coordinating action to address the ongoing erosion issues along the north shore of Willapa Bay in Pacific County, Washington.
Dynamic Revetment Explained
One of the primary tools in our nature based design is Dynamic Revetment. David Cottrell shows what this means and how we landed on this method of shoreline protection.
Planting Dune Grass
Pacific Northwest native dune grass loves to catch blowing sand and hold it in place against wind and water. Planting is one small way Wash Away No More is rebuilding our barrier dune and protecting our community.
Dune Building Part 1
Sometimes persistent small changes can have a long lasting effect. Here David Cottrell demonstrates how to encourage the sand to bury a log rather than scour under it. This video was taken at the end of Ashton in April 2023. David passed away in June 2023. So it's up to us to carry on.
