Community Involvement
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Coastal Services Center
Working with Parsons Engineering Science, Inc., Ms. Erickson was responsible for the development of Coastal Geology, Coastal Engineering, and Socioeconomic informational tools that describe beach nourishment on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States. The product of this contact will be published on a Web site on the Internet including spatial and other graphic formats to assist governmental decision makers to better understand key topics and issues pertaining to beach nourishment. This user friendly information resource is available on the NOAA maintained website containing tools and relevant information on such topics as the geographic distribution of historical, current and planned beach nourishment projects; the legal environment affecting policy, permitting, and funding; and the social, demographic and environmental factors that affect beach nourishment decisions.
Coastal Services Center
The pages of this Web site can help state and local organizations make informed decisions about beach nourishment. Focusing on the beaches of the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico, the site provides information on all aspects of the nourishment process.
Midnight Pass Reopening Project
Sarasota County is undertaking the work necessary to plan, design and permit a Project to Reopen Midnight Pass. This Project will restore tidal flows to Little Sarasota Bay, return the system to a marine environment, afford an access to the Gulf for boaters, provide sand for beach nourishment and stabilize the adjacent beaches. Present studies underway will provide the information needed to determine the environmental, economic (costs and benefits) and scientific merits of this Project.