Steve Miller, Coastal Training Program Coordinator at the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, recently accepted  the Daniel Quinlan Award for  “Outstanding Achievement in Community and Regional Planning” from the Rockingham Planning Commission. Steve Miller and Sherry Godlewskia, co-chairs of the New Hampshire Coastal Adaptation Workgroup (NHCAW), accepted the award  on behalf of the organization. The award is given in recognition of those who have made significant contributions to sound community and regional planning, and have fostered cooperation and collaboration. 

	New Hampshire Coastal Adaptation Workgroup Receives Regional Planning Award

NHCAW is 19 organizations, agencies and communities working together in the coastal watershed to help communities have access to current scientific data, available maps and planning tools to assist them in being better prepared for increased flooding and coastal storm surge. Through workshops, information sharing, and joint decision making; the group works to find funding, guide projects, and provide outreach around climate planning to coastal New Hampshire communities. This work requires exceptional facilitation and organization from the chairs, and Steve and Sherry have made this group a model that others in the state and around the country are interested in adopting. For more information about the Great Bay NERR click here.