The shoreline at Kalaloch is a broad\, san dy\, bluff-backed beach at the southern end of the coastal strip in Olympi c National Park. The location of this distinctive notable shoreline along the coastal Highway 101 corridor\, as well as its proximity to the popular Kalaloch Lodge and associated cabins and campground\, make it one of the more valuable beach access points on the coast. The coastal bluffs at Kala loch have been eroding at various rates since at least since 1974 based on available analyses of the site. Erosion at this site presents a variety o f management problems\, placing buildings and recreational infrastructure at risk. A variety of approaches have been employed to monitor and underst and patterns of erosion of the bluffs at Kalaloch that will be summarized in this presentation\, including ground surveys with GNSS\, conducted at l east twice annually\, and often seasonally\, since 2013. The results of th ose ground surveys can be coupled with available aerial lidar to provide i nsights about trends in morphology and position of coastal bluffs at Kalal och between 2002 and the present. To complement the ground surveys\, in Oc tober 2023 five Chronolog community-science photo monitoring stations were installed along the bl uffs at Kalaloch. In addition to results associated with ground surveys\, we will describe early insights provided by the first winter of photos sub mitted at those stations.
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About the Presenter
\nDr. Ian Miller is Washington Sea Grant&rsquo\;s coastal hazards specialist\ , working out of \;Peninsula College \;in Port Angeles. Ian works with coastal communities and public agencies in Washington State to streng then their ability to plan for and manage coastal hazards\, including tsun amis\, chronic erosion\, coastal flooding and other hazards associated wit h climate change.
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