Community and Shoreline Resilience - What can I do?

Prepare for emergencies.

Check out the following resources to learn more about how to prepare for emergencies:

• Be Alameda Ready | City of Alameda
• Prepare for Storm Season | City of Alameda

Know your flood zone.

Visit the City's Floodplain website or call Public Works to see if your property is located in a Special Flood Hazard Area, commonly referred to as the 100-year floodplain.

Check out the Adapting to Rising Tides Bay Shoreline Flood Explorer to understand your vulnerability to flooding today and under different sea level rise scenarios.

Consider investing in flood insurance.

Alameda is a low-lying island susceptible to flooding so it is important to consider insuring your property through the National Flood Insurance Program.

Consider elevating your home.

View the Floodplain Management FAQ and Construction Guide Document for more information on how to protect your home. Talk to City Public Works staff early in the design phase and remember to apply for a building permit.

Consider on-site stormwater detention (ie. rain gardens, rain barrels, or cisterns).

See below for resources to help keep our waterways healthier, reduce flooding, provide valuable habitat, and provide long-term savings on your water bill:

• Rain Gardens 101 - Daily Acts
• Rain Garden Fact Sheet (PDF),
• Rain Gardens: A Sustainable Solution for Stormwater Management | UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Detain the Rain (PDF)
• Rain Barrels and Cisterns Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Rain Barrel Best Practices 

Keep street gutters clear and litter free.

Maintain the beauty and cleanliness of your neighborhood by picking up litter and preventing it from polluting your community.

Sign up for adaptation newsletters.

Stay up to date on adaptation projects by subscribing to the adaptation related newsletters here.

Check out the adaptation project webpages.

Check out the following Oakland Alameda Adaptation Committee and sea level rise adaptation project webpages:

• Oakland Alameda Adaptation Committee
• Shoreline Adaptation Plan
• Oakland-Alameda Estuary Adaptation Project
• Bay Farm Island Adaptation Project

Take a survey.

Take the surveys below to share your perspective on OAAC adaptation projects and to help shape strategies that protect and enhance our city.

• Oakland Estuary Alameda Project Survey
• Bay Farm Island Project Survey

Attend an upcoming event.

Please attend future events to stay informed and provide your feedback! You can stay up to date on upcoming events here.

Attend a monthly coastal cleanup.

Join Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda (CASA), Mission Blue San Francisco Bay Hope Spot, and DOER Marine for the monthly coastal cleanup at Alameda Point.

• When: 10 AM – 12 PM on the second Saturday of each month
• Where: Sea Plane Lagoon Promenade 1801 Ferry Point

Rain cancels – so check out the Facebook page or sign up to the Google Group for updates.

Learn about/volunteer with community based organizations.

Learn about and get involved with the following community partners and community based organizations (CBOs) to contribute to a resilient future:

• Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda (CASA)
• Confederated Villages of Lisjan Nation/Sogorea Té Land Trust
• Greenbelt Alliance
• Hood Planning Group
• REAP Climate Center
• Ninth Root
• East Bay Regional Parks
• Wild Oyster Project
• Save the Bay
• Invasive Spartina Project