2026 King Salmon Flood Recovery & Coastal Resiliency Briefing
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Humboldt COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disaster) held a special briefing on January 26th 2026 focused on the recent historic flooding events in the King Salmon community. As the community transitions from immediate emergency response to a recovery phase, this session served as a venue for cross-sector information sharing and long-term strategic alignment and is intended to be the first in an ongoing series. We focused on sharing situational reports with a foundation of social science research, ensuring that recovery efforts are both immediate in impact and sustainable in design, leading into current adaptation planning efforts.
Meeting materials and speaker details bellow the video
PDFs of Presentations from this meeting
Briefing Objectives & Presenting Agencies
Humboldt COAD | Situational Report & Unmet Needs: COAD will provide a briefing on the current recovery landscape based on time spent working with the community. This includes a status report on unmet needs for impacted residents and an overview of the resource distribution strategy required to support the community’s stabilization.
Cal Poly Sea Level Rise Institute | Dr. Laurie Richmond: will provide a technical review of the current flooding event within the context of the institute’s multi-year social science research and adaptation planning projects in King Salmon. This segment will explore how the lived experiences of this historic event influence ongoing community-based adaptation goals.
National Weather Service | Ryan Aylward: will provide meteorological & Hydrological Context: Representatives from the NWS will provide a technical analysis of the compounding factors—including extreme precipitation and tidal surges—that led to these historic levels. Furthermore, they will provide critical data on weather and tide outlooks to inform short-term safety and preparedness.
Updates & Ways to Support
Recovery Updates: For the latest COAD updates, please visit www.humboldtcoad.org/updates
Preparedness Resources: www.humboldtcoad.org/resources
Recovery Fund: To contribute directly to localized recovery efforts, visit www.humboldtcoad.org/donate
Pay it Forward Humboldt: To contribute directly toward recovery efforts in King Salmon www.payitforwardhumboldt.com
South Bay Family Resource Center: To contribute to the great ongoing work supporting families in the community visit www.southbayusd.org/23821
Humboldt COAD thanks the great organizations and agencies on the ground standing by the community as they embark on a path to recovery. Deepest gratitude to those have have donated their time, money and much needed supplies to this recovery.
