Abstract
Gulf TREE is a filter-based search engine designed to match users with relevant climate resilience tools quickly, easily, and confidently. It does this by sorting through the over-100 tools relevant to the Gulf of Mexico and matching users with one that meets their criteria. The web resource, released February 2018, was created by the Northern Gulf of Mexico Sentinel Site Cooperative, Gulf of Mexico Alliance, and the Gulf of Mexico Climate and Resilience Community of Practice. Gulf TREE is continuously maintained by adding new tools, retiring old tools, and updating current tools. Gulf TREE is relevant for users of all experience levels and across a wide variety of climate-relevant sectors, such as natural resource management, community planning, restoration, and many more. Input from nearly 200 prospective end-users across the climate resilience spectrum was sought to understand what specific issues stakeholders are tackling, questions and needs for tool suitability, and to ensure an intuitive, user-friendly website. The result is a powerful and capable resource for Gulf of Mexico stakeholders and a solution to common obstacles faced by stakeholders interested in climate resilience. In this lightning talk, Gulf TREE will be explained, a mini-tutorial will be performed, and the upcoming Train the Trainer workshops will be highlighted for further information. Feel free to explore the site at www.GulfTREE.org.
