Working with Beavers to Create Watershed Resilience – FbD Lunch & Learn Series
Join us on Thursday, March 7th from 12pm - 1pm for the latest installment of the FbD Lunch & Learn Series. This month’s webinar will feature Jean-Paul A. Zagarola, Senior Program Manager for the Bonneville Environmental Foundation and Mark Heckert, principal and lead researcher for Beaver Creek Environmental Services, Inc., to speak on the benefits… Read More »
2024 FbD Tribal Engagement Training Series!
Back by popular demand, the FbD Culture and Capacity Action Group is pleased to host another round of FbD Tribal Engagement Trainings. The intended audience for the training series are non-Tribal floodplain managers, practitioners and scientists who are involved in current FbD projects (including this year’s applicants) and are interested in gaining a deeper understanding… Read More »
2024 FbD Tribal Engagement Training Series!
Back by popular demand, the FbD Culture and Capacity Action Group is pleased to host another round of FbD Tribal Engagement Trainings. The intended audience for the training series are non-Tribal floodplain managers, practitioners and scientists who are involved in current FbD projects (including this year’s applicants) and are interested in gaining a deeper understanding… Read More »
2024 FbD Tribal Engagement Training Series!
Back by popular demand, the FbD Culture and Capacity Action Group is pleased to host another round of FbD Tribal Engagement Trainings. The intended audience for the training series are non-Tribal floodplain managers, practitioners and scientists who are involved in current FbD projects (including this year’s applicants) and are interested in gaining a deeper understanding… Read More »
Integrating Nature-Based Solutions for Effective Hazard Mitigation Planning
Please join FEMA Region X, American Rivers, Bonneville Environmental Foundation, Washington Department of Ecology, the Washington Emergency Management Division, and TetraTech for informative workshop on how to incorporate nature-based solutions into your community’s hazard mitigation plan. Learn about the intricacies of developing a hazard mitigation plan, and how the planning process can forge partnerships and… Read More »
Flood Risk: The Need for Acquisitions and Buyouts – FbD Lunch & Learn Series
This Lunch & Learn explores the need for acquisitions and buyouts from the perspective of Washington State EMD’s newly created Disaster Resilience Program and from research and expertise from the Delaware Disaster Research Center. Exploration includes perspectives of flood risk and how local communities are taking action to reduce post-disaster losses, with a focus on… Read More »
Crafting and Funding an Acquisition/Buyout Strategy (Part 2)
In partnership with FEMA Region X, join us on Monday, June 10th from 2:30pm - 4:00pm for part 2 of the Acquisition and Buyout Series. In this webinar, we will be joined by local, state, and Tribal floodplain management experts who will each share tips, perspectives, and things to consider for both why and how… Read More »
Implementing an Acquisition/Buyout Strategy (Part 3)
In partnership with FEMA Region X, join us on Thursday, June 13th from 1:00pm - 2:30pm for part 3 of the Acquisition and Buyout Series. In this webinar, we will host a panel discussion of local, state, and tribal floodplain practitioners to discuss the steps and challenges of implementing a buyout strategy. Topics covered by… Read More »
Exploring Creative Roles State’s Are Playing to Get People out of Harm’s Way (Part 4) – FbD Lunch & Learn Series
Join us on Thursday, July 11th, from 12pm - 1pm, for the fourth and final installment of the Acquisitions & Buyouts Series. This webinar will feature Courtney Wald-Wittkop, Manager of the Blue Acres Program at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and Garin Bulger, Research Specialist with the Center for Urban Policy Research at… Read More »
Moving at the Speed of Trust to Achieve Collective Outcomes – FbD Lunch & Learn Series
Join us on Thursday, September 5th, from 12pm - 1pm, for the latest installment of our annual “Building Trust in Natural Resource Management” series. This discussion will feature Cindy Talbott Roché, a private landowner along the Colville River, and Adam Cares, Natural Resource Manager for Stevens County and a project that has taken several years… Read More »