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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Join us on December 5th, from 12 - 1pm to hear about how Channel Migration Zone (CMZ) delineations support integrated floodplain management. Heather Rogers, Fluvial Geomorphologist at the Washington State Department of Ecology, will share updates on statewide resources to support channel migration zone delineations across Washington. Jessica Hamill, Community Floodplain Solutions Manager at Snohomish… Read More »