Floodplains by Design

Steering Group Meeting
2022-07-14 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
(Not open to public)

FbD DEIJ Meeting
2022-06-08 14:00 - 15:30
(Invite only, contact randerson@b-e-f.org for more information)

FbD Tribal Panel
2022-06-08 10:00 - 12:00
The FbD Culture and Capacity Action Group is hosting an opportunity for a unique conversation with Tribal leaders from across Washington. This two hours virtual panel will provide an opportunity for floodplain professionals to gain a deeper understanding of the multi-dimensionalities of tribal governments, tribal people and communities across Washington to promote cross-cultural learning and sharing. We are incredibly honored to welcome our guest panelists:
Chairman W. Ron Allen- Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
Chairwoman Kat Brigham- Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Paul Ward- Director Of Intergovernmental Affairs at Columbia River Inter Tribal Fish Commission
Dave Herrera- Skokomish Tribe Fisheries Policy Advisor
Shawn Yanity- Former Stillaguamish Chairman and Tribal Fisheries Manager
DR Michel- Upper Columbia United Tribes
The Whitener Group, a tribally owned consultant team, will be facilitating the panel and discussion.
Click here to register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the zoom meeting.

Managing Subcontracts: Lunch n Learn
2022-06-02 12:00 - 12:55
It’s construction season and the short fish window many
partners face for implementation is just around the
corner. Come join us for a conversation with partners
around the state to discuss ways to manage consultant
contracts in ways that are mutually helpful and reduce
work burdens. We’ll cover subcontracts such as:
• Construction
• Geospatial
• Modeling
• Design
• Community Engagement
Email Allan at awarren@b-e-f.org if you would like to learn
more or to be added to the Lunch & Learn email list.

Funding & Policy Action Group Meeting
2022-05-25 09:00 - 11:00
(Not open to public, contact bparsons@americanrivers.org for more information)

Lunch & Learn: Unexpected Challenges and How to Overcome Them
2022-03-03 12:00 - 13:00
The Culture & Capacity Action Group is pleased to announce that we’re launching a new, monthly Lunch & Learn Series on March 3rd.

About this event

The Floodplains by Design Culture & Capacity Action Group* is pleased to announce that we’re launching a new, monthly Lunch & Learn Series on March 3rd from 12pm – 1pm. The first topic we’ll cover is: Unexpected Challenges and How to Overcome Them. Come hear three Floodplains by Design practitioners share stories about unexpected challenges they’ve encountered implementing projects, and how they worked their way through it. You will then be invited in a small group to share an unexpected challenge you faced and how you navigated it and hear from your colleagues.
The new Culture and Capacity Lunch & Learn Series will focus for the next six months on project and program management challenges, tools to make management more efficient, and processes to help build trust within the integrated floodplain management framework. Each month starting in March, we will host a 1-hour informal virtual meeting over lunch, featuring speakers from various FbD projects across the state as well as outside experts.
If you want to learn more about the Lunch & Learn Series, sign up, or share ideas for upcoming topics, please contact Allan Warren (awarren@b-e-f.org),or Carol Macilroy, (cmacilroy@gmail.com).
Thu Mar 3, 2022 12pm – 1pm Pacific Time – Los Angeles
*The Culture and Capacity Action Group works to nurture and develop skills and capacity across the Floodplains by Design network to implement Integrated Floodplain Management

FbD Culture & Capacity Team Meeting
2022-01-25 10:00 - 12:00
Contact Heather Cole at heather.cole@tnc.org for more information.

Increasing Efficiency in Permitting Ecol. Restoration in Flood Hazard Areas, Webinar 2
2021-12-15 12:00
Increasing Efficiency in Permitting Ecol. Restoration in Flood Hazard Areas, webinar 2 – Where might there be flexibility in permitting systems (e.g. via interpretation or additional support) to address challenges in the mid-term?
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/increasing-efficiency-in-permitting-ecol-restoration-in-flood-hazard-areas-tickets-202642357747

Steering Group Meeting
2021-12-10 11:00 - 14:00
Contact Kas Guillozet at kguillozet@b-e-f.org for more information.

Increasing Efficiency in Permitting Ecol. Restoration in Flood Hazard Areas, Webinar 1
2021-12-02 11:00 - 12:30
Increasing Efficiency in Permitting Ecol. Restoration in Flood Hazard Areas, Webinar 1- Context Setting: Where are we now?
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/increasing-efficiency-in-permitting-ecol-restoration-in-flood-hazard-areas-tickets-202642357747

Noticing and Sharing Change: The Work to Integrate Fish, Farms and Flood
2021-06-10 09:00 - 10:30
Shifting a paradigm is a quiet transformation. Over the last 5 years we have changed the way we are looking at our floodplains, through a holistic lens rather than a siloed approach. And in each watershed across Washington we are noticing what is changing, taking our own steps into tailored locally driven solutions. In some cases it is a big win and other cases it is incremental change that has the biggest impact. Sometimes it is a failure or a lack of progress that captures our attention. Join us for 90 minutes of exploring these observations and learnings, drawing from experiences, stories and insights from local practitioners. We hope to explore at two levels:

What are you noticing (big, small+incremental and/or struggles) as a result of your IFM work?
What meaning do you make of those changes? What steps do you take or do you want to take to address, nurture or engage with others around these changes?

An ambitious agenda for sure, but one that has relevance for every practitioner as well as our collective work.
Register Here!

Exploring Equity: Shifting our practices to center equity.
2021-06-09 09:30 - 11:00
Now more than ever, people are taking time in their incredibly busy lives to understand how our work and communities can be more equitable. This workshop will explore concepts of equity and how using an equity-lens can further improve our work, enrich our discussions, and help us have deeper impact. Fara Mahesri and Nancy White will co-lead this important and timely conversation.
Register here.

FbD Tribal Training & Workshop Series
2021-04-29 13:00 - 15:00
Canoe racing at the annual Makah Days celebration in Neah Bay, 2018. Photo by Cameron Karsten
We are pleased to host an exciting three-part training for up to 25 non-tribal floodplain practitioners and leaders (i.e. state, county, federal, non-profit staff and non-tribal member tribal staff ) who are interested in deepening their competency and capacity to engage and partner with tribes across the State. We are extremely pleased to partner with The Whitener Group, a tribally owned consultant team, who will be hosting the training series.
In three online trainings (April 29th 1:00-3:00/2 hrs, May 13th 1:00-2:30/1.5 hrs, and May 27th 1:00-2:30/1.5 hrs), participants will focus on expanding their knowledge of the foundations of federal Indian law, local tribal history, and tribal governments in Washington today. The training will be a mix of presentations, self-directed learning and facilitated group discussions. Participants will also conduct their own research on a local tribe of their choosing and participate in a facilitated dialogue on the results of that research.
We ask that registrants make a firm commitment to all three sessions and their own research time. So come prepared to “roll up your sleeves” for a rare chance for a meaningful dive into working with Washington State Tribes.
Your workshop hosts will be Ron Whitener, Bob Whitener and Jennifer Whitener Ulrich of The Whitener Group. To learn more about the trainers, check out their bios.
Space is limited to a max of 25 people and not all that register will be accepted. Please register by April 20th COB to be considered. TNC will contact you the by April 26th on whether or not you have been confirmed. Please reach out to Heather Cole: heather.cole@tnc.org for questions or for follow-up.
Register here!

FbD Presents: Collaboration Campfires
2021-03-25 09:00 - 10:00
Yup, Still Virtual! Up your online collaboration savvy with your fellow practitioners. In an initial series of five one-hour virtual gatherings, we’ll explore ways to collaborate online. We’ll sit around our virtual fire and explore the challenges and options we have to continue our integrated floodplain (and other natural resource) management work when we can’t meet in person. All of the lessons will still have application and resonance for in person meetings, so come learn with us!
Grab your coffee (or virtual s’mores) and join us for five Thursdays between March 25th and May 27th. Register for one or all. Invite your colleagues and share this offering widely. There will be recordings and artifacts to share after each campfire. The topics later in the series may evolve as we discover together what we really need. Come be part of a community of floodplain practitioners who are looking to learn with and from one another. Individually we may not have all the answers, but together we do!

Campfire #1: Tapping each other’s brilliance through equity informed peer assistance techniques. Learn strategies for engaging expertise in your own sphere of influence and beyond through with effective and fun strategies.
Campfire #2: De-Zoombify – alternatives to Zoom and even, gasp, alternatives to videoconferencing. Yes, you might even learn how to work with colleagues who can’t/won’t do video conferencing.
Campfire #3: Taking the field trip to cyberspace – bringing the context and richness of a project field trip a little closer to your computer.
Campfire #4: See it, not just say it – using online visual tools to enhance understanding and collaboration.
Campfire #5: What have we learned? Why is it useful and important? What next? Help define future campfires and maybe we’ll even evolve into a Community of Practice! (CoP)
