FbD Steering Group Meeting

Meeting Agenda
1. Welcome, thanks and update 10-10:10
* Sincere thanks for your time and commitment to the Steering Group. Looking forward to seeing many of you next week.
* Ecology regional staffing update (Mary Huff)
2. Temperature check: tapping the Steering Group’s expertise 10:10-10:40, can extend conversation based on group
We’d like to use some time to draw on the group’s collective braintrust. Many network members are feeling anxious about tightening funding, and there’s a risk of “elbows up” competition. How can we pull together rather than push apart? Some questions to get us started:
– What are you hearing from partners in your region or sector about funding pressures and how they’re responding?
– What messages would be reassuring and unifying for the broader network right now?
– What kinds of conversations, convenings or actions could be supportive, whether peer exchanges, coordinated outreach to funders, or sharing strategies for diversifying funding?
– Are there roles the Steering Group would like to play in modeling a “pull together” approach, and how can the backbone team help?
3. Legislative updates (Scott Richards) 10:40-11:00
A look at the upcoming session, plus a gentle nudge to the group: even if the project list isn’t funded deeply, it’s valuable to keep educating legislators about FbD and multi-benefit floodplain work.
4. FbD talking points and content creation update 11:00-11:30
A review of the refreshed talking points.
5. Flow & Flourish (Nov 4 optional welcome, with the program Nov 5–6, Evergreen State College) 11:30-12:00
– Attendee list and brief overview
– A strategy huddle so we make the best use of our time at the convening
– Table facilitators: an opportunity for Steering Group members to engage directly with the IFM network. Let us know if you’re interested.
– Agenda highlights (see below); selected breakout overview
– What we hope comes out of F&F, and where our network wants to be
Looking forward to meeting!
We envision a future in which partnerships, policies and practice collectively encourage integrated management of Washington’s floodplains, leading to strong community relationships, healthy salmon runs, vibrant agriculture and infrastructure out of harm’s way. Individuals in the Steering Group bring their expertise to the table to understand, link, and support the broader needs across the State of Washington necessary to achieve the vision above. In doing so, their needs are also met.
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