Flow & Flourish – Day 1

Meeting Agenda At a Glance
8-9 AM | Coffee & Registration
9:00-9:15 AM | Welcome & Table Introductions
9:15-9:30 A | Welcome and Reading from Jessica Gigot, a poet, memoirist, and sheep farmer living in Washington State’s Skagit Valley
9:30-10:30 AM | Panel: Hotdogs and High Water
10:30-11:00 AM | Break
11:00-12:00 PM | The Growing Need, Growing Clarity, Growing Interdependencies
12:00-1:00 PM | LUNCH
1:00-3:30 Afternoon Workshops (Concurrent Tracks)
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Track A: Energy Security & Flood Resilience
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Track B: Voluntary Buyouts & Acquisitions: The Case for a Statewide Fund
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Track C: A Statewide Anchor for Water and Flood Solutions
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Track D: Reimagining Floodplain Permitting
3:30-4:00 PM | BREAK
4:00-5:00 PM | The Economic Case
5:00-6:30 PM | Social & Inspirational Address, Legislators and leaders invited. Food and beverages provided.
With Gratitude to Our Sponsors
Flow & Flourish is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors. We extend sincere thanks to Natural Systems Design, Parametrix, ESA, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, HDR, Wolf Water Resources, Puget Sound Climate Preparedness Collaborative, The Whitener Group, and NORFMA for helping bring this meeting together.
Hotel accommodation information is linked and attached, including options available at government-rate pricing. Please review the attachment for booking details and instructions. If you need assistance or have a question, please feel free to reach out to Austin (abernales@b-e-f.org).