FbD Lunch & Learn Series – Cultural Resources Review

Another required and sometimes complex step in the permitting process for integrated floodplain management projects is cultural resources review. The Governor’s Executive Order (GEO) 21-02 (formerly 05-05) requires all state-funded construction or acquisition projects to consult with the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) and affected tribes on the potential effects of projects on cultural resources. If you have federal funding, this requirement may fall under Section 106 the National Historic Preservation Act, which you can learn a little more about in our previous Lunch & Learn with the USACE in May. However, for state funded projects the DAHP has archaeologists and architectural historians available to provide technical assistance to agency and project proponents to help navigate the cultural resources review process under GEO 21-02.

Join us at the next FbD Lunch & Learn on Thursday, July 6th from 12pm – 1pm where we’ll hear from DAHP’s Rob Whitlam, State Archaeologist and Maddie Levesque, Architectural Historian on partnering with DAHP during the GEO 21-02 review process.

This segment is the third installment of a multi-part Permitting Pathways series hosted through the Floodplains by Design Culture and Capacity Group. Please check out our website to see the slide decks and recordings on the Section 404 and 401 water quality certification processes: https://floodplainsbydesign.org/participate/culture-capacity/.

As always, we welcome feedback and ideas for upcoming topics so please don’t hesitate to reach out to our Lunch and Learn team: Allan Warren (awarren@b-e-f.org), Carol MacIlroy (cmacilroy@gmail.com), Lisa Nelson, (lnel461@ecy.wa.gov) or Matt Gerlach, (mger461@ecy.wa.gov).

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2125469094 

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