Scientists and managers have long recognized the utility and efficiency in connecting floodplain management, flood hazard mitigation, and wetland management, but government resources are not allocated in such a manner as to foster collaboration among these institutions. Funding is often tied to specific agency priorities and hazard mitigation and habitat conservation staff rarely collaborate. The goal of the Wetlands, Wildlife Habitat, and Flood Hazards in the Rock River Basin webinar series is to identify opportunities for emergency, floodplain, and wetland management agencies to work together to maximize the flood control and ecosystem service benefits of our wetlands, thereby saving financial and environmental resources and building community resilience to climate change.
Cost Benefit Analysis and Natural Conservation as a Mitigation Strategy:
Join Roxanne Gray of Wisconsin Emergency Management to hear about the latest policy changes regarding cost-effectiveness and recent changes to the FEMA benefit-cost analysis for mitigation projects, and how they could impact projects in the Rock River Watershed including Jefferson County. Then Alan Lulloff, Association of Sate Floodplain Mangers, will discuss how environmental benefits can be accounted for in mitigation projects.
SPEAKERS:
- Roxanne Gray, Wisconsin Emergency Management
- Alan Lulloff, Association of State Floodplain Managers
MATERIALS:
Lulloff PowerPoint Presentation
WEBINAR RECORDING:
Recording of the event