Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Center for Energy and Environmental Education
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa
The Cedar River Watershed Coalition, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, ELI, and the University of North Carolina Institute for the Environment will host the Wetlands, Wildlife Habitat, and Flood Hazards in the Cedar River Basin Workshop on May 16, 2012. The goal of the workshop is to identify ways to more efficiently and effectively protect wetland and wildlife habitat and strengthen resilience to flooding in the Cedar River Basin. We will explore how hazard and emergency managers, wetland and wildlife conservation managers, floodplain mangers, community planners, and conservation organizations can work more effectively together to meet multiple, and overlapping goals and identify the information needed and funding sources available for joint projects.
Workshop Report
The Wetlands, Wildlife Habitat, and Flood Hazards in the Cedar River Basin, Iowa workshop report includes a summary of the workshop, a set of maps illustrating areas where wetlands and floodplains overlap with priority habitats, and case studies of successful interagency collaboration on projects that preserve or restore wetlands and habitats while reducing flood risk for local communities.
Workshop Documents
- Presentations
- Survey Results
- Flood Mapping in the Cedar River Basin
- What We Do: Hazard mitigation, wetlands protection and wildlife management, floodplain management, and community planning
- Long-term Investments in Land Protection in Flood Plains
- Laurel Foreman, Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Vern Fish, Black Hawk County Conservation Board
- Watershed Management
- Jeff Tisl, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Division of Soil Conservation
- Hazard Mitigation
- Tim Hauber, Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Public Assistance Program
- Terry Brown, Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Hazard Mitigation Program
- Wildlife Habitat Protection, Restoration, and Management
- Floodplain Management
- Planning and Zoning
- Invitation
- Registration Form