Sure! I'll move out of the floodplain!
Webinar Details
When:
Jun 18, 2013 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:02 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Reviewed for Continued Content Relevance: 08/2016
Presenter(s):
- Pamela Yost, Watershed Economist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Morgantown, WV
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- Certificate of Participation
- Conservation Planner (CP) - 1 hour Conservation Planning Credit
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The objective of this webinar is to share information and lessons learned from an innovative flood protection project.
This webinar will describe how the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service offered a voluntary floodplain buyout for a flood-prone, economically distressed community. This unique approach prevents future flooding problems where dams, channels, and floodproofing may either be more expensive or not physically possible. One hundred properties have been purchased so far. Buildings were removed and the area was returned to natural floodplain. Participate in this webinar to learn more about this project and how it can apply to your local situations.
This webinar is sponsored by the USDA NRCS East National Technology Support Center.
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