What are floodplains? Managing misconceptions about healthy flooding
Learn how floodplains function and why healthy floodplains are an important part of reducing flood damages.
From the Director: The un-gentle nature of disconnected floodplains
Last year in this column I addressed the gentle movement of flood flows through healthy floodplains. Now I’d like to recount an experience I had in the early 1990s to illustrate the very un-gentle nature of flood flows in a disconnected floodplain.
From the Director: The gentle nature of floodplains
In his December director’s column, Tracy Hames reflects on how the journey of a 100-year-old bottle is also a story about floods and the gentle nature of floodplains.
Wetland Coffee Break: Piloting natural flood management in the Lake Superior basin
Kyle will provide an overview of a natural flood management initiative in the Lake Superior Basin aiming to reduce flood risks and create climate-resilient infrastructure.
Governor Evers signs bill encouraging more wetland and floodplain restoration
New legislation will encourage more consideration of wetland solutions to problems like flooding, erosion, sedimentation, run-off, and water quality.