Watch: Managing Water Resources in Dungeness Watershed
A new film highlights how partners have come together to plan for managing water resources as the North Olympic snowpack is diminishing. This film highlights the needs and benefits of the Dungeness River Off-Channel Reservoir Project. Climate change has diminished...2017 Ranked Floodplains by Design Project List
The Department of Ecology has released the Floodplains by Design ranked project list for 2017. The Floodplains by Design team is heartened by the range of great multiple-benefit floodplain projects that are being pursued across the state. It represents a tremendous...Yakima County Earns a “Floodplains Luminary” Award
Floodplains by Design recognized Yakima County’s innovative work restoring floodplains, designating it a “Floodplains Luminary.” Sen. Jim Honeyford, R-Sunnyside, praised Yakima County as a role model for floodplain restoration. “It’s the most...Summary of 2017-2019 Floodplains by Design Project Pre-Proposals
In three short years, the WA state legislature has provided nearly $80M in funding to support 29 innovative “floodplains by design” projects across the state – all aimed at making our communities safer and our rivers healthier. These projects are on the cutting edge...