by admin | Mar 21, 2016 | Program-wide Stories |
The Floodplains by Design partnership hosted a workshop on February 9 to discuss how to advance integrated floodplain management and to share findings from a draft report on Visions and Strategies for Integrated Floodplain Management in Puget Sound. Approximately 100...
by admin | Dec 16, 2015 | Project-specific Stories |
Photo: Randy Johnson The Dungeness River has flooded four times since February 2015. The first flood damaged the old railroad trestle and closed the Olympic Discovery Trail. In the 10 months and 2 days since that first flood, the 585 feet of old trestle have been...
by admin | Dec 16, 2015 | Project-specific Stories |
When a popular recreational trail on the Olympic Peninsula was damaged by a flood and closed last February, it created an opportunity to not only rebuild the trail, but improve fish habitat and reduce flood risk. Read the full story to learn more about how the project...
by admin | Jul 7, 2015 | Program-wide Stories |
Last week state legislators awarded $35.5 million dollars to the Floodplains by Design grant program in the capital budget paving the way for seven multiple benefit projects across the state to move forward. Floodplains by Design, administered by the Department of...
by admin | Mar 11, 2015 | Program-wide Stories |
The Floodplains by Design Partnership hosted a workshop on February 26 to provide stakeholders across Puget Sound and Washington State with an update on the Floodplains by Design program as well as an opportunity to network and share ideas with others working to...