Natural Floodplain Functions Alliance Webinar Series

The Natural Floodplain Functions Alliance envisions a future in which the values and benefits of floodplains in their natural state are recognized as essential to resilient communities.
Our community of practice connects federal, state, and local agencies, organizations, and practitioners working to protect and restore floodplains and raises awareness of the economic, social, and environmental values of floodplains.
Join the Natural Floodplain Functions Alliance for a series of webinars on expanding floodplain restoration work across the nation, and learn how we can work together to address the climate and biodiversity crisis through floodplain restoration. In this upcoming webinar series, we will dive into current issues, and discuss opportunities for transformational change through an integrated floodplain management framework.
Upcoming Webinars
Ecosystem Valuation and Floodplain Restoration-November 5th from 3:00-4:00 pm EST
Substantive research has shown that functional floodplains are among the most valuable ecosystems because they provide critical ecosystem services. Join Earth Economics, a non-profit focused on quantifying and valuing nature, for an in-depth discussion on Floodplain Ecosystem Services and Valuation. Speakers will focus on the essential benefits nature provides, such as clean water, flood protection, and recreation, explain Earth Economics’ methodology for valuing these services, and discuss several case studies where they have valued projects linked to floodplain restoration.
Attendance at this webinar will earn the CFM participant 1 CEC credit.
Speakers
Glen Delaney (he/him) is a project director and director of partnerships at Earth Economics, a non-profit with a mission to quantify and value nature for better decision-making. He has led valuations of diverse ecosystems from salmon habitat restoration in Washington to the Greater Everglades. Previously, Glen was a British commercial officer in San Francisco, supporting the UK’s climate agenda during COP26.
Erin Mackey (she/her) leads Earth Economics’ Working Lands research, drawing on Louisiana roots and global farming experience to improve water and land health. Erin has led economic analyses of floodplain restoration projects, such as The Economic Impact of Restoring the Big Quilcene River Floodplain with salmon-focused NGOs.
Learn more and register here.
Past Webinars
Since the Sackett v. EPA ruling, clean water protections for the majority of wetland and streams across the U.S. are now the responsibility of the states and no longer under federal protection. Learn from Kristine Oblock, Senior Campaign Manger at Clean Water for All, and Sarah Edwards, legislative council at the Southern Environmental Law Center, about the current state of clean water protections, and actionable ways you can step in and step up.

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