Anatomy of Iowa Floods: Preparing for the Future
Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
FreedomBank Community Room, Elkader
AGENDA
- Welcome: Mayor Robert Garms and Clayton County Supervisor Wayne Bockenstedt
- A Watershed Year: Anatomy of the Iowa Floods of 2008: Connie Mutel, Editor
Slides
- Trends in Iowa precipitation and run-off: Tracy Rowlandson, Ph.D. Candidate, Agricultural Meteorology, Iowa State University
How are we preparing for more Iowa floods?
- Floodplain management strategies: Jason Conn, Program Planner, Iowa Water Resources section, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Slides - The Iowa Flood Center: Nathan Young, Associate Director, Iowa Flood Center
Slides - Rural-urban watershed coalition building: Wayne Petersen, Urban Conservation Program Coordinator, IDALS
- Cedar Falls Floodplain Initiative: Kamyar Enshayan, Cedar Falls City Council
Slides - Discussion of state public policy issues: State Senator Pam Jochum
Q and A from audience (30 - 40 minutes)
Adjourn for refreshments and informal discussions.
To view presentations from today's event go to www.cgrer.uiowa.edu
This event has been organized by the University of Iowa's Center for Global & Regional Environmental Research, Rebuild Iowa Office, UNI Center for Energy and Environmental Education, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa Flood Center, Iowa State University Extension, Iowa League of Cities and the Iowa State Association of Counties.
