Anatomy of Iowa Floods: Preparing for the Future
Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Honey Creek Resort State Park, rural Moravia on Lake Rathbun
AGENDA
- Welcome: Appanoose County Supervisor Dean Kaster
- A Watershed Year: Anatomy of the Iowa Floods of 2008
Slides - Trends in Iowa precipitation and run-off: Chris Anderson, PhD, Scientist, Assistant Director, Climate Science Initiative, Iowa State University
How are we preparing for more Iowa floods?
- Floodplain management strategies: Lori McDaniel, Iowa Department of Natural Resources Flood Plain Management/Dam Safety Supervisor
Slides - The Iowa Flood Center: Ricardo Mantilla, Assistant Research Engineer at IIHR Iowa Flood Center
Slides - Rural-urban watershed coalition building: Wayne Petersen, Urban Conservation Program Coordinator, IDALS
- Cedar Falls Floodplain Initiative: Frank Darrah, Cedar Falls City Council
- Discussion of state public policy issues: Susan Judkins Josten, Intergovernmental Affairs Director, Rebuild Iowa Office
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.
