Mingo Creek, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Challenge Deadly and costly flash floods were once a devastating norm in…
Mingo Creek, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Challenge Deadly and costly flash floods were once a devastating norm in…
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Green Streets Active Practice Guide, Tucson, Arizona
Challenge The City of Tucson developed the Green Streets Active Practice Guidelines…
Green Streets Active Practice Guide, Tucson, Arizona
Challenge The City of Tucson developed the Green Streets Active Practice Guidelines…
Southeast Florida
Challenge Southeast Florida is comprised of bustling, urban communities nestled among a…
Southeast Florida
Challenge Southeast Florida is comprised of bustling, urban communities nestled among a…
Santa Fe River Restoration, New Mexico
Challenge Dating back to the 1940s, the rapidly growing community in and…
Santa Fe River Restoration, New Mexico
Challenge Dating back to the 1940s, the rapidly growing community in and…
Johnson Creek Restoration, Portland, Oregon
Challenge Johnson Creek has been plagued by “nuisance” flood events throughout its…
Johnson Creek Restoration, Portland, Oregon
Challenge Johnson Creek has been plagued by “nuisance” flood events throughout its…
Santa Cruz Riverbank and Ecosystem Restoration, Pima County, Arizona
Challenge Severe environmental degradation along the Santa Cruz River and mitigation of…
Santa Cruz Riverbank and Ecosystem Restoration, Pima County, Arizona
Challenge Severe environmental degradation along the Santa Cruz River and mitigation of…
Green City: Clean Waters Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Challenge The historic erasing of Philadelphia's surface creeks and streams by converting…
Green City: Clean Waters Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Challenge The historic erasing of Philadelphia's surface creeks and streams by converting…
Pensacola, Florida
Challenge Pensacola’s location in the western Panhandle of Florida combined with its…
Pensacola, Florida
Challenge Pensacola’s location in the western Panhandle of Florida combined with its…
Riverfront Park, Nashville, Tennessee
Challenge Following a devastating 1,000-year flood in 2010 that killed 11 people…
Riverfront Park, Nashville, Tennessee
Challenge Following a devastating 1,000-year flood in 2010 that killed 11 people…
The Napa River Basin, California
Challenge In February of 1986, a flash flood took three lives, damaged…
The Napa River Basin, California
Challenge In February of 1986, a flash flood took three lives, damaged…
Greenseams Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Challenge The Milwaukee region has steadily grown since the year 2000, with…
Greenseams Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Challenge The Milwaukee region has steadily grown since the year 2000, with…
Otter Creek Floodplain, Middlebury, Vermont
Challenge In 2011, Tropical Storm Irene brought heavy precipitation that caused rivers…
Otter Creek Floodplain, Middlebury, Vermont
Challenge In 2011, Tropical Storm Irene brought heavy precipitation that caused rivers…
Trinity River Watershed, Dallas, Texas
Challenge Dallas has experienced chronic flooding for more than a century. The…
Trinity River Watershed, Dallas, Texas
Challenge Dallas has experienced chronic flooding for more than a century. The…
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Challenge After suffering through two 500-year storm events in 2003 and 2004,…
Mangroves
Mangroves are a type of coastal or estuarine wetland, characterized by the…
Seagrasses
Seagrasses are a type of submerged aquatic vegetation that evolved over time…
Oyster Reefs
Oysters are a bivalve shellfish that are often referred to as “ecosystem…
Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are underwater structures made of calcium carbonate and found in…
Restoring Floodplain Elements
Floodplains, and the wetlands and waterways that make them up, provide a…
Restoring Floodplain Elements
Floodplains, and the wetlands and waterways that make them up, provide a…
Restoring Offshore Features
Restoration is the process of establishing or reestablishing a habitat that closely…
Restoring Offshore Features
Restoration is the process of establishing or reestablishing a habitat that closely…
Restoring Coastal Features
Natural coastlines have evolved to absorb wave energy and provide a buffer…
Restoring Coastal Features
Natural coastlines have evolved to absorb wave energy and provide a buffer…
Regulatory and Policy Approaches to Address Hazards
Flooding is a natural process that, in the absence of human settlements,…
Regulatory and Policy Approaches to Address Hazards
Flooding is a natural process that, in the absence of human settlements,…
Planning Approaches to Reduce Natural Hazards
Flooding is a natural process that, in the absence of human settlements,…
Planning Approaches to Reduce Natural Hazards
Flooding is a natural process that, in the absence of human settlements,…
Enhanced Floodplain Mapping
Flooding is a natural process that, in the absence of human settlements,…
Enhanced Floodplain Mapping
Flooding is a natural process that, in the absence of human settlements,…
Open Space Preservation through Land Acquisition
This strategy focuses on the public acquisition of undeveloped land to lessen…
Open Space Preservation through Land Acquisition
This strategy focuses on the public acquisition of undeveloped land to lessen…
Moving People Out of Harm’s Way: Property Buyouts
Property buyouts are a means by which communities can remove development from…
Moving People Out of Harm’s Way: Property Buyouts
Property buyouts are a means by which communities can remove development from…
Waterfront Parks
Waterfront parks are communal recreational spaces that are intentionally designed to be…
Waterfront Parks
Waterfront parks are communal recreational spaces that are intentionally designed to be…
Setback Levees
Setback levees are earthen embankments that are located at a distance from…
Urban Trees + Forests
Urban forestry is the planned installation and management of trees within an…
Living Breakwaters
Breakwaters are offshore structures designed to limit wave energy by creating a…
Horizontal Levees
A horizontal levee consists of a hardened structure (levee) setback from the…
Flood Friendly Culverts
Culverts are essential pieces of infrastructure that allow water – whether from…
Flood Friendly Culverts
Culverts are essential pieces of infrastructure that allow water – whether from…
Flood Bypasses
A flood bypass is an area along a river or within a…
Rain Gardens
Rain gardens are planted basins which have several key purposes including, increasing…
Living Shorelines
Living shorelines are a suite of shoreline erosion control techniques that combine…
Living Shorelines
Living shorelines are a suite of shoreline erosion control techniques that combine…
Green Streets
Green streets incorporate depressed planted areas, typically located between the roadway pavement…
Green Streets
Green streets incorporate depressed planted areas, typically located between the roadway pavement…
Green Roofs
A green roof is a contained vegetated space that is built on top…