Here are the slides from Rebecca Diehl's presentation VT Floodplain Managers Jan 2025.pdf.
The Potential of Vermont’s Landscape to Attenuate Floods and Enhance Flood Resilience (With some discussion of inundation and erosion hazards) Rebecca Diehl Research Assistant Professor Department of Geography and Geosciences January 16, 2025
Please join us on Thursday January 16 at 9 am to learn from each other, and from Rebecca Diehl at UVM about how and where topography can support flood resilience in our communities.
Rebecca Diehl is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Geosciences at the University of Vermont. Rebecca Diehl introduced her research in Vermont as one of the 2024 Water Connects seminars sponsored by the UVM Water Resources Institute.
In the aftermath of our most recent flood disasters many communities are looking seriously to reduce exposure to erosion and inundation damage. This includes adapting buildings, opening up bridges that block flows, and finding opportunities to restore floodplain functions.
Rebecca Diehl, with the UVM WRI, is developing a landscape model for stream networks of whole watersheds in the Lake Champlain Basin. These models can identify locations with floodplain functions, and better allow communities to locate places to attenuate flooding.
And – let’s talk about what’s on your mind! Your feedback and suggestions are requested
The Drop-In Discussions are informal gatherings on the third Thursday of the month from 9 – 10 am hosted by VTDEC’s River Corridor and Floodplain Protection program. No registration is required. Come on by!
The discussions support the work of municipal officials who are responsible for floodplain and river corridor regulations, and others who are involved in the work of flood resilience in Vermont. To support casual dialogue the discussions are not recorded.
If you have questions about the event, or using Teams, feel free to reach out to ned.swanberg@vermont.gov
Future invitations to the Drop In Discussions will be posted to the Flood Resilience Listserv and also as News on www.floodready.vt.gov
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