In October 2024, University of Pennsylvania graduate students visited Barre, Plainfield, and Montpelier to tour flood affected areas as part of their studies examining adaptation and resilience efforts. The team from the Weitzman School of Design is now sharing the results of their work:
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
Research Webinar: Understanding How Flood Information is Communicated in Rutland County, VT
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Zoom—Registration Required
Beginning January 1, 2025 new homes in the Special Flood Hazard Area must be at least two feet above the Base Flood Elevation to qualify for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Mortgage Insurance.
By News Editor December 5, 2024
Please join us on Thursday November 21st at 9 am to learn more about FEMA's Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) rule and policy, as well as changes to HUD's rules on loans in FEMA-mapped floodplains.
The Valley Reporter
Tracy Brannstrom, October 25 , 2024
Please join us on Thursday October 17 at 9 am to learn from each other and from:
Timothy Seifert, MSEM, with the Mitigation Branch of FEMA Region 1, who will introduce two programs:
