Tag Archives: hazard mitigation
What part of "do not build in the floodplain" do people not understand?
One impetus for the All-Hazards approach to mitigation has been our experience with sometimes conflicting local-state-federal efforts on the public’s behalf. Â Often it’s one local effort conflicting with another local effort. Â The perfect example is one agency promoting development in … Continue reading
An Old Texas Crossing, Minnesota Style
FEMA’s Enviornmental and Historical Preservation team supports recovery and mitigation in places of historic or envionmental significance. This video highlights the restoration of an historic 72-year old bridge in Redwood Falls, MN damaged by the floods of 2010. I have … Continue reading
Two Birds, One (ARRA) Stone
The US federal Dept of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)Â has initiated a blog to discuss broadband projects funded thru the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). SRDC also works with communities on planning for infrastructure, including broadband. Â However, … Continue reading
No Fooling: Out of the Frying Pan
…Into the Fire March played the lamb through much of Minnesota this year. Â The rivers came up, but Mother Nature held back and didn’t pile on the snow and spring rain this year. Â While the lack of precipitation helped the … Continue reading
All-Hazard Mitigation Blog
I started using WordPress.com to see how it could be a useful tool to facilitate work-related community planning projects. Â It’s taken me in a few different directions, into music and broadband and Scouting and many other esoteric topics. Now it’s … Continue reading
Building Resilient Communities
Communities that thrive have many different characteristics, but one common aspect is Resilience. Â They take hard knocks and find a way to bounce back. Eric Pages of EntreWorks Consulting has some interesting thought on Building Resilient Communities. Â His newsletter says … Continue reading
Hazard Mitigation Open House
Preparing for tornadoes, hailstorms, infectious disease. Continue reading
Tornado Time
Tornado season is upon us in the Upper Midwest. We’ve been pretty dry and cool this spring… until I went camping. It’s been raining here ever since. There were 23 Tornado Reports nationwide yesterday (17.06.2009), according to the National Weather … Continue reading
Red River Post-Flood Update
Hazard mitigation efforts continue in the Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota. Continue reading
After the Flood, the Hard Work Begins
Looking to future hazard mitigation in the Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota. Continue reading
STrib
The Economist