WLOX.com aired a story about the Oil Spill Community Forum that the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium hosted yesterday in Biloxi. Sounds like it was a success. “Coast residents learn more about the giant oil spill“, (WLOX.com)
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Planning for Coastal Resilience Using Green Infrastructure: April 14, Biloxi [EVENT]
Posted on March 12, 2010
This press release just in: Planning for Coastal Resilience Using Green Infrastructure Sponsored by Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Mississippi Coastal Plains RC&D Council, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Conservation Service Wednesday, April 14, 2010 9:30 a.m. to Noon (Followed […]
AAFM Spring Conference: April 29, Montgomery [EVENT]
Posted on March 2, 2010
The Alabama Association of Floodplain Managers has opened registration for its Spring Conference. The event will be held on April 29th in Montgomery, and will provide training on the recent FEMA updates to the Residential Substantial Damage Estimator and the Elevation Certificate. Conference attendees will be eligible for six hours of Continuing Education Credits. Registration […]
Gambling Against Mother Nature Workshop (EVENT, 6 hours CEC)
Posted on March 1, 2010
Based on the popular television series on WKRG‐TV, and funded by a grant from NOAA Coastal Storms Program and Mississippi‐Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, this course will feature all 3 programs, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. The event will be held on Friday, March 12 from 8:30 – 3:30 at the Five Rivers Convention […]
DFIRM Training Workshops [EVENT]
Posted on March 1, 2010
This in from John Lambert, over in the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs: The ADECA Office of Water Resources (OWR) has completed mapping all of the counties in the state of Alabama with Digital Floodplain Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMS) on updated base maps. OWR will be hosting Digital Tools Training workshops to familiarize […]
Coastal Adaptation Planning Webinar: Feb 25th [EVENT]
Posted on February 23, 2010
To help inform and engage coastal communities on coastal climate preparedness, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA will be hosting a monthly webinar series focused on all issues surrounding coastal climate adaptation in the Southeast U.S. This month’s webinar will be on February 25th from 12 – 1 (Eastern) […]
Impact of Climate Issues, Feb 24, Mobile [EVENT]
Posted on February 19, 2010
One last event for this week’s news: “Please join us for the Impact of Climate Issues on America’s Energy Coast hearing taking place at 9:00 am – 11:30 am on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at the Battle House in Mobile, AL. For more information or to register to attend this free event, please email Lisa […]
Building Resilience Workshop: Feb 25-27, New Orleans [EVENT]
Posted on February 17, 2010
This just across our desks: “The challenge of living with water is one shared by cities and communities around the world. Nowhere is this more true than in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region, where people live with a daily awareness of the threat, and opportunity, of water. Please join us at the Building […]
2010 Coastal Resilience Symposium: May 26, Houston [EVENT]
Posted on February 16, 2010
Just announced: the 2010 Coastal Resilience Symposium will be held at Rice University (Houston) on May 26th. From the event’s new webpage: “Hurricane Ike was not the “Big One” for the Houston area, but it gave us a much clearer picture of what we might expect should a large hurricane make landfall to our southwest. […]
FEMA Grants Conference Call—February 5
Posted on January 28, 2010
A friend just passed this announcement our way: The DHS Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives would like to connect you to some of our colleagues in FEMA and share information on specific grant programs to strengthen your resilience against hazards. The call will provide an overview of four programs: Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) […]