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Modeling levee setbacks to help communities along the Missouri River
Two counties along the Missouri River are taking action to help protect communities from flooding both up and down-river using levee setbacks. Nemaha County, Nebraska and Atchison County, Missouri, are working with the Omaha District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, and Nebraska…
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Making Room for the River: Matt Chambers featured on Resources Radio
Levees are built to protect communities from floods. But when they fail, it can costs lives, homes and livelihoods. That’s where natural infrastructure comes in: by setting levees away from rivers and making room for natural floodplains in unpopulated areas, levees near communities are less likely to fail. Levee setback expert Matt Chambers, who is…
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On Shoreline Permitting and Voluntary Property Buyouts: two new IRIS in Focus publications, fresh off the press
IRIS in Focus is a collection of policy-focused white-papers from our research team, ranging on topics from policy barriers to the nuts and bolts of natural infrastructure implementation. This month, we’re excited to announce that we have two new editions: Overview of Living Shoreline Permitting and Regulatory Review in North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi…
