FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 3, 2023

CONTACT:
Cheryl Lovato Niles, Water Resources Educator
WSU Whatcom County Extension &
Whatcom Watersheds Information Network Partner
360-778-5812 
[email protected]

Integrated Floodplain Planning Informational Event February 28

BELLINGHAM, WA – The Whatcom Watersheds Information Network and Whatcom County will host an information event on Integrated Floodplain Planning in Whatcom County on Tuesday, February 28. This event will provide an overview and updates on Whatcom County’s Floodplain Integrated Planning process and how this will guide future work to reduce flood risk, recover salmon populations, and improve the resiliency of floodplain agriculture and floodplain communities in Whatcom County. 

Integrated Floodplain Planning in Whatcom County
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
5:30 – 7:30 pm, online via Zoom

 Experts working with Whatcom County on this integrated approach will explain:

• The Floodplain Integrated Planning process.  
• The dynamic nature of the Nooksack River and management challenges.     
• Some of the challenges in developing a computer model to replicate the November 2021 flood on the Nooksack River and the next steps for how this tool will be used in the future.
• The current quality of salmon habitat in the lower Nooksack River.

This free event will take place online via Zoom. Participants will have opportunities to ask questions during the event.  

More information on Whatcom County’s Floodplain Integrated Planning process can be found here: https://www.whatcomcounty.us/2571/Current-Planning.

More information on this event and the registration link can be found here: https://www.whatcomwin.org/speaker-series.

Registration is required. 

For more information contact:                        

Cheryl Lovato Niles, Water Resources Educator
WSU Whatcom County Extension &
Whatcom Watersheds Information Network Partner
360-778-5812 
[email protected]

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