New Tools and Guidance to Reduce Flood Risk and Protect Wetlands
 This Sustainable Shorelines webinar features some of the newest resiliency guidance available to landscape designers, restoration practitioners, and other natural resource managers. Presentations will help attendees understand the role of two new guidance documents that came out within the last year: Using Natural Resilience Measures to Reduce the Risk of Flooding and Erosion (PDF) and Wetlands Management Framework for New York City (PDF). Learn about the purposes, intended audiences, and how to use these tools and guidance. This free webinar takes place Friday, August 13th at 2 p.m. Register now for the webinar. Visit the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve website to learn more about Estuary Training Programs.
The webinar includes the following presentations:
Developing a Wetlands Management Framework for New York City
Did you know New York City is home to 20,000 acres of wetlands and forests managed by NYC Parks? The Wetlands Management Framework for New York City presents a plan for a sustained investment in the management and restoration of the City’s salt marshes, streams, and freshwater wetlands which safeguard biodiversity and protect against storms and flooding.
Presenters: Sarah Charlop-Powers, Natural Areas Conservancy; Rebecca Swadek, NYC Parks; and Marit Larson, NYC Parks.
NYS Guidance on Using Natural Measures to Reduce the Risk of Flooding:
What they are, How to use them, and Why you should care
Natural resilience measures are actions to conserve, restore or mimic natural landforms and processes that reduce risk from flooding and erosion. These measures also provide a variety of other public benefits. The use of natural resilience measures to reduce these risks is imperative to protecting our state’s communities and environment.
Presenters: Carolyn Fraioli, NYS Department of State; Shannon Dougherty, NYS DEC
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