The City of Galveston (Texas) has taken a novel approach to cleaning up some of the 40,000 stumps left over from Hurricane Ike’s 2008 visit: carving them into sculptures. So far about 20 of them are serving as tourist attractions (and hopefully reminders of the storm’s devastation). UPDATE: Speaking of devastation, the Chronicle is reporting […]
Tag Archives | training & outreach
High Tech (and generally free) Tools for Disaster Preparation
Posted on April 15, 2010
Mashable has written a short article outlining some of the many ways that people can take advantage of the technology they already own (computers, smart-phones, etc) to help prepare themselves for natural disasters. Some of the ideas: Using Google My Maps to create evacuation maps (see video below for an intro on how to do […]
Workshop For New CRS Communities: March 24, Hattiesburg [EVENT]
Posted on March 9, 2010
Hot on the heels of the workshop for existing CRS communities, here’s one for new ones: Community Rating System (CRS) Workshop For New CRS Communities Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm C.E. Roy Community Center 300 East 5th Street Hattiesburg, MS. 39401 This 1 day workshop is being offered to provide essential […]
Workshop for Existing CRS Communities: March 23, Biloxi [EVENT]
Posted on March 8, 2010
A new training announcement from FEMA: Community Rating System (CRS) Workshop for Existing CRS Communities (1 day) Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Mississippi State University Coastal Research Extension Center 1815 Popps Ferry Road Biloxi, MS 39532 This 1 day workshop is being offered to provide essential information to existing Community Rating […]
Disaster‐Resilient Homes Webinar Series [EVENT]
Posted on March 3, 2010
The Resilient Home Program has just announced a new (free) webinar series on resilient homes. The first two webinars are co‐sponsored by FEMA and will be: Home Evaluation after Storms and Floods March 9, 2010 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM (Eastern) Presented by Bill Coulbourne, Director of Wind and Flood Mitigation Applied Technology Council (ATC) […]
Gambling Against Mother Nature Workshop
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 […]
Top 10 Reasons to Buy Flood Insurance NOW
Posted on February 25, 2010
While this list was written by FEMA for the general public, most of it applies to your municipal properties, too (and it’s not a bad outreach tool, either). The Top Ten Reasons to Buy Flood Insurance Now Spring flooding is almost here and there is a 30-day waiting period before coverage begins. Coverage is relatively […]
Risk Communication: Best Practices
Posted on February 24, 2010
The folks over at the NOAA Coastal Services Center recently released a two-page summary of risk communication specifically for those working in coastal hazards. In addition to explaining the concept of risk and why our behavior in the face of risk is so complicated, it provides six best practices for those trying to communicate risk. […]
New Levee Outreach
Posted on December 16, 2009
The brainy folks over at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) have released a little handy outreach booklet designed to help folks living behind levees understand their risks. It’s called, appropriately, So, You Live Behind a Levee! The 28-page booklet answers such questions as: What does it mean to live behind a levee? Are […]
GIS Training (Mobile, AL: January 5th)
Posted on November 23, 2009
This from the fine folks at the Coastal States Organization: “On January 5 there will be a GIS training for coastal resource professionals in Mobile, Alabama on the Habitat Priority Planner. The tool is a geographic information system (GIS)-based tool used to make decisions about land use, conservation, and restoration. Different scenarios can be quickly […]