Soak Up the Rain New England Webinar

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1:00pm - 2:30

Soak Up the Rain New England Webinar Series: Getting Ready for Rain!  Integrating Green Infrastructure and Nature-Based Solutions into State and Local Hazard Mitigation Plans. This webinar will provide an overview of the Federal Hazard Mitigation requirements; explain opportunities, benefits and incentives for incorporating green infrastructure into hazard mitigation plans; and showcase nature-based solutions. Communities that can align local Hazard Mitigation Plans and resources to fund efforts like green infrastructure can reduce the impacts of flooding, protect and improve water quality, and reduce the impacts of stormwater while increasing resiliency to severe storm events. Presenters include: Melissa A. Surette, Senior Planner, Risk Analysis Branch, Mitigation Division, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Trish Garrigan, Healthy Watershed and Green Infrastructure Coordinator, EPA Region 1; Steve Long, Director of Government Relations, The Nature Conservancy of Massachusetts.