PROJECT TITLE: NEW COLLABORATIVE AVENUES TO ADDRESS KNOWLEDGE GAPS ASSOCIATED WITH NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO EXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTS.PROJECT DATES: 08 21 2023 - 08 20 2024AWARD PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT WILL HOLD WORKSHOPS TO EXPAND KNOWLEDGE ON THREE RELEVANT TOPICS (FLOODPLAIN RECONNECTION, POLICY INCENTIVES AND DISINCENTIVES, AND COMMUNICATING NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS THROUGH THE ARTS). THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY ARE THUS TO: A) DEVELOP LEARNING QUESTIONS TO INFORM A BROADER ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK AND DEVELOP A SUITE OF CRITERIA TO IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE THE LOCATION OF FLOODPLAIN RECONNECTION OPPORTUNITIES, B) IDENTIFY IMPORTANT FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAM GUIDANCE THAT ARE WORKING TO ENCOURAGE OR DETER IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER RETENTION STRATEGIES IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, AND C) IDENTIFY KEY AUDIENCES AND DEVELOPED INITIAL STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNICATING NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS IN AGRICULTURAL SETTINGS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: TASK 1: THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN ASSOCIATION (UMRBA) WILL HOLD WORKSHOPS TO DEVELOP LEARNING QUESTIONS TO INFORM A BROADER ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK AND DEVELOP A SUITE OFCRITERIA TO IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE THE LOCATION OF FLOODPLAIN RECONNECTION OPPORTUNITIES. TASK 2: UMRBA WILL TRANSFER FUNDS TO AMERICAS WATERSHED INITIATIVE (AWI) TO HOLD WORKSHOPS TO IDENTIFY NBS INCENTIVES AND DISINCENTIVES.TASK 3: UMRBA WILL TRANSFER FUNDS TO AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST (AFT) TO HOLD WORKSHOPS ON COMMUNICATING NBS THROUGH THE ARTSDELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: A) NEW COLLABORATIONS AND STRENGTHENED EXISTING COLLABORATIONS AROUND FLOODPLAIN RECONNECTION B) PROJECT UPDATE: DUE TO USGS ON NOVEMBER 1, 2023 WRITTEN BY UMRBAC) REPORT WITH HIGH-LEVEL SYNTHESIS OF EXISTING FLOODPLAIN RECONNECTION KNOWLEDGE AND PLANNING AS WELL AS LEARNING QUESTIONS, PROJECT PRIORITIZATION CRITERIA, AND EVALUATION METRICS AS WELL AS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE COLLABORATIONS - DUE TO USGS ON DECEMBER 1, 2023 WRITTEN BY UMRBA.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THIS PROJECT IS INTENDED TO BENEFIT FLOODPLAIN COMMUNITIES BY ILLUMINATING THE WILLINGNESS OF SOME LANDOWNERS (E.G., PRIVATE LEVEE DISTRICTS) TO IMPLEMENT FLOODPLAIN CONNECTIVITY ON THEIR RESPECTIVE LANDS.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: AWI AND AFT WILL SUPPORT EFFORTS IN HOLDING WORKSHOPS.
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| Not listed | $47.0k | 8/15/23 |