massFM EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Members only “Lunch & Learn” Meetings
Members only “Lunch & Learn” meetings will be held every other month on Thursdays at noon. Our next Lunch & Learn will be held on June 9, 2022, is eligible for 1 CEC, and is described below:
Title: "Newest News" from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)
Workshop description: Anne will discuss MAPC’s analysis, and policy implications, of claims data from the March 2010 rainstorms that resulted in a federal disaster declaration. MAPC found that 93% of disaster and insurance claims in our region were located outside the FEMA 1% chance flood zone. Anne will also introduce MAPC’s new web-based resource that provides local examples of regulatory strategies that promote climate resilience: Climate Resilient Land Use Strategies – MAPC.
Speaker: Anne Herbst, Principal Environmental Planner with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC).
If you are already a massFM member please check your email inbox for login information for this event and if you cannot find it you can contact us at massfloodplain@gmail.com.
Our next scheduled meetings are on:
June 9, 2022 (described above)
August 11, 2022
If you're interested in becoming a member go to our Become a Member page at here and if you would like information on a specific event please email us at massfloodplain@gmail.com.
PAST EVENTS:
MassFM Annual Conference 2021: Climate Data Update: Evaluating Rising Risks (held October 21, 2021). The event flyer can be downloaded at: Annual Conference Flyer.
Presentations:
Keynote Panel NECASC
NOAA/NWS River Forecast Center
Massachusetts Coast Flood Risk Model: Summary Data Products, and Applications
EEA Climate Resilience Design Standards Tool
Risk rating 2.0
New Vertical Datum Briefing
Elevation Certificate Virtual Workshop (Friday October 23, 2020)
massFM First Annual Meeting (held on October 22, 2020) including annual conference training and and annual conference keynote panel.
Exclusive Webinar: Floodplain Design, Construction + Impacts on Flood Insurance (held on May 13, 2020)
massFM/NMCOG Floodplain Management Workshop: Tewskbury, MA (held on October 10, 2019):
Presentations:
A Brief Overview on Impacts of Climate Change and why Floodplain Management Matters
FEMA Flood Studies and Maps - Letters of Map Change
Flood Insurance and Mitigation
NFIP Basics in Massachusetts
Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program
MEMA HMA Briefing
2018 MA State Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Plan
massFM Kickoff Tour: Springfield, MA (held on April 11, 2019)
Presentations:
Substantial Improvement Practices
Fluvial-Geomorphology and Flood Risk Management
Post-disaster Responsibilities of Local Officials
massFM Kickoff Event (held on Nov. 8, 2018):
Presentations:
No Adverse Impact - A Common Sense Strategy for Floodplain Management
Historic Structures in the Floodplain - Mitigation and Compliance
Post-disaster Responsibilities of Local Floodplain Administrators