Presentation Abstract
Leaders are confronted with two types of problems: technical problems, which can be solved by expertise and good management and "adaptive" problems, such as poverty, which require innovation and learning (Heifetz, "Leadership without Easy Answers," Harvard Press, 1994). This presentation will explain how the issues of river/floodplain management fall into the latter category and provide several examples of how to add to the classic planning framework to move challenging multi-objective floodplain projects to completion. Two project examples provided are Rainbow Bend constructed in 2013 and Upper Carlson scheduled for summer 2014 construction as part of the Snoqualmie at Fall City Corridor project. The presentation will show how to implement multi-objective projects and will describe the richness that has been added to proven planning processes from the range of partners, tribes and stakeholders. Attendees will be encouraged to brace themselves for the intensity and, ultimately, satisfaction of the work and dedication needed to wade into floodplain projects that achieve multiple-objective purposes for the long run. As these two examples will show, the implementation and details of multiple-objective floodplain projects differ between rivers and even between reaches in the same river. Issues that emerge can be surprising and typically do not arrive with initial clarity on a path towards resolution. However application of the principles of public engagement, disciplined technical analyses that wade into complexities, active engagement with partners, tribes and stakeholders, and commitments to long term monitoring and management continues to illuminate pathways to project completion.
Session Title
Session S-04E: Managing Floodplains for Multiple Benefits
Conference Track
Habitat
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
Start Date
1-5-2014 8:30 AM
End Date
1-5-2014 10:00 AM
Location
Room 613-614
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Floodplain management--Washington (State)--King County; Floodplain ecology--Washington (State)--King County; Restoration ecology--Washington (State)--King County
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); King County (Wash.)
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
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Implementing multiple benefit floodplain projects in King County
Room 613-614
Leaders are confronted with two types of problems: technical problems, which can be solved by expertise and good management and "adaptive" problems, such as poverty, which require innovation and learning (Heifetz, "Leadership without Easy Answers," Harvard Press, 1994). This presentation will explain how the issues of river/floodplain management fall into the latter category and provide several examples of how to add to the classic planning framework to move challenging multi-objective floodplain projects to completion. Two project examples provided are Rainbow Bend constructed in 2013 and Upper Carlson scheduled for summer 2014 construction as part of the Snoqualmie at Fall City Corridor project. The presentation will show how to implement multi-objective projects and will describe the richness that has been added to proven planning processes from the range of partners, tribes and stakeholders. Attendees will be encouraged to brace themselves for the intensity and, ultimately, satisfaction of the work and dedication needed to wade into floodplain projects that achieve multiple-objective purposes for the long run. As these two examples will show, the implementation and details of multiple-objective floodplain projects differ between rivers and even between reaches in the same river. Issues that emerge can be surprising and typically do not arrive with initial clarity on a path towards resolution. However application of the principles of public engagement, disciplined technical analyses that wade into complexities, active engagement with partners, tribes and stakeholders, and commitments to long term monitoring and management continues to illuminate pathways to project completion.
