Presentation Abstract
The Sustainable Lands Strategy (SLS) is a collaborative effort focused on achieving lasting farm-fish-flood solutions. Not long ago competing land use priorities created conflict over the management of floodplains, pitting fish habitat against agricultural production against flood management interests. All interests are anticipated to suffer under predicted climate change scenarios. County, tribal, agricultural and non-governmental leaders have been working together through the SLS process to work through thorny issues. One of the more tangible products has been the development of reach-scale plans for multiple benefit recovery of diverse ecosystem services. This presentation outlines the resources necessary for defining multiple benefit planning goals, and the complex technical needs of ongoing integrated floodplain design. Examples will draw from recently-completed plans for the Lower Skykomish River reach, the Mainstem Stillaguamish reach, and the draft plan for the Snohomish and Snohomish estuary reaches.
Session Title
Building Resilient Floodplains through Regional Policy, Community-driven Solutions and Science: The Story of Integrated Floodplain Management
Keywords
Reach scale plan, Flood plains
Conference Track
SSE1: Habitat Restoration and Protection
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2018 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE1-644
Start Date
5-4-2018 4:30 PM
End Date
5-4-2018 4:45 PM
Type of Presentation
Oral
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)
Agricultural ecology--Washington (State)--Snohomish County; Floodplain management--Washington (State)--Snohomish County; Fish habitat--Washington (State)--Snohomish County; Flood control--Washington (State)--Snohomish County
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Snohomish County (Wash.)
Rights
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Included in
Fresh Water Studies Commons, Marine Biology Commons, Natural Resources and Conservation Commons, Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Commons
Reach-scale planning in Snohomish County: a foundation for collaborative farm-fish-flood integrated planning and project delivery
The Sustainable Lands Strategy (SLS) is a collaborative effort focused on achieving lasting farm-fish-flood solutions. Not long ago competing land use priorities created conflict over the management of floodplains, pitting fish habitat against agricultural production against flood management interests. All interests are anticipated to suffer under predicted climate change scenarios. County, tribal, agricultural and non-governmental leaders have been working together through the SLS process to work through thorny issues. One of the more tangible products has been the development of reach-scale plans for multiple benefit recovery of diverse ecosystem services. This presentation outlines the resources necessary for defining multiple benefit planning goals, and the complex technical needs of ongoing integrated floodplain design. Examples will draw from recently-completed plans for the Lower Skykomish River reach, the Mainstem Stillaguamish reach, and the draft plan for the Snohomish and Snohomish estuary reaches.
