Reiter-Marolf said. “It just looks so bad.” Floodplain forests play a pivotal role in the river ecosystem – creating wildlife habitat, improving water quality, storing carbon and slowing ...

The river's floodplain forests grow in rich, complex soils; provide safe resting grounds and food sources for hundreds of bird, insect, fish and other animal species; store carbon and retain ...

A nationwide analysis of community-level floodplain development found that over two-million acres of floodplain were developed over the past two decades across the United States, with roughly half ...

TEXAS (TEXAS TRIBUNE) – Almost 6 million Texans, or about 20% of the population, live in an area susceptible to flooding and one-fifth of the state's land is in a 100-year floodplain ...

BRATTLEBORO — A floodplain restoration project at a former housing complex on the Whetstone Brook recently received a 2024 Engineering Excellence Award. "These awards go to projects that have ...

PATERSON — The building on Pennsylvania Avenue where the city is spending more than $10 million to create a new emergency communications center sits within a federal flood risk area, Mayor Andre ...

As Nashville braces for more severe weather through the weekend, those with homes in a floodplain face the highest risk of dangerous flooding. Not sure if that's you? If you live in Davidson ...

In the Charlotte area, Hurricane Helene flooded the upper Lake Wylie area the most. Destruction was widespread along roads like Riverhaven Drive. Post-Hurricane Helene, the state is offering ...

As it prepares a statewide flood prevention plan, the state found that almost 6 million Texans live in an area susceptible to floodwaters. A family returns to their Houston home in a kayak on Aug ...