FLOOD SYMPOSIUM EXAMINES 2008 FLOODS AND HOW IOWANS CAN BETTER PREPARE FOR 
FUTURE DISASTERS

Panel Highlights New Book, Protection Efforts and Future Flood Predictions

WHAT:          "A Watershed Year: Anatomy of the Iowa Floods of 2008"
                       Lessons Learned - Preparing for the Future Symposium

WHERE:       State Historical Building

WHEN:         6:30 to 8 p.m.

(Des Moines)  - Tonight, University of Iowa's Center for Global & Regional 
Environmental Research will host a flood symposium entitled "A Watershed 
Year: Anatomy of the Iowa Floods of 2008; Lessons Learned - Preparing for 
the Future."

The symposium will feature experts in flood-related fields, a book signing 
and a panel discussion about how Iowa is preparing for the future. The event 
will take place at the State Historical Building, 600 E. Locust St. in Des 
Moines, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Much of the event will center around information contained in a new book 
called "A Watershed Year: Anatomy of the Iowa Floods of 2008."  The book is 
a compilation of essays by physical and environmental scientists, 
hydrologists, economists, public policy experts, engineers and community 
managers about what caused the floods in 2008, what can be learned from the 
experience and how to better prepare for future floods. Ecologist Cornelia 
Mutel, a historian and archivist at the University of Iowa College of 
Engineering, edited the book and will be part of the panel.

The event's co-sponsors include the Conservation Districts of Iowa, Iowa 
Association of Water Agencies, Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club, Iowa 
Department of Economic Development, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, 
Iowa Municipal Utility Association, Iowa Native Plant Society, Iowa Natural 
Heritage Foundation, Iowa Office of Energy Independence, Iowa Rivers 
Revival, Iowa State University Extension, Iowa Storm Water Education 
Program, Iowa Conservation of Education Coalition, Iowa Department of 
Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa Environmental Council, Iowa Flood 
Center, Iowa Insurance Division, Iowa Water Center, Iowa Whitewater 
Coalition, Rebuild Iowa Office, Trees Forever, and UNI Center for Energy and 
Environmental Education.

For more information about the book, visit 
http://uipress.uiowa.edu/books/2010-spring/mutel-water.htm . For more 
information about the symposium, contact Joe Bolkcom at 
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