From: Rebuild Iowa Office

Aug. 30, 2010

*** Event Advisory ***
ELKADER SEMINAR EXAMINES 2008 FLOODS AND HOW IOWANS CAN PREPARE FOR FUTURE 
DISASTERS

Free Copies of the Book, 'A Watershed Year: Anatomy of the Iowa Floods of 
2008,' Will be Distributed After Event

The first of four community seminars to help people better understand the 
2008 Iowa floods and how Iowans can better plan and prepare for future 
flooding will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at the FreedomBank 
Community Room in Elkader.

The four seminars have been planned in response to requests from more Iowa 
communities following five seminars during June and July.

The Elkader event, which is free to the public, is titled "Anatomy of Iowa 
Floods: Preparing for the Future." Refreshments will be served following the 
seminar and a limited number of free copies of the book, "A Watershed Year: 
Anatomy of the Iowa Floods of 2008," will be available to attendees.

The seminar is hosted by the University of Iowa's Center for Global & 
Regional Environmental Research, Rebuild Iowa Office, Flood Center of Iowa, 
University of Northern Iowa's Center for Energy and Environmental Education, 
Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Department of Agriculture and 
Land Stewardship, Iowa State University Extension, Iowa League of Cities and 
the Iowa State Association of Counties.

Elkader Flood Seminar

Time: 4 to 6 p.m., Sept. 7
Place: FreedomBank Community Room, 210 S. Main St.

Agenda
·         Welcome: Mayor Robert Garms and Clayton County Supervisor Wayne 
Bockenstedt
A Watershed Year: Anatomy of the Iowa Floods of 2008
Trends in Iowa precipitation and run-off: Chris Anderson, PhD, Scientist, 
Assistant Director, Climate Science Initiative, Iowa State University
Floodplain management strategies: Lori McDaniel, Iowa Department of Natural 
Resources Flood Plain Management/Dam Safety Supervisor
·         The Iowa Flood Center: Nathan Young, Associate Director, Iowa 
Flood Center
·         Rural-urban watershed coalition building: Wayne Petersen, Urban 
Conservation Program Coordinator, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land 
Stewardship
·         Cedar Falls Floodplain Initiative: Kamyar Enshayan, Cedar Falls 
City Council
·         Discussion of state public policy issues: State Senator Pam Jochum
·         Question and answer session
·         Refreshments

Future seminars:
·         Tuesday, Sept. 14 - Western Iowa Community College, Cherokee
·         Tuesday, Sept. 21 - Montgomery County Historical Society building, 
Red Oak
·         Thursday, Sept. 30 - Honey Creek Resort State Park, rural Moravia 
on Lake Rathbun

For additional information visit the Web site of the Center for Global and 
Regional Environmental Research at http://www.cgrer.uiowa.edu/.

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