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Providing Guidance to the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribe on the Lake Traverse Reservation
Following a winter storm in 2016, FEMA Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (EHP) worked with tribal representatives to repair damage to a 14-foot fiberglass sculpture located on the Lake Traverse Reservation.
Columbia Canal Repair and Water Supply Intake in Columbia, South Carolina
FEMA Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (EHP) staff worked with state and tribal historic preservation officers and Richmond County officials to repair canal damage sustained from severe weather in 2015. Along with canal repairs, FEMA will fund an additional project through a Building Resilient Infrastructures and Communities (BRIC) grant to build a new water supply intake.
Historic Manitou Springs Incline Trail and Hydro-Electric Plant Pipeline in El Paso County, Colorado
FEMA Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (EHP) staff worked with state and local officials and tribal historic officers for repairs to the Manitou Springs Incline Trail in Colorado following severe flooding events in September 2013. The floods impacted 17 counties across the state.
Stormwater and Green Infrastructure Projects: Serving Nine Neighborhoods in the City of New Orleans, Louisiana
FEMA Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (EHP) staff worked with city officials and support staff to combat localized flooding from damaging impacts from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and severe weather events. By implementing nature-based solutions, properties will be protected from flooding, residents will maintain their homes, and investments and the city’s infrastructure remain intact and stronger than the condition prior to the hurricanes.
Protecting Investments and Building for the Future: A 53-Acre Development and Relocation of Public Services in Princeville, North Carolina
FEMA Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (EHP) partnered with federal agencies, local officials, and tribal representatives in North Carolina to relocate fire and police stations, public service buildings, and educational facilities to a higher-elevated property following severe weather and damage sustained from Hurricane Matthew. EHP continues to provide support and sound guidance for the redevelopment project stretching across 53 acres.
Lares Cemetery Grave Repairs and Relocation in Puerto Rico
FEMA Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (EHP) worked with internal agency program leads and partner with local officials and the public to restore damage to a cemetery in the Central-Western Puerto Rico Highlands following Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. Through sound guidance, EHP helped to protect the vulnerable population and environments. In collaboration with health officials, FEMA minimized risks to the public by ensuring environmental regulations were met prior to recovery efforts.
Melrose Terrace, Brattleboro, Vermont, Project Completion
FEMA Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (EHP) staff worked with state historic preservation officers and local officials on a demolition and restoration project to a historic structure and property in Brattleboro, Vermont.
Archaeological Data Recovery in Teton County, Wyoming
FEMA Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (EHP) advisors worked with officials and tribal representatives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to restore damage to transmission towers following severe weather in February of 2017. Through federal funding, utility services were restored and built stronger to withstand future disasters. EHP advisors supported archaeological efforts to preserve the natural infrastructure in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.
Pierce County, WA: Using Community Lifelines to Increase Community Engagement
Pierce County’s All Hazard Mitigation Plan covers over 900,000 residents across 76 jurisdictions. A key part of the planning process is to seek input from all individuals and groups. Those who do not take part in updating the plan are less likely to understand or use it. With 76 jurisdictions and many partners, it was hard to engage everyone in the planning process. Also, once the HMP was updated, they all had to adopt the plan. The jurisdictions had different timelines, and the county has many hazards. It needed a planning process for all members of the area that would help address each hazard risk.
Bring Out the Sheep
Wildfire fuel reduction using goat and sheep grazing can be funded by FEMA.