Nebraska Floodplain Management Newsletters

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January 2026: Floodplain Mapping Project Update; Collaborative Community Assistance Contact Workshops; NEW Emergency Manager's Guide to Floodplain Management; Storage of Materials in the Floodplain, Frequently Asked Floodplain Questions; and, upcoming Events and Educational Opportunities.

October 2025: Mobile Home Parks Face High Flood Risk; Gravel Mining and Floodplain Permitting; Broken Bow's Jacob Holcomb; Funds Delayed for FY25 Mapping; NeFSMA's 2025 Conference
July 2025: Gov. Pillen Creates a New State Agency: DWEE; Outreach Strategies in City of Pierce and Cass County; Dry Floodproofing in Kenesaw; ASFPM Conference; New Story Map on Substantial Damage
April 2025: Use DRRA to Help Your Community Rebuild; A Powerful New Map; Planning for Substantial Damage Assessments; Protect Endangered Species; Press Release Template
January 2025: hird Annual Nebraska Floodplain Conference; New Model Ordinance; Class Offer: L0273 "Managing Floodplain Development Through the NFIP"; Leann Sato of Scottsbluff

October 2024: Celebrating New CRS Communities: Waterloo and Waverly; Floodplain Model Roadshow: Scotts Bluff; Meet Your Floodplain Management Team; NeDNR Presents at NeFSMA 2024
July 2024: Floodplain Changes Threaten Nebraska's State Tree; Fun Had by All at the Nebraska Children's Groundwater Festival; Three Things to Know about New HUD FFRMS Rule; Two Exciting Announcements; New Community Boundaries? Be Sure to Let FEMA Know
April 2024: 5 Years Later: A Reflection on the 2019 Flood; You Can Protect Endangered Species with the NFIP; Floodplainers Network in Broken Bow; 2024 CRS Symposium Comes to Omaha; Regulating Your Floodplain Using 2D Data
January 2024: Floodplain Administrator Spotlight: Joel Hansen, City of Wayne; Features of the New Elevation Certificate; Flood Insurance Discount Tool; Scholarship Opportunity; Wayne Open House

October 2023: Floodplain Storage: Safe or Risky?; There's a New Model in Town; NeRFF is Launched; BRIC and FMA NOFO Released
July 2023: View Flooding in Real Time Across Nebraska; Biodiversity Spotlight: Eastern Black Rail; Nebraska's Business Plan; Flood Risks Increase After Fires
April 2023: NEMA, USACE, NDEE, and NGPC Come Together for Lexington Event; Permitting Non-Structural Development; Bring Floodplain Education to Your Event or Classroom; Tips for Stronger BRIC Grant Applications
January 2023: Your Questions Answered; Administrator Spotlight: Mike Jensen, Cass County; Floodplain Development Permitting; Biodiversity Spotlight: Western Prairie Fringed Orchid; Meet Your Floodplain Management Team

October 2022: NeDNR Prepares Real-time Flooding Interactive Map in Response to 2019 Flood Event; Silver Jackets Team Releases Mitigation Project Interactive Map; Appropriate Uses of State Determined BFEs; 2022 State Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan and You
July 2022: 2022 NeFSMA Annual Conference is Here; Floodplain Management Section to De-Obligate Work; IMMERSED Comes to NeFSMA!; FEMA Discount Explanation Guide; Flood Risk Mapping Project Priority Areas
April 2022: Substantial Damage: The Bane of Our Existence, OR the Key to Our Resilience; Accessory Structure FAQ for FPAs; Biodiversity Spotlight: Piping Plover; Attend an Open House Near You; NeDNR Floodplain Management's Business Plan Update
February 2022: Getting Started in CRS; NeDNR's Updated BFE Request Webpage; Tips for New and Experienced Floodplain Administrators

October 2021: Nebraska Silver Jackets Recognized as Team of the Year; New Interactive Maps for Risk Rating 2.0; NeDNR's Updated Flood Insurance Webpage; CFM Exam Online
July 2021: NeFSMA's Floodplain Management Workshop; Risk Rating 2.0 Is Coming: What We Know So Far; NeDNR Launches Statewide Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan
April 2021: Nebraska's Business Plan; Before and After Disaster Strikes: A New Handbook for Floodplain Administrators; Updates to Technical Bulletin 3: Non-Residential Floodproofing - Requirements and Certification
January 2021: New Rules for Agricultural and Accessory Structures in Your SFHA; Clerks Institute and Academy Goes Virtual; Meet Your Floodplain Management Team