Nebraska Floodplain Management Newsletters
The Nebraska Floodplain Management Division strives to provide informative content to Floodplain Administrators and stakeholders through the quarterly newsletter "Floodplain Management Today." We welcome your comments and suggestions on topics and information you would find most helpful.
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Floodplain Management Today
January 2026 Floodplain Management Today Newsletter: 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: Third 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