Practical Floodplain Management
Agenda
Practical Floodplain Management
Thursday June 18, 2020, 1:00 – 2:30 pm CDT
Technical guidance and advisory documents
Floodplain management approaches and techniques
Preparing for resiliency
Planning for future conditions
Webinar Instructions
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Credits
Professional Engineers:
1.5 PDHs
Land Surveyors:
1.5 PDHs
Floodplain Managers:
1.5 CPCs
AIA:
1.5 LU|HSW
LA/CES:
1.5 HSW PDHs
Continuing Education Credit Information Details
Each webinar offers 1.5 PDHs (6.0 total PDHs) to professional engineers in all states that accept online learning. Refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina (Sponsor ID: S-0130), and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers.
This webinar offers 6.0 PDHs to professional land surveyors in most states that accept online learning. Refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for land surveyors licensed in Indiana, Maryland, North Carolina (Sponsor ID: S-0130), and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York land surveyors. HalfMoon Education is not seeking course approval for land surveyors licensed in Florida, New Jersey, Tennessee or Texas.
The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved each webinar for 1.5 (6.0 total) PDHs for certified floodplain managers.
Each webinar is approved by the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System for 1.5 LU|HSW (Sponsor No. J885) and the Landscape Architect Continuing Education System for 1.5 HSW PDHs. Course approval is not being sought in states that require courses to be preapproved for landscape architects.
Speakers
Wendy Lathrop, PLS, CFM, CFS
President and Owner of Cadastral Consulting, LLCMs. Lathrop is licensed as a professional land surveyor in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland, and as a professional planner in New Jersey. She holds a master’s degree in Environmental Policy and has been involved in surveying since 1974 in projects ranging from construction to boundary to environmental land use disputes. Ms. Lathrop is also a certified floodplain manager through the Association of State Flood Plain Managers (ASFPM) and a certified floodplain surveyor through the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors. A former adjunct instructor at Mercer County College in New Jersey, she has also taught as part of the team for the licensing exam review course at Drexel University in Pennsylvania. Ms. Lathrop has been teaching seminars for surveyors since 1986 and has been writing articles for surveyors since 1983. She is a contributing editor for The American Surveyor magazine, and she has four articles included in the American Bar Association’s text, Land Surveys: A Guide for Lawyers and Other Professionals. She and Stephen V. Estopinal, PLS, PE co–authored a book entitled Professional Surveyors and Real Property Descriptions: Composition, Construction, and Comprehension, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in 2011. She is also on the faculty of GeoLearn, a web-based educational provider. Ms. Lathrop is a past president of the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors and of the National Society of Professional Surveyors, and she has served on the Board of Directors for the American Association for Geodetic Surveying.
AIA Info
AIA Provider Statement:
HalfMoon Education Inc. is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number J885. All registered AIA/CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider of learning program may be sent to AIA/CES (cesupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).
This learning program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.
AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA/CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.
Course Title: Practical Floodplain Management
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This 1.5-hour online presentation examines floodplain management techniques and how to plan for future conditions.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Attendees will be able to use technical guidance and advisory documents to understand floodplain designations.
Learning Objective 2:
Attendees will be able to adopt practical approaches to active floodplain management.
Learning Objective 3:
Attendees will be able to prepare themselves to achieve resiliency in development and construction.
Learning Objective 4:
Attendees will be able to prepare for changed conditions that will impact floodplain management in the future.
LUs: 1.5 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of floodplains
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 03/16/2023
Complaint Resolution Policy:
Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to doug@halfmoonseminars.org or by calling (715) 835-5900. A HalfMoon Education representative will respond within 72 hours to resolve the complaint, which will include, but not limited to, access to another CE activity at no or reduced cost or a full or partial refund. Each instance will be resolved on a case-by-case situation.