Land Use Leadership Alliance training
The Hudson River Watershed Alliance, New York Sea Grant, and Pace University’s Land Use Law Center brought the award-winning Land Use Leadership Alliance (LULA) training program to members of the Hudson Valley Flood Resilience Network this spring.
The cohort included representatives from the City of Albany, City of Newburgh, Village of Cold Spring, Village of Tarrytown, Village of Irvington, Town of Hyde Park, Town of Ancram, Hudson Valley Regional Council, Hudson River Estuary Program, Cornell University, and Sustainable Hudson Valley. This group convened three times in May for presentations, learning, and sharing around the land use process and opportunities to improve local flood resilience.
The Land Use Law Center also provided participating municipalities with resilience assessments using the Resilience Implementation and Strategic Enhancements (RISE) Local Assessment Tool, developed by FEMA and EPA. The RISE assessment process includes reviewing the municipality’s current zoning and comprehensive plan to understand how the community is currently addressing resilience, along with opportunities to refine laws and policies in a way that improves resilience and helps achieve local goals. Each community left the program with a trained leadership group, as well as an implementation plan for next steps on climate resiliency.
This program is funded by a grant from the New York State Environmental Protection Fund through the Hudson River Estuary Program of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.
The Hudson Valley Flood Resilience Network connects local governments committed to taking actionable steps to manage current and future flood risks. The Flood Resilience Network is co-facilitated by New York Sea Grant and the Hudson River Watershed Alliance.
Hudson Valley Flood Resilience Network programs and trainings are open to Members and Partners. Members are representatives from municipal and county governments in the Hudson River estuary watershed. This includes elected and appointed officials, staff, and volunteers. Partners are staff from agencies, regional organizations, or private-sector consulting firms working in the Hudson River estuary watershed that support Members’ flood resilience goals.
To join the Network and gain access to the upcoming spring programs, visit https://www.hvfloodresiliencenetwork.org/join and complete the Member or Partner form based on your role. The Network is free to join.