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“You’d be called crazy if you asked somebody to stand in front of an oncoming flood to protect your structure. Yet, we continually do this with wildfires. Not only do we do it, but we assume it. We expect it.” @headecon hcn.org/articles/wildfire-ne…
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“What we're hearing more and more was, ‘Where are teachers gonna live?’” says @headecon’s Megan Lawson. I spoke with her about a report she led aimed to help booming Western ski towns deal with strains on housing and infrastructure. #MtnWestNews tinyurl.com/4mh38jnx
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Tomorrow, 5/24: Small, rural communities often struggle to access resources to improve flood resilience and water quality. GCC and @headecon will present a new report on regional collaborations, including conversations with local practitioners. Register: bit.ly/DecreasingFloodRiskWe…
ALT Aerial image of a river. Text reads: Register Now: May 24 Webinar. Decreasing Flood Risk through Regional Collaborations: Lessons from the Field. Georgetown Climate Center & Headwaters Economics webinar. Wednesday, May 24 at 11 AM CT/ 12 PM ET
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In a new report, @headecon digs into the "amenities trap" – a cycle of low wages, bad housing, and infrastructure shortages afflicting tourism-dependent towns in the West. More on the report for @highcountrynews
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May 24: Join GCC and @headecon for a webinar discussing regional collaboration for flood resilience and water quality solutions. We will share findings from a new set of case studies, and hear from people working on these issues in the Midwest. Register: bit.ly/DecreasingFloodRiskWe…
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Wildfires frequently make headlines, but the risk of disastrous post-wildfire flooding often flies under the radar. @amonthei explains why, with insights from Kimiko Barrett of @headecon, Micah Kiesow of @SantafeNF, and @mollyjmccabe of HaydenTanner lincolninst.edu/publications…
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Just landed in Denver for #AAG2023! Really excited to be in this great session on rural / urban property & to discuss mobile home park issues by highlighting a flood risk reduction project in Glendive, #MT #rural #hazards
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Headwaters Economics retweeted
Imp #mtleg bills! ~10% of #Montana housing is mobile homes & yet residents often fall through legal cracks. Made worse when disaster hits, like Yellowstone floods. We need to protect workforce housing. Our @headecon research: tinyurl.com/2z736awm Thx for tracking @eidietrich!
A pair of Republican-sponsored bills intended to help mobile-home park residents weather Montana’s acute housing shortage drew vehement opposition from park owners, real estate agents and the Montana Landlord Association. #mtleg
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There's more US funding now to help communities deal with climate change-fueled flood risk - but most has gone to richer coastal communities better able to apply for it - the same problem poor countries face accessing climate finance @fema @headecon context.news/climate-justice…
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Applications are due Jan. 27 for federal $ for projects to make communities safer from disaster. It's a good time to check out this analysis of how the Building Resilient Infrastructure & Communities (BRIC) program could be more equitable. @headecon #FEMA headwaterseconomics.org/equi…
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$3,000.
A study released last year by IBHS and @headecon found that for as little as that small investment, homeowners can mitigate vulnerable areas of their homes to further reduce wildfire risk.
Dive in ➡️ ibhs.org/ibhs-news-releases/…
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Did you know 21% of Carbon Cnty's houses are seasonal? I'll be presenting @headecon research on underlying conditions shaping #YellowstoneFlood recovery this Wed at @MontanaDES & @fema Recovery Symposium! Excited to present alongside @MontanaCommerce & @usdaRD! #mitigation
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Classic tale of the modern rural economy. Resources owned by national & international interests are extracted and exported leaving rural communities depleted and less resilient. All subsidized to incentivize rural development. Oops! @resilientplaces nytimes.com/2022/12/26/opini…
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💡 New research 💡
Increasingly severe and frequent wildfires are burning through state budgets.
Even as federal mitigation money grows, states still struggle to implement funds and scale fast enough.
3 solutions: pew.org/3FoRCVT #EMGtwitter
ALT An estimated 24.2 million homes face moderate or higher risk from wildfires.
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Frontline community organizations in WA, ID and OR: The #NWResilienceCollaborative wants to fund your justice-focused, community-centered environmental & climate projects through our Community Grants Program! Submit a Letter of Interest by Feb 28 2023! cig.uw.edu/ncrc-cgp
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Expanding #AffordableHousing is a priority for western governors. During the final panel of WGA's Winter Meeting, experts w/ @headecon, @WellsFargo, @AZHousing & @HUDGov discussed innovative solutions to solve the problem. Read more about the discussion. ow.ly/Rln150M2BWU
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More people than ever are moving to wildfire-prone areas of the Mountain West. I spoke to researchers @headecon, @unevadareno and @Chem_Insights about the growing wildland-urban interface and #WUI fires effects on communities. #MtnWestNews/@KUNRPublicRadio bit.ly/3U98PXq
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"Digital footprints" central to new approach for studying post-disturbance recreation changes - bit.ly/3FgvGMA. Our Dr. Eric White led a social media-based study of recreation visitation in the Gorge following the Eagle Creek Fire, expanding on research launched in 2016.
ALT A view of the Columbia River Gorge showing forested hills capped by smoke plumes from the Eagle Creek Fire.
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🚨‼️ Register for our upcoming webinar on Dec 7 with @CORC_CoP where @headecon will talk about their neighborhoods at risk tool! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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On Dec 7, join CORC CoP and CCRF for this 1hr virtual presentation to learn about a free, easy-to-use, interactive online tool developed to assist local communities to plan for flood hazards and extreme heat. Register Here: bit.ly/3DSiAmy
