The 60th anniversary of the 1964 flood was commemorated at a Dec. 21 gathering at the Scotia Lodge, sponsored by the Rio Dell-Scotia Chamber of Commerce. A standing-room-only crowd gathered in the ...

ASHEVILLE - With the future of development in Asheville's floodplains still uncertain, a first round of public policy discussions has begun after Tropical Storm Helene decimated parts of the River ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. — At 7 p.m. on May 8, Tharran Hobson, the Southern Illinois Program Director for the Nature Conservancy, will be presenting “Dog Tooth Bend: Maximizing Channel Stability, Ecosystem ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The City of Greenville revealed a new floodplain map on Friday meant to increase resident safety and protect future developments from potential flooding. The changes ...

MODESTO — Throughout the Central Valley, California’s rivers have long been held within their banks by levees and berms, artificially disrupting the natural cycles of flooding and preventing streams ...

Half of all residential development on flood-prone land in the U.S. over the past two decades has been built in Florida. From 2001 to 2019, more than 2 million acres of floodplains in the U.S. have ...

In the valley that the Mississippi River carves through the heart of America, one vital habitat is facing a multitude of threats. The river's floodplain forests grow in rich, complex soils; provide ...