Joel Duke, Planning Director for the City of Prattville will be the speaker to discuss the City’s current, and planned, downtown revitalization efforts and recounting the trials and successes involved in the process.

The 2018 Spring Workshop (South) will be held on April 30th, 2018 at the beautiful Graham Creek Nature Preserve in Foley, Alabama.  Registration includes a full day of speakers, great food/drink amenities, and a tour of the Nature Preserve.  This year’s speakers will include updates on Low Impact Development, the NFIP, FEMA mapping updates in coastal Alabama, an update on the Weeks Bay Watershed Management Plan, stream restorations and more. 

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Conference planning is underway. We will have more information to follow when it becomes available. 

The Alabama Association of Floodplain Managers is holding their annual conference once again in sunny, beautiful Orange Beach. They are anticipating a wide variety of speakers again this year for enriching your floodplain management knowledge.

Topic: The Singing River Trail: Planning for a North Alabama Connection Date/Time: Friday, February 26, 2021 – 11:45 am until 1:00 pm Format: Zoom - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89295433185?pwd=amJSTE9SVHJnWk5iKzdDVlJHSHRjUT09 Description: The Singing River Trail will be a 150 mile greenway/blueway digital trail system that will connect Scottsboro and the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains to the Shoals of […]

In 2019, Jacksonville State University’s Center for Economic Development and Business Research was contracted by the Southern Rail Commission to conduct an economic impact study for the expansion of passenger rail in the state of Alabama for various economic corridors and rail connecting centers.