York River Watershed

Gloucester County is a coastal county along the bottom east section of the York River. Being a coastal county it is knowns to have flooding risk due to hurricanes, sea level rising, heavy rain, dam failure, as well as water main failure. Gloucester County has a Floodplain Management Committee dedicated to evaluating the county's Floodplain Management Plan and looks for ways to strengthen the flood management program and to lessen the damage caused by coastal flooding. Current recommendations in their Floodplain Management Plan include: heightened construction standards in the Coastal A zone. Both actions will help lower flood insurance premiums for policy holders monitor State Route 649, Maryus Road and if washouts from flooding persist, recommend that VDOT improve the road to withstand coastal floodwaters by elevating damaged sections and installing more appropriate roadway drainage crossings  Continue to send annual mass mailings with specialized information relating to property

I plan to continue to use blog posts to display my final product for the class.  My timeline will be as follows: Flood Plain Maps and Alluvial Soils:  Pick an area of flood plain within the York River Watershed Watershed and use ArcGIS and FEMA flood mapping tools to illustrate the area. (Due: 11/13) Dendrology Part 2:  Enhance current dendrology slide show made in September. (Due 11/20) Build a Mobile App:  Review MIT's Mobile App Inventor and report findings from videos. (Due 12/4) Archive Individual Products:  Upload all individual products that are in the blog to Canvas using canvas portfolio tool. (Due 12/9) Final Review of Watershed Products:  Look over and refine all products. Ensure all are available for public review and submit the final link to the York River Watershed blog. (Due 12/11)