Floodplain Training and Education

2022 Training Dates

One-day trainings are normally offered at a few locations around the state during winter (January to March) and in the fall (September to November). Due to restrictions over the past two years, our trainings were transitioned to a series of one hour virtual sessions.

A variety of 19 virtual one-hour trainings were held March-early May, 2021, and were well received.

Winter 2022 Virtual Training Dates

  • 1/5/2022 (Wed), 9:30-10:30 am: Floodplain Management Basics Register
  • 1/10/2022 (Mon), 1-2 pm: FEMA Map Basics (including Letters of Map Change) Register
  • 1/12/2022 (Wed), 9:30-10:30 am: Floodplain Web-based Maps & Tools Register
  • 1/19/2022 (Wed), 9:30-10:30 am: Shoreland Management Basics Register
  • 1/24/2022 (Mon), 1-2 pm: Floodplain Administration 101 Register
  • 1/31/2022 (Mon), 1-2 pm: Dealing with Zone As Register
  • 2/2/2022 (Wed), 9:30-10:30 am: Nonconformities Register
  • 2/7/2022 (Mon), 1-2 pm: Shoreland Higher Standards Register
  • 2/9/2022 (Wed), 9:30-10:30 am: Variances - Shoreland Emphasis Register
  • 2/14/2022 (Mon), 1-2 pm: FEMA Letters of Map Change Register
  • 2/16/2022 (Wed), 9:30-10:30 am: Floodplain Higher Standards Register
  • 2/23/2022 (Wed), 9:30-10:30 am: Floodplain Administration 201 (CUPs, Floodproofing, Variances) Register
  • 2/28/2022 (Mon), 1-2 pm: Flood Insurance Basics (including Risk Rating 2.0) Register
  • 3/2/2022 (Wed), 9:30-10:30 am: Minnesota's New State Floodplain Management Model Ordinance & Rollout Register
  • 3/7/2022 (Mon), 1-2 pm: Hydroclimatic Changes Affecting Minnesota’s Water-Related Resources Register
  • 3/9/2022 (Wed), 9:30-10:30 am: Substantial Damage Determinations & Post Flood Responsibilities for Local Floodplain Managers Register

For more information, please contact [email protected] or:

Ceil Strauss, MN DNR State Floodplain Manager

Dan Petrik, MN DNR Shoreland & River Programs Manager

Minnesota Association of Floodplain Managers (MnAFPM) Annual Conference

The 2021 annual conference was Nov. 3-5, 2021. The in-person conference was co-hosted with Wisconsin Association for Floodplain, Stormwater, and Coastal Management at the LaCrosse Center in LaCrosse, WI.

Please look for more information - including details on the 2022 annual conference - on the Minnesota Association of Floodplain Managers website

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