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GIS Basics for Infrastructure Managers: FLO Presentation at IACC Conference October 25
At the Infrastructure Assistance Coordinating Council (IACC) Conference, senior GIS analysts Grant Herbert and Ruth McColly will be presenting on the nuts and bolts of GIS technology, its ability to manage assets, and considerations for implementing and further developing GIS in your organization. See below for more information about the presentation and what you can…
Leora WernerGIS Consortium Membership Proves Valuable for City of College Place
The Association of Washington Cities (AWC) and FLO partner to run the GIS Consortium, an AWC program that helps Washington cities and non-city entities (conservation districts, utility districts, and more) implement or improve the use of GIS. Read the interview below to learn how GIS Consortium membership is helping City of College Place to increase…
Grant Herbert, GISPLand Trust Alliance Climate Rider Initiative
Extreme summer heat, mega forest fires, super storms and flooding—global climate change is already having a significant impact on communities and the environment across the United States, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists. How quickly will the climate change, and what can we expect? That’s a big question that land trusts (nonprofit organizations that…
Jennifer AxelrodPierce County Passes New Agricultural Resource Lands Designation Ordinance!
In 2016, FLO joined a multidisciplinary team tasked with evaluating Pierce County’s existing land use policy for designating agricultural resource lands (ARL)—lands that “have long-term significance for the commercial production of food or other agricultural products,” according to The Washington State Growth Management Act—and then recommending new ARL designation criteria. FLO provided GIS expertise throughout…
Jennifer Axelrod