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River Rising Solutions Webcast | Episode 2
June 17, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Sit back, relax, grab a pint or a bite and join us podcast style! Listen and be a part of the conversation as St. Johns Riverkeeper Executive Director, Jimmy Orth, and Advocacy Director, Shannon Blankinship, discuss solutions to flooding and increasing water levels in the St. Johns and whether or not they will work.
We will be joined by guest speakers and experts – and hopefully you! Tune in, every other Wednesday at 7pm, starting June 3, 2020.
June 17 @ 7pm
Episode 2 – River Rising: Can a wall protect us?
Guest: Erik Olsen, Coastal Engineer, Olsen Associates, Inc.
Read Before Listening
Many cities look to the Netherlands as a model for engineered solutions that can hold water back. Are the structural solutions that work in other cities the right fit for us in Florida?