Registration:
Please register in advance to attend this event.
Description:
All our welcome to join the next Coastal Hazards of Superior (CHAOS) community of practice meeting to learn more about relocating homes and other structures. During the meeting we will hear from three speakers; David Mickleson, who will discuss the local geology and bluff erosion processes affecting Wisconsin's shoreline of Lake Superior, including first views of some oblique images taken in May 2022 by the Wisconsin Wing of the Civil Air Patrol; Jane Bucy, who will share her personal experience in house moving as a response to an actively eroding bluff; and Tammie DeVooght Blaney, who will discuss the benefits of structure moving, the structure moving process, and how to find and work with a mover. There will also be opportunities for audience participation and Q&A.
Presenters:
David Mickleson, professor emeritus, department of geological science, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Jane Bucy, former president of Bayfield County Economic Development Corporation; former chair of the Town of Clover, Herbster, Wisconsin.
Tammie DeVooght Blaney, executive director, International Association of Structural Movers.
Contact:
Minnesota Sea Grant Resilience Extension Educator Madison Rodman.
Additional information:
Individuals with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Sarah Brown at sarah.brown@wisconsin.gov by Wednesday, June 22, 2022, or call using your preferred Telecommunications Relay Provider.
Image credit: Minnesota Sea Grant