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Nature Conservancy offers NOAA‑funded technical assistance to Pocomoke City for flood resilience
Summary
The Nature Conservancy presented a NOAA‑funded, no‑cost technical assistance package to help Pocomoke City assess and plan flood‑mitigation options, including modeling, cost‑benefit analysis and community engagement, with work proposed to wrap by fall 2025.
Representatives from the Nature Conservancy and partner experts told the Pocomoke City council on Feb. 18 they can provide no‑cost technical assistance, funded by NOAA, to support local flood‑resilience planning.
Joe (last name not stated) of The Nature Conservancy (Maryland/DC) said the team — including Liz Bandola, Nicole Carlozzo of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Emma DeAngeli of Resources for the Future — can build on existing assessments from Rao Inc. and Michael Baker International to deliver additional flood modeling, cost‑benefit analysis and community engagement. “Our team can deliver actionable information to support local planning efforts and future grant applications regarding flooding, economic development, and more,” he said.
The project’s scope would include maps showing how various adaptation measures could change flood risk, cost‑benefit comparisons and community‑based resilience goals; presenters said the project would wrap in fall 2025 because of the grant timeline. Council members asked whether the team would deliver shovel‑ready designs; Conservancy staff said their work would support bid‑ready projects and future grant applications but that construction would be performed by contractors engaged later by the city.
Council members identified Cypress Park as a priority flood area and encouraged the Nature Conservancy to work with city staff Dan (last name not stated), Mike Wyatt and Bill East. Council members also suggested local outreach options, including a public screening of the Conservancy’s short films at a local theater.
No formal vote or contract was recorded; the Conservancy asked for a decision path and timeline toward partnership. The council expressed interest and did not record any objections in the transcript.
