{"id":2878,"date":"2026-01-06T15:35:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.seagrant.w3.uvm.edu\/?page_id=2878"},"modified":"2026-01-06T15:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:36:07","slug":"demystifying-fema-and-floodplain-maps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/demystifying-fema-and-floodplain-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Demystifying FEMA and Floodplain Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"848\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FEMAFloodplains-848x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2879 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FEMAFloodplains-848x1024.jpg 848w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FEMAFloodplains-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FEMAFloodplains-768x928.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FEMAFloodplains-1271x1536.jpg 1271w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FEMAFloodplains-1695x2048.jpg 1695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learn&nbsp;from a Vermont rivers&nbsp;expert&nbsp;how to access and interpret FEMA, state flood hazard, and river corridor maps to determine if a&nbsp;property is at risk for flooding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Become informed about FEMA&#8217;s National Flood Insurance Program requirements and benefits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Familiarize yourself with municipal and state regulations on existing properties within floodplains and river corridors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop an understanding of the natural behavior of rivers and how it informs state regulations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meet your regional floodplain manager.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Eligible for 2 Vermont Real Estate License CE Credits<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information and to schedule, contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:michelle.lockhart@uvm.edu\">Michelle Lockhart<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>I will be taking a closer look at where properties lie on a map before viewing to identify if they may be at risk of any flooding. This will help me evaluate any potential risks while viewing properties with clients.&#8221;\u00a0\u2013 Real estate professional and workshop participant<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>List Under:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Course Descriptions and Credit Values<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I will be taking a closer look at where properties&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-2878","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2878"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2881,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2878\/revisions\/2881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=2878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}