{"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":"2026-10-20T15:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T19:58:08","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<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">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 class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Become informed about FEMA&#8217;s National Flood Insurance Program requirements and benefits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Familiarize yourself with municipal and state regulations on existing properties within floodplains and river corridors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Develop an understanding of the natural behavior of rivers and how it informs state regulations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Meet your regional floodplain manager.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Eligible for 2 Vermont Real Estate License CE Credits<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">For more information and to schedule, contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:michelle.lockhart@uvm.edu\">Michelle Lockhart<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><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;&nbsp;\u2013 Real estate professional and workshop participant<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">List Under:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Course Descriptions and Credit Values<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eligible for 2 Vermont Real Estate License CE Credits For&#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":""},"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":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4942,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2878\/revisions\/4942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}