We thought you might find this article about New York artist Eve
Mosher’s work interesting. In 2007, she used art to illustrate
the potential high water mark for a 100-year flood in New York
City. Images from Hurricane Sandy last October show the reality
of the flooding that occurred in some of the same places Eve had
marked. Here in Portland, we’re working to protect and reconnect
natural floodplains as important natural resources and to
protect homes and businesses from flooding during some storm
events. Environmental Services’ East Lents project to restore
part of the Johnson Creek floodplain is nearly complete—watch
for the 150,000 newly planted native shrubs and trees to really
take off this spring. And, last month we announced the exciting
purchase of 54 acres of natural area in the Columbia Slough
watershed. This property, with sensitive wetlands that store and
filter rain water, is a rare remnant of the Columbia River’s
historic floodplain. Aerial photo of the January 2009 Johnson
Creek flood after a