Beyond the Banks: Leveraging Levees for Trails, Recreation, and Resilience

This webinar explores how levees can serve a dual role as flood protection infrastructure and recreational trails. Using the Miami Conservancy District’s century-old levee system and the Great Miami Riverway as case studies, presenters will share strategies for balancing safety, compliance, and community use while creating vibrant trail networks.

Learning Objectives:

• Explain how multi-agency collaboration can support the development and maintenance of levee-based trail networks.
• Identify best practices for engaging community stakeholders, local governments, and federal partners in trail planning and implementation.
• Apply lessons from the Miami Conservancy District’s Great Miami Riverway to create partnerships that enhance recreational access and regional connectivity.