Olive Hill Council for Planning and Restoration

The community of Olive Hill, through the Council for Planning and Restoration (CPR) continues to make progress on its recovery from back to back significant floods this past summer of 2010.

February 4th upate - "Federal, State, Local Cooperation Could Mean Brighter Future"  optimism and future work ahead after big meeting among the Council for Planning and Restoration and partners.  Shayla Menville, Grayson Journal-Esquire
CPR Community Recovery open house December 3rd, 2010

"CPR Finalizes Date to Meet with Federal Agencies" from Grayson Journal-Enquirer

Spirit Lake Nation, North Dakota

Spirit Lake Nation has suffered over 15 years of flooding from the rising Devils Lake.   They have begun a process of looking toward a new future for recovery.   See this video for an overview of one element of their journey.  "Winds of Change"

Recovery Diva has a short note on the efforts at SLN  http://recoverydiva.com/2010/12/21/spirit-lake-tribe-local-recovery-plan/

There is also a news video of the big meeting on December 8th involving the recovery committee and federal and state agencies.  WDAZ "Spirit Lake Tribe Adopts Strategic Plan"