Danielle Henderson laughs when friends call her a water nerd, but for her, the Truckee River is more than just a job–it’s a living system she’s spent 18 years learning to protect.
Henderson is the Natural Resources Manager for the Truckee River Flood Management Authority (TRFMA). For years, she has pondered a particular part of the river corridor, an area now being considered for a major flood mitigation project: The Rock-McCarran Flood Project.
“The Rock-McCarran project is like the showpiece of our flood project,” said Henderson…