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Watershed News 2005 Index
Watershed News is a publication of EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds. It is designed to provide timely information to groups working at the watershed level.
| Watershed News Index | |
| December 2005 | 1) New Watershed Funding Web Site 2) Watershed Academy Sponsors Webcast on Stormwater Phase II 3) Targeted Watershed Grants Announced for 2005 4) Smart Growth Implementation Assistance-RFAs due Jan. 6 5) 2005 Smart Growth Awards 6) EPA FY 2005 Performance and Accountability Report 7) Nominations for the 2006 National Wetland Awards 8) New Additions to §319 Nonpoint Source Success Stories 9) Conferences |
| October 2005 | 1) USDA Solicits Input on 2007 Farm Bill 2) Environmental Education Grant Applications due COB Nov 23, 2005 3) Environmental Technology Development Grants 4) Free Land Conservation/Water Protection CD-ROM Available from LGEAN 5) ICMA to Host Eminent Domain Webcast 6) EPA Releases Annual Superfund Report 7) New Report Highlights Affordable Housing as Smart Growth Tool 8) EPA's Watershed Academy Webcasts 9) Nominations for 2006 Wetlands Awards Due Dec. 15, 2006 10) 8th Annual Southeast Watershed Roundtable Bowling Green, Kentucky on November 2-4, 2005 11) 2005 Groundwater Foundation Annual Conference to Explore the Science, Technology and Practices behind Groundwater Protection 12) Green Highways Forum 13) The Community Based Collaboratives Research Consortium Hosts ´Putting Knowledge to Work´ Conference 14) 2006 National River Rally 15) 2nd National Water Quality Trading Conference |
| September 2005 | 1) EPA and Louisiana DEQ post water quality data from New Orleans Flood Waters 2) NEETF issues Earth Gauge Newsletters about Hurricane Katrina 3) EPA launches new interactive, on-line Watershed Discussion Forum 4) EPA Publishes Community-Based Watershed Management: Lessons from the National Estuary Program 5) River Network Publishes New Clean Water Act Manual 6) EPA Announces Clean Water Act §319 Successes 7) Nonpoint Source News Notes Now On-line 8) EPA and NOAA to celebrate National Estuaries Day 9) America's Clean Water Foundation to celebrate World Water Monitoring Day 10) EPA's Watershed Academy Offers Free Monthly Webcasts 11) Center for Watershed Protection Offers new Stormwater Institute 12) Upcoming Conferences |
| July 2005 |
1) Watershed Academy’s Second Webcast Features Getting in Step Guide to Effective Watershed Outreach 2) EPA launches new Watershed Discussion Board 3) New Southeast Watershed Success Case Studies 4) DEP Features Staten Island "Bluebelt" System 5) Calling All Abstracts for the 5th National Monitoring Conference- MONITORING NETWORKS: CONNECTING FOR CLEAN WATER San José, California - May 7-11, 2006 6) Upcoming Conferences/Watershed Events |
| June 2005 |
1) EPA’s Nonpoint Source News-Notes Focuses on Economic Benefits 2) EPA Publishes New National Management Measures to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution from Forestry 3) Blending of Effluent at Publicly Owned Sewage Treatment Facilities 4) Patagonia Environmental Grants 5) Southeast Watershed Forum's Watershed Leadership Train-the-Trainer Academy 6) California Firm Recognized for Expanding Environmental Awareness 7) 8th Annual Southeast Watershed Roundtable & 3rd Annual Kentucky State Watershed Roundtable Invites Abstracts 8) Upcoming Conferences/Watershed Events |
| May 2005 |
1) ICMA and TPL to Host Conservation Financing Webcast 2) "Strategies for Implementation Using Integrated Watershed Planning" - Saturday, June 25th at Hyatt Regency in Philadelphia 3) Path to Protection: Ten Strategies for Successful Source Water Protection 4) Protecting Surface Water Quality with Conservation Easements 5) New EPA Web Portal on Mercury 6) OST Crossword Puzzle in Scholastic News Earth Day Publication 7) New Drinking Water Web Site for Kids 8) Third Round of Targeted Watershed Grants 9) NRCS Conservation Security Program 10) Nature of Learning Grants Program 11) Kodak American Greenways Grants 12) President's Environmental Youth Awards 13) Rooks Communications Marketing Environmental Grant 14) Conferences/Watershed Events |
| April 2005 |
1) Smart Growth Implementation Assistance 2) Environmental Finance Center's Directory of Watershed Resources 3) 2005 Stormwater Training Sessions 4) American Wetlands Month 5) New web site for kids 6) EPA Science Forum 7) National Green Roof Conference 8) Volunteer Monitor List Serv |
| March 2005 | 1) The Third Round of Watershed Grants Announced - Proposals Due May 19, 2005 2) Draft 2006 Integrated Report Guidance Available for Public Comment 3) EPA Sustainable Financing Team Working on New Training Module 4) Virginia's Watershed Plan for Little Hunting Creek to Emphasize Low Impact Development 5) "Make Our Potomac Trash Free"- 17th Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup to Take Place Sat., April 2, 2005 from 9-12 Noon. 6) 7th Annual Conference on Watershed Protection and 2005 New York City Watershed Science and Technical Conference Call for Abstracts 7) Want More Watershed Information? Subscribe Today to EPA's NPSINFO Listserv and NPS News Notes Newsletter |
| February 2005 | 1) Now On-line "Growth and Water Resources" Training Module 2) National Coastal Conditions Report II (NCCR II) Released 3) White House Releases Response to Ocean Commission Report 4) New Film on Local Impact Development to Premiere February 16 at the DC Environmental Film Festival 5) EPA to Celebrate Environmental Education Week 6) 18th Annual Lakes Conference 7) National River Rally 2005 Registration Open-May 20 - 24 Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO 8) Southeast Land Trust and Watershed Association Conference |
| January 2005 | 1) CWP to Sponsor Watershed Protection Institute--March 28 - April 1, 2005 2) DOD Issues Low Impact Development Manual 3) EPA Develops LID Design for its HQ Facility 4) Center for Watershed Protection Offers New Urban Stream Repair Manual 5) After the Storm Television Program Now Available for Cable TV and Educational use 6) EPA to Sponsor Upcoming Smart Growth Conference-Jan. 27-29 at the Deauville Beach Resort Hotel in Miami Beach 7) Environmental Education Report Card Show Positive Results on Standardized Tests 8) Watershed Organization Forming to Protect Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC |