Healthy Watersheds Learning Exchanges

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• Quarterly Healthy Watersheds Learning Exchanges
• Upcoming Events
• Past Events

Quarterly Healthy Watersheds Learning Exchanges

Healthy Watersheds Learning Exchanges Flyer (pdf) (3.9 MB)

Join EPA's Healthy Watersheds Learning Exchanges, a virtual webinar series aimed at highlighting watershed protection approaches and facilitating discussions across practitioners to promote the sharing of experiences, lessons learned, and tools. 

• Who can attend? State, Territory, and Tribal water quality programs; other government agencies; non-profit organizations; colleges/universities; and others interested in joining a community of practice focused on healthy watersheds protection. 
• When will exchanges occur? Learning exchanges occur on a quarterly basis. 
• What topics will be covered? Each exchange will focus on a different aspect of healthy watersheds protection, such as building protection-based partnerships, watershed protection prioritization, financing watershed protection projects, and landowner and community engagement. 

Upcoming Events

May 15, 2025, 2-3:30pm Eastern: Protection Perspectives from the Great Lakes Region - Monitoring, Assessment & Tools.

Click here to register!

• The Next Frontier: Development of a Lake Fish Biogeographical Model in the Canadian Shield, Minnesota. Jessica Massure, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
• Hiding in Plain Sight? Lessons Learned From A Monitoring Pilot to Identify/Verify High-Quality Waters Within Healthy (But Unmonitored) Watersheds of Northern Wisconsin. Aaron Marti, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
• Great Lakes StreamCat: A Scalable Binational Database of Watershed Metrics for the Great Lakes Watershed. Tom Hollenhorst, Marc Weber, Ryan Hill, USEPA
• Moderated by Paul Walkup, USEPA Region 5

Past Events

Visit our YouTube channel for previous webinar recordings. 

• October 23, 2024: Data Tools and Resources to Advance Watershed Protection
  • Janae Davis, American Rivers
  • Arlene Olivero, the Nature Conservancy Center for Resilient Conservation Science
  • Ryan Toot, US Forest Service
  • Moderated by Beth Smith, USEPA Region 4
  • Click here for the recording
• May 29, 2024: Local Implementation of Healthy Watersheds Protection
  • Heather Amster, NY Department of Environmental Conservation, NY
  • Emily Baldauff, PA Trout Unlimited 
  • Ana Gonzalez, City of Austin, TX Watershed Protection Department
  • Moderated by Brian Fontenot, USEPA Region 6
  • Click here for the recording
• February 27, 2024: Kickoff Healthy Watersheds Learning Exchange - Introduction to Healthy Watersheds Protection 
  • Ali Dunn, CA Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program
  • Pamela Toshner, WI Department of Natural Resources
  • Sophie Waterman, EPA Chesapeake Bay Program
  • Moderated by Paul Thomas, USEPA Region 5
  • Click here for the recording
• CWA 303(d) and 319 Protection Learning Exchange (2022)
  • In 2022, Environmental Law Institute hosted a multi-day learning exchange for EPA Headquarters, Regional, and State staff focused on healthy watersheds protection. Visit their webpage to learn more and access presentations and materials.