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Site Last Updated: July 3, 2006
Latest
News:
Article #2: Using Local
Watershed Plans to Protect Wetlands released - 6/16
2006 Watershed
Institute registration open! - 5/2/06
Latest Publications:
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Wetlands
& Watershed Web site and Article Series
The most recent
article - "Using
Local
Watershed Plans to Protect Wetlands" is now available
for free download. Visit the wetlands website to
learn how and why wetlands should be part of watershed management.
Also available is Article 3 of the article series, "Adapting Watershed
Tools to Protect Wetlands".
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Smart Watershed Benchmarking Tool
released!
Using lessons
learned from around the country, this self-assessment tool helps
local program managers make better decisions on watershed
restoration priorities to maximize the performance of staff and
financial resources. Local watershed groups can also use this tool
by determining how their community compares to others and work with
their local governments to encourage adoption of practices that
would improve scores. It includes:
- an overview
of smart watershed programs, its benefits and applications for
local communities;
- step-by-step
guidance on how to complete the tool and interpret community
scores;
- case studies
and tips for implementing the programs;
- and further
details on restoration budgeting.
Download the PDF
for free after filling out a brief
form.
Some hard copies may be made available for purchase-
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Part 3 of the Urban Watershed Forestry Manual:
Urban Tree Planting Guide
The Center, in
cooperation with the USDA Forest Service, has completed a three-part
manual series on using trees to protect and restore urban
watersheds. This series is the result of extensive research compiled
over the past year and two design workshops involving over forty
foresters, stormwater engineers, watershed organizations, landscape
architects, and other experts. Click HERE for more
information.
Part 3 of the
Urban Watershed Forestry has just been released and can be
downloaded for FREE with Parts 1 and 2! CLICK
HERE |
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The Center recently drafted a guide for
developing watershed plans in Maryland for the Maryland Department
of Natural Resources. The User's Guide to Watershed Planning
in Maryland provides a common planning framework for
Maryland communities, assembles planning resources into one place,
integrates regulatory drivers, and presents the methods necessary
for completing a watershed plan. The guide represents a compilation
of information gathered from 25 interviews with state agency program
managers and local government staff and incorporates a review of
more than 47 local watershed planning surveys.
User’s Guide
downloadable tools are provided in lieu of appendices. The guide is available
for free download from Maryland's Department of Natural Resources
website: http://dnr.maryland.gov/watersheds/pubs
/userguide.html
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Manual 2 of the Urban
Subwatershed Restoration Manual Series
(Manuals 1, 4, 8, 10 and
11 also available)
Just released is the much anticipated
Manual 2: Methods to Develop Restoration Plans for Small Urban
Watersheds. Joining Manuals 1, 4, 8, 10, and 11, Manual 2
helps tie the others together and provides a step-by-step approach
to developing a restoration plan. This manual is available in PDF
for immediate download, or in hard copy. ORDER
NOW!
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IDDE
Guidance Manual
The Illicit Discharge Detection and
Elimination Guidance Manual is the comprehensive result of a
research project between the Center for Watershed Protection and Dr.
Robert Pitt of the University of Alabama. The manual, made possible
through an EPA cooperative agreement, outlines practical, low cost,
and effective techniques for program managers and practitioners and
details the types of testing used to detect illicit discharges,
information on estimating program costs in terms of capital and
personnel expenses, and timelines that estimate how long program
implementation will take.
Download the
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Manual,
FREE!
CLICK
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