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EPA’s Watershed Academy sponsors monthly Webcasts, audio versions of which are available on their website. The next webcast will be on May 13, covering "Wetlands and Climate Change." Past Webcast topics include Smart Growth, AMD and Art, EPA's STORET system, TMDLs and trading through the National Estuary Program, the Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO) Program, Brownfields Redevelopment, Watershed-based NPDES Permitting, Integrating Wetlands into Watershed Protection; Sustainable Financing for Watershed Groups; Phase II Stormwater; Low Impact Development Strategies, Tools, and Techniques for Sustainable Watersheds; and Eight Tools for Watershed Protection in Developing Areas. http://www.epa.gov/watershedwebcasts EPA's popular webcast series for municipal stormwater professionals have resumed. The series will feature stormwater-related webcasts on a variety of topics, including the following:
Archived webcasts on urban stormwater retrofitting and BMP performance are also available. http://www.epa.gov/npdes/outreach_files/sw_webcasts_2008.pdf PA Dirt and Gravel Road ESM Workshops The Center for Dirt & Gravel Roads and Penn State University will be holding their Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance (ESM) Training. The ESM training provides basic knowledge and tools necessary to maintain roads in a more cost-efficient and environmentally sensitive manner. The training is directed towards Municipalities, the Bureau of Forestry, and others entities responsible for unpaved road maintenance. Workshops will be held on the following dates and locations:
http://www.mri.psu.edu/centers/cdgrs/calendar/calendar.html Pennsylvania River Sojourns are guided paddling trips, sponsored by the PA Department of Conservation of Natural Resources, the PA Fish & Boat Commission, American Canoe Association and POWR. Sojourn season runs from May through September, and participants can choose whether to paddle just one day or the whole trip. http://www.pawatersheds.org/sojourn/ With nearly 6,000 attendees, over 150 educational sessions, more than 200 exhibitors and unrivaled networking events, the U.S. EPA and ICMA co-sponsored National Brownfields Conference is the premier event of its kind. It will be held May 5-7 at the Cobo Convention Center in Detroit, MI. http://www.brownfields2008.org/en/index.aspx On May 8, EPA will be hosting a free webcast to discuss EPA's Draft National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change. The agency recently distributed this draft strategy and is now seeking comment until May 27. The draft strategy represents an initial effort by EPA's National Water Program to identify potential impacts of climate change for clean water and drinking water programs, and to define actions both to adapt water programs to these impacts as well as to mitigate the release of greenhouse gases. http://www.epa.gov/water/climatechange/ The River Management Society (RMS) is hosting Branching Out from the Mainestream: a River Management Symposium on May 12-15 in Portland, Maine. RMS's first national symposium in the Northeast will be more intimate and interactive, offering new ideas and ways of learning, including field trips to local rivers and estuaries for onsite examples of management successes and challenges. http://www.river-management.org/symposium.asp World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2008 The Environmental & Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers will be holding the 2008 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress on May 12-16 in Honolulu, HI. Come learn about the Ancient Hawaiian ahupua'a system of sustainable land management, which evolved to protect the upland water resources that were a life-sustaining gift to be used wisely and conserved by all Hawaiians. http://content.asce.org/conferences/ewri2008/index.html The 16th Pennsylvania GIS Conference will convene on May 14-15 in Camp Hill, PA. This year’s theme is “Sustaining and Leveraging Our Geospatial Investment.” The conference will explore the unprecedented growth in the geospatial technology industry on the one hand and Pennsylvania's need to effectively leverage that growth to build a framework SDI on the other. The conference will provide a forum for learning, debating, sharing, and "ideating" ways to sustain PAMAP. http://www.pagisconference.org National WQ Monitoring Conference The National Water Quality Monitoring Council (NWQMC) is hosting its 6th conference, Monitoring: Key to Understanding Our Waters, in Atlantic City, NJ on May18-22. The conference will focus on seven themes that highlight the importance of monitoring in achieving the goal of clean water for all. Especially integral to effective monitoring networks are the “3C’s” of the Council’s Framework for Monitoring — Communication, Collaboration, and Coordination. http://www.wef.org/ConferencesTraining/ConferencesEvents/NatlWaterQualityMonitoringConference/ The New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission’s (NEIWPCC) 19th Annual Nonpoint Source Pollution Conference: “Progress through Partnerships: Collaborating to Protect Our Watersheds,” will be held on May 19-21 in Groton, Connecticut. www.neiwpcc.org/npsconference Sustainable Infrastructure Forum for Water and Wastewater On May 20-22, the Environmental Finance Center will host a Sustainable Infrastructure Forum for EPA Region 3 and Region 4. State and local groups with an interest in Sustainable Infrastructure are encouraged to attend, however workshop registration is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. http://www.efc.umd.edu/SustInfrasForum.html PA Water, Sewer & Stormwater Management Conference The Environmental Law Institute and 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania are holding a conference titled “Saving $ - Managing Water: Regional and Collaborative Approaches to Water, Sewer and Stormwater Management in Pennsylvania” to be held May 22 in Harrisburg, PA. The conference will provide working examples of collaborative and regional approaches to water, sewer and stormwater management in Pennsylvania communities. http://www.eli.org/Program_Areas/events/penn_water_05.22.08.cfm Society of Wetland Scientists International Conference The Society of Wetland Scientists will be holding an International Conference on May 26-30 in Washington, DC. The theme for the 29th annual meeting, Capitalizing on Wetlands, highlights the need for integrating the breadth of wetland science, encompassing biogeography, conservation, ecology, hydrology, management, nutrient cycling and contamination, and wildlife biology with economics, public policy, and education. http://www.sws.org/2008_meeting PA Outdoor Lighting Workshops for Municipal Planners PADEP and PADCNR, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting Council, are sponsoring three Outdoor Lighting workshops this spring for municipal planners. These workshops will help define good and bad outdoor lighting, showcasing equipment to help reduce glare and light pollution, and provide tools for communities to protect themselves against irresponsible lighting practices. There will also be an important discussion on the elements of an effective lighting ordinance and the process of getting such an ordinance enacted and enforced in your community. Although workshops will focus mainly on the needs of municipal officials, they are also open to interested members of the general public. Workshops will be held on the following dates and locations:
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/news/cwp/view.asp?Q=535881&A=3 PA Agriculture and Environment Conference The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences and leaders from throughout Pennsylvania’s agricultural and environmental community are presenting Agriculture and Environment: Achieving Balance on June 1 – 3 at the Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey in Harrisburg, PA. This conference taps the collective wisdom of those engaged in farm and natural resource management to identify the opportunities for improving the state’s water quality. Please RSVP by May 23. http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?i=e94d5f4f-59a5-45b2-8a9d-f7a05fac0b56 PA Source Water Protection Workshop The Water Resources Education Network will conduct an informative workshop, Protecting Public Drinking Water: Source Water Protection Solutions, to provide information about steps local communities are taking across Pennsylvania to protect drinking water. The workshop will be held on June 4 at the Holiday Inn Conference Center, Fogelsville, PA. Workshop is FREE and open to the public. Approved for 3.5 CEU for Water Operators. http://www.drinkingwaterwise.org WV GIS Tools for Strategic Conservation Planning Course A new course, GIS Tools for Strategic Conservation Planning, is being offered June 16-19 at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center and The Conservation Fund offer this course to teach students how to apply GIS tools, methodologies, and analyses to strategic conservation planning using a "Green Infrastructure" approach. The registration deadline is May 1. http://www.conservationfund.org/node/670 A national sustainability conference,
Sustainability 2008: Green Practices for the Water Environment, will be held
on June 22-25 in National Harbor, MD. the conference is organized by the Water Environment Federation. AWRA Summer Specialty Conference A summer conference, "Riparian Ecosystems and Buffers: Working at the Water's Edge," will be held on June 30-July 2 in Virginia Beach, VA. The conference is organized by the American Water Resources Association (AWRA). http://www.awra.org/meetings/Virginia_Beach2008/ West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Symposium The 2008 West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Symposium will be held on July 18-19 in State College, PA. Anyone interested in restoring the West Branch is invited to attend this premier event which serves as a regional forum for exchanging information and networking for volunteers, policy-makers, technical experts and students. http://www.crisciassociates.com/Newsletter/docs/3/WestBranchSymposium08.pdf EPA Water Quality Standards Academy Course The EPA Office of Science and Technology's Water Quality Standards Academy will hold a Basic Course in Arlington, VA (just outside of D.C.) on July 21-25. The Basic Course is an introductory training course on water quality standards designed for those with fewer than six months of experience with standards. Others may also benefit from the course, including veterans of the water quality standards program who seek a refresher on aspects of standards. http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/standards/academy.html
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