Center History

In lieu of a long narrative, we share the following timeline to provide some history about the Center.

1992
First board meeting November 19th
Center is incorporated as a 501 (c)3 non-profit

1993
First grant from EPA
Tom Schueler begins working at the Center as first employee
Center sublets an office from River Federation in Silver Spring, MD
Center starts first watershed study in Longwell Branch (MD)

1994
First issue of Techniques hits the streets
Move to own offices in Silver Spring
Rich Claytor joins Center as 2nd employee

1995
Center publishes Site Planning for Stream Protection
First board retreat in Solomon’s Island
Environmental Indicators Report is completed. 

1996
Annual Center revenue exceeds $500,000
Hye Yeong Kwon joins Center

1997
Maryland Stormwater Manual completed
Center conducts its 200th workshop

1998
Rapid Watershed Planning Manual and Better Site Design are completed
Second board retreat in Smith Island
Office move # 4, on to Ellicott City
Center acquires GIS capability

1999
Center website debuts
First local site planning roundtable concluded in Frederick County
Staff count climbs to nine employees

2000
Practice of Watershed Protection published
Stream Restoration Assessment completed
Board approves first strategic plan
Program activity first exceeds $1 million
Staff size grows to 12
First watershed camp in Powhatan, Virginia

2001
Friends of the Center individual donation program begins
Last issue of Techniques released
Stormwater Manager’s Resource Center website premieres
Builders for the Bay is launched

2002
Center receives Maryland Association for Nonprofits’ Standards of Excellence Certification – the first environmental non-profit in Maryland to achieve these standards
Third Board retreat held at Bishops Head
Staff reaches 18
Smart Sites debuts
Center holds first Stoneroller’s Ball – the Center’s 10th Anniversary party at the National Aquarium in Baltimore

2003
Hye Yeong Kwon becomes Executive Director
First Watershed Learning Institute held in Reisterstown, MD
Office relocates across the street to larger office space on Main Street in Ellicott City

2004
First manuals of the Urban Subwatershed Restoration Manual series released
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination manual released 
Institutes held in Seattle, New York, and North Carolina 
Second Stoneroller’s Ball held again at Aquarium
Launch first of many multi-year research projects in watershed forestry and wetlands

2005
First Watershed Protection Institute held
Staff grows to 22
Program activity surpassed $1.5 million
Kicked off largest and most urban Builders for the Bay roundtable in Baltimore County
Organized first Stormwater Institute, combining both program and design training

2006
First workshop in tropical watersheds on stormwater management
First Watershed Institute, combining watershed protection and restoration training
Developing first online course – Urban Watershed Management

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