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CWP
in the News
March 2008: Commission renews push for stream rules Read how
the Lake George Park Commission has awarded the Center with a project to protect their streams Read Article
February 2008: Center Releases Urban Stream Repair Practices for free download
January 2008: Center receives $125,000 from the Home Depot Foundation view the press release (PDF) read about the funded projects
December 2007: Center Releases Two Manuals of the Urban Subwatershed Restoration Manual Series for free download
December 2007: The Center is awarded the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance Charity Accreditation
October 2007: The Center's National Pollutant Removal Performance Database has been updated
November 2007: Stormwater Magazine addresses Retrofits and Center Manual in Editor's Comments Read Janice Kaspersen's letter in the November/December issue here
August 2007: Center finishes field work in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Energizes Community: Read the St. John's Daily News coverage of the watershed priorities presented at stakeholder meeting (HERE) and other coverage of visit prior to public meeting. HERE as PDF
August 2007: The Baltimore Examiner interviews Center Executive Director Hye Yeong Kwon for focus piece on the Center's work in the Baltimore area Read Article
May 2007: Center is awarded a Chesapeake Bay Targeted Watershed Grant: The Bay Journal covers the purpose of the grants and the recipients.Read article
March 2007: Analysis of measures to protect the James finds that most aren't: Read about the most recent findings from partnered efforts by the Center, the James River Association, and three local universities.Read article
February 2007: Rain gardens sprouting in watershed in effort to stop blooms on Bay: Read about the Center's guidance and endorsement on the positive impacts of rain gardens.Read article
January 2007: Article 1 of the Wetlands and Watersheds Article Series featured in National Wetlands Newsletter Click here to E-News site
October 2006: BFB Recommended Model Development Principles for Baltimore County released Visit the Builders for the Bay page for more information Click here
August 2006: Development codes fail to curb pollution: Read about the findings of a collaborative project between the Center, the James River Association and local university students. Read article
August 2006: Workshops cover growth-related issues: Read how four counties in Tennessee are working to protect natural and water quality during economic growth using the Center's Better Site Design principles. Read article
July 2006: BFB Recommended Development Principles for Baltimore County reached Visit the Builders for the Bay page for more information Click here
July 2006: Dam removal set for Ward Creek watershed: Read how the Nevada Appeal used Center resources to explain watersheds and watershed restoration. Read article
June 2006: Developers, citizens agree for once: Read how the Baltimore County Builders for the Bay process offers promise to the region. Read article
June 2006: New techniques target construction runoff: Read how the Center has worked with South River Federation on identifying ways to minimize Annapolis, MD construction pollution. Read article
June 2006: Arkansas LWV donates Urban Subwatershed Restoration Manual Series to local library Read article
April 2006:
Report finds east branch of creek in good condition: Read how the Center has helped the Antietam Watershed Association assess the East Branch of the Antietam watershed. Read it here
February 2006:
Groups working to protect the James: Read how the Center has helped the James River Association (VA) in a partnership effort with local universities to improve the James River water quality Read it here.
December 2005: NOAA to show officials how local decisions affect regional resources: Read the Bay Journal's article about NOAA's grant awarded to the Center Read it here.
November 2005: Silent Streams: Read the Washington Post Magazine's lead article outlining how sprawl is threatening the Chesapeake Bay stream system and what the Center for Watershed Protection's Tom Schueler and two Center Board members are saying about it. Read it here.
July 2005: Builders for the Bay program launches in Baltimore County: Read about the Center's partnership with Baltimore County and others to launch redevelopment plan within our Builders for the Bay program. Read it here. Read more about the Baltimore Co. BFB program here
April 2004: Environmentally friendly
developments face challenges: Read about the Center's
Better Site Design work in Sussex County, DE in this edition of the Cape Gazette.
Read it here.
February 2004: Bay Program Ripples: This article in Builder Online
reports the positive impacts of the Center's Builders for the Bay program.
Read it here.
December 2003: Bay Group Sponsors
Study of Stormwater: Read this article about the Center's
Builders for the Bay project
in the Lancaster Online. Read
it here.
November
2003: First Pennsylvania Builders for the Bay Roundtable Completed The
first Builders for the Bay
roundtable to be held in Pennsylvania wrapped up in the Paxton Creek watershed.
Read it here.
June
2003: Removing Asphalt to Pave the Future
The Center is quoted in this article from the Baltimore Sun. Read
it here.
June 2003: First Builders for the
Bay Roundtable Completed in Harford County, MD Community makes commitment
to environmentally-friendly development. Read
it here.
June, 2003: Plan Created to Protect JCC Watershed The Daily Press
reports on the Center's work studying the Yarmouth Creek area in James City
County, VA. Read it
here.
May,
2003: Protecting Troubled Waters The Baltimore Sun reports on the
Center's watershed planning work in Bush River in Harford County. Read
it here
March, 2003: Protecting Our Area's Watersheds The Center is
profiled in a feature piece in the Ellicott City newspaper, The View.
Read it here.
June, 2002: Dog Waste Poses Threat to Water Resources The Center is
quoted in this USA Today article. Read
it here
April, 2002: Watershed Protection Workshop Planned The Center's two-day
Adams County training workshop is profiled in these articles in the Gettysburg
Times. Read
one here and another
here
February, 2002:
Conservation & Preservation Charities of America Featured Group
The Center is selected as the Conservation & Preservation Charities of
America Featured Group Read
about it here
January, 2002: American Rivers Watershed Group of the Month
The Center is honored to be named the American Rivers Watershed Group of the
Month. Read
about it here
January, 2002: CWP Is A Small But Formidable Smart Growth Advocate
The Center for Watershed Protection is covered in a full page article (page
5) of the Maryland Planner. Read
the full article here
December 3, 2001: Builders for the Bay Builders for the Bay is a first-of-its-kind
program aimed at reducing environmental impacts from residential and commercial
construction within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Under the leadership of
the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, the Center for Watershed Protection and
the National Association of Home Builders, Builders for the Bay will encourage
the voluntary adoption of 22 site design principles that reduce the environmental
effects of residential and commercial development. Read
the full press release here.
October 31, 2001: Cecil County Roundtable Through grants from the Chesapeake
Bay Trust and the Chesapeake Bay Program, Cecil County has recently recommended
changes to local subdivision and zoning regulations designed to encourage
development that reduces sprawl, minimizes the amount of asphalt covering
the land, and reduces pollution in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Read
the full press release here.
November 9, 2000: Center Wins APA Award The Center for Watershed Protection
was selected today as a recipient of the Maryland Chapter American Planning
Association (APA) 2000 Professional Achievement Award in the Zoning category.
The award was given in recognition of the Center's Frederick County Site Planning
Roundtable project. Read
the full press release here.
October 6, 2000: Death for Streams in Pavement Article published in the
Baltimore Sun by Tom Horton. Read
the full article here.
January 20, 2000: Center Wins NEETF Award The Center for Watershed Protection
was selected today as the winner of the 1999 National Environmental Education
Achievement Award winner in the Land Use and Natural Resources category. Presented
by the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation (NEETF), the
award was given in recognition of the Center's National Site Planning Roundtable
(NSPR) program. Read
the full press release here.
1999: Center Wins Web Awards from Studyweb and Brittanica: The www.cwp.org
website has been selected as one of the best educational resources on the
web by Studyweb and
Britannica. 
