Center News Archive

The following list contains both Center Press Releases and Center coverage in online articles

March 2008: Commission renews push for stream rules: Lake George panel picks new company to help draw up protections Read article

January 2008: Center receives $125,000 from the Home Depot Foundation view the press release (PDF)

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 Read press release

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: 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

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.

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.

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

November 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.

January 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.

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