Center for Watershed Protection. 2001. Powhatan Creek Watershed Management Plan. James City County, James City, VA.

Management, Plan, watershed

The plan outlines a management plan to protect and restore this historically significant watershed.

Center for Watershed Protection. 2003. Yarmouth Creek Watershed Management Plan. James City County, James City, VA.

Management, Plan, watershed

This watershed management plan identifies critical issues and an action plan to protect this relatively pristine Virginia watershed.

Center for Watershed Protection. 2003. Yarmouth Creek Watershed Management Plan. James City County, James City, VA.

Management, Plan, watershed

This watershed management plan identifies critical issues and an action plan to protect this relatively pristine Virginia watershed.

Center for Watershed Protection. 2001. Powhatan Creek Watershed Management Plan. James City County, James City, VA.

Management, Plan, watershed

The plan outlines a management plan to protect and restore this historically significant watershed.

Center for Watershed Protection. 2003. Yarmouth Creek Watershed Management Plan. James City County, James City, VA.

Management, Plan, watershed

This watershed management plan identifies critical issues and an action plan to protect this relatively pristine Virginia watershed.

Center for Watershed Protection. 2001. Powhatan Creek Watershed Management Plan. James City County, James City, VA.

Management, Plan, watershed

The plan outlines a management plan to protect and restore this historically significant watershed.

Center for Watershed Protection. 2001. Powhatan Creek Watershed Management Plan. James City County, James City, VA.

Management, Plan, watershed

The plan outlines a management plan to protect and restore this historically significant watershed.

Center for Watershed Protection. 2003. Yarmouth Creek Watershed Management Plan. James City County, James City, VA.

Management, Plan, watershed

This watershed management plan identifies critical issues and an action plan to protect this relatively pristine Virginia watershed.

Center for Watershed Protection. 2001. Powhatan Creek Watershed Management Plan. James City County, James City, VA.

Management, Plan, watershed

The plan outlines a management plan to protect and restore this historically significant watershed.

Upper Neuse River Basin Association, Center for Watershed Protection, North Carolina Division of Water Quality. 2006. Little Lick Creek Local Watershed Plan. North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, Raleigh, NC.

Management, Plan, water quality, watershed

This plan provides recommendations for nine comprehensive watershed management strategies for restoring the water quality and aquatic habitat in the short term and ensuring long term protection.

Center for Watershed Protection. 2001. Powhatan Creek Watershed Management Plan. James City County, James City, VA.

Management, Plan, watershed

The plan outlines a management plan to protect and restore this historically significant watershed.

Center for Watershed Protection. 2006. Wetlands and Watershed Article Series Article 2 Attachment B: The Eight Tools Audit. Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD.

impacts, planning, policy, urban, wetlands

The Eight Tools Audit is a checklist that identifies regulatory and programmatic tools and gaps in local watershed protection programs. The Eight Tools correspond to the stages of development of a site.

Cappiella, K., Fraley-McNeal, L. 2007. Wetlands and Watershed Article Series Article 6: The Importance of Protecting Vulnerable Streams and Wetlands at the Local Level. Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD.

regulated, stream, wetlands, protection

This CWP article discusses the need for expanded local protection or vulnerable streams and wetlands that may not be fully protected by state or federal law due to their perceived isolation from perennial or navigable waters. The article also provides a summary of state and local approaches to closing this gap.

Center for Watershed Protection. 2003. Paxton Creek Baseline and Stormwater Retrofit Assessment. Paxton Creek Watershed and Education Association, Paxton Creek, PA.

Management, Plan, restoration, retrofit, stream

The plan summarizes baseline conditions, results of stream and subwatershed field assessments, outlines goals, and recommendations and identifies priority restoration projects with conceptual designs for future implementation.

Cappiella, K., Schueler, T., Tomlinson, J., Wright,T. 2006. Urban Watershed Forestry Manual Part 3: Urban Tree Planting Guide.:.Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD.

forest, manual, Methods, urban

This CWP manual provides guidance on urban tree planting at the development site and watershed scale. The manual discusses species selection, site preparation, tree planting and maintenance techniques, and special considerations for urban tree planting. The appendix “Urban Tree Selection Guide” is provided as a separate document.

Center for Watershed Protection. 2001. Powhatan Creek Watershed Management Plan. James City County, James City, VA.

Management, Plan, watershed

The plan outlines a management plan to protect and restore this historically significant watershed.

Center for Watershed Protection, Biohabitats, Inc. 2007. Bronx River Watershed Assessment and Management Report. Westchester County Department of Planning, Westchester, NY.

Assessment, restoration, urban

A summary of field and desktop assessments identifies priority actions and candidate restoration projects in this highly urban area.

Cappiella, K., Wright,T., Schueler,T. 2006. Urban Watershed Forestry Manual Part 2: Conserving and Planting Trees at Development Sites.:.Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD.

development, forest, manual, Methods, pervious

This CWP manual presents specific techniques for developers, engineers or landscape architects to incorporate more trees into a development site. Several approaches provided include protecting existing trees, planting trees in stormwater treatment practices, and planting trees in other pervious areas of the development site.

Cappiella, K., Fraley-McNeal, L., Novotney, M., Schueler, T. 2008. Wetlands and Watershed Article Series Article 5: The Next Generation of Stormwater Wetlands. Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD.

BMP, Practice, wetlands

This CWP article revisits the design of stormwater wetland systems based on lessons learned from the field, and presents new concepts and design objectives for stormwater wetlands.

Strommen, B., Cappiella, K., Hirschman,D., Tasillo,J. 2007. Wetlands and Watershed Article Series Article 4: A Local Ordinance to Protect Wetland Functions. Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD.

impacts, Model, ordinance, regulated, wetlands, protection

This CWP article outlines the key elements of an effective ordinance to protect wetlands from the indirect impacts of land development, and provides adaptable model ordinance language.

Center for Watershed Protection. 2008. Coral Bay Watershed Management Plan: A Pilot Project for Watershed Planning in the USVI. NOAA Coral Reef Program and USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Virgin Islands.:,.

coastal, coral reef, Management, Plan

This plan provides a framework for managing the Coral Bay Watershed, St. John, USVI based on a pilot watershed planning study conducted.

Cappiella, K., Kitchell, A., Schueler, T. 2006. Wetlands and Watershed Article Series Article 2: Using Local Watershed Plans to Protect Wetlands. Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD.

impacts, planning, policy, urban, wetlands

Detailed methods for integrating wetland management into the local watershed planning process are presented. There are four attachments associated attachments with this publication (A, B, C, and D).

Center for Watershed Protection, Tetra Tech, Inc. 2005. Centennial and Wilde Lake Watershed Restoration Plan. Howard County Department of Public Works, Ellicott City, MD.

Assessment, Management, Plan, Pollution Prevention, restoration, stream

This watershed management plan provides a summary of watershed recommendations developed based on a baseline analysis, stream assessment, upland pollution prevention assessment, stormwater retrofit field work and stakeholder input.

Center for Watershed Protection. 2006. Wetlands and Watershed Article Series Article 2 Attachment A: Needs and Capabilities Assessment (NCA). Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD.

impacts, planning, policy, urban, wetlands

The Needs and Capabilities Assessment (NCA) is a simple, checklist tool to help local staff quickly organize known programs and resources that can be applied to watershed protection and restoration. This tool helps identify potential resources and funding mechanisms.

Cappiella, K., Wright,T., Schueler,T. 2005. Urban Watershed Forestry Manual Part 1: Methods for Increasing Forest Cover in a Watershed. Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD.

forest, manual, Methods

This CWP manual introduces the topic of urban watershed forestry and presents new methods for measuring watershed forest cover and techniques for maintaining or increasing this cover.

Cappiella, K., Schueler, T., Tasillo,J., Wright,T. 2005. Wetlands and Watershed Article Series Article 3: Adapting Watershed Tools to Protect Wetlands.Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD.

Methods, ordinance, regulated, wetlands, protection

This CWP article describes 37 techniques for protecting wetlands through local programs and ordinances.

Center for Watershed Protection. 2006. Wetlands and Watershed Article Series Article 2 Attachment D: Wetland Impact Assessment Protocol. Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD.

impacts, planning, policy, urban, wetlands

This Wetland Impact (WI) form is a supplement to the Unified Stream Assessment (USA) and is intended to help watershed managers verify existing wetland information, document observable evidence, provide data to help reduce wetland stressors, and address wetland restoration site lists. The WI should be used to support a watershed assessment strategy.

Center for Watershed Protection. 2006. Wetlands and Watershed Article Series Article 2 Attachment C: Additional Information on Wetland Assessment Protocols. Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD.

impacts, planning, policy, urban, wetlands

This attachment includes Wetland Assessment Protocols, Methods for Remote Wetland Assessment, and Volunteer Based Wetland Assessment Methods. Wetland assessment method descriptions, tips, and sources are provided.

Center for Watershed Protection, James River Association. 2006. James River Vulnerability Analysis. James River Association, James River, VA.

development, Management, Plan, runoff, water quality

A vulnerability analysis of the James River subwatersheds was developed to identify which watersheds contribute the most sediment to the James River from stormwater runoff. The project evaluated existing subwatershed information and identified priority subwatersheds for protection.

Center for Watershed Protection. 2008. Guanica Bay Watershed Management Plan. NOAA Coral Reef Program and DRNA, Puerto Rico.

coastal, Management, Plan

This plan provides a framework for management of the Guanica Bay watershed in southwestern Puerto Rico.

Center for Watershed Protection. 2006. A User’s Guide to Watershed Planning in Maryland. Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD.

manual, Plan, regulated

This guide provides a framework for developing watershed plans in Maryland. It includes a compilation of planning resources, regulatory drivers, and presents methods necessary for completing a watershed plan.

Wright, T., Tomlinson, J., Schueler, T., Cappiella, K., Kitchell,A., Hirschman,D. 2006. Wetlands and Watershed Article Series Article 1: Direct and Indirect Impacts of Urbanization on Wetland Quality. Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD.

impacts, urban, wetlands

This CWP article provides a review of the direct and indirect impacts of urbanization on wetlands, and describes how impacts to wetlands affect watershed health.