Watershed Management

• Know Your Watershed - all the tools needed to start a watershed group and put tegether a watershed management plan to successfully implement a local, voluntary plan.
• Center for Watershed Protection - independent research and technical support to professionals to find new, cooperative ways of protecting and restoring our nation's watersheds.
• Watershed Agricultural Council - protects the New York City water supply for consumers and promotes agricultural and forestry practices in the Catskill region.
• Watershed Management Council - dedicated to advancing the art and science of watershed management.
• Watershed Science Centre - inter-disciplinary and inter-institutional alliance focusing on watershed ecosystem management, health, protection and rehabilitation.
• White Clay Watershed Association - community group concerned with environmental issues and history for the White Clay Creek watershed in Chester County, PA and New Castle County, DE.
• Allegheny Watershed Network - concerned with the protection and enhancement of local water resources.
• AquaRAP - international, interdisciplinary team of scientists whose goal is to assess the biodiversity importance of Latin American watersheds.
• Arana Gulch Watershed Alliance (AGWA) - dedicated to protecting the Arana Gulch Watershed through resource management, habitat enhancement, and public education.
• Bear River Watershed Education Project - a water quality monitoring program for 5th-12th grade students and teachers throughout the Bear River Watershed (Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming).
• Catskill Watershed Corporation - implementing environmental protection and community development programs in the New York City watershed west of the Hudson River.
• Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy - mission is to preserve and enhance the water quality and ecological health of the lakes, streams, and watersheds of the Chautauqua region.
• Cook Inlet Keeper - non-profit organization monitors water quality in order to protect the Cook Inlet and Kachemak Bay watershed and the life it sustains.
• East Maui Watershed Partnership: Management and Research - summary of dissertation research, including links to other agencies that I am collaborating with on my work.
• EPA Office of Wastewater Management@
• EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans, & Watersheds@
• Fraser Valley Regional Watersheds Coalition - working to promote the understanding and action of communities in the Fraser Valley area to achieve healthy watersheds and the communities that they support.
• French Creek Watershed (2)
• Friends of the Croton Watershed - devoted to improving New York City's watershed through environmentally sound alternatives to filtration.
• Friends of the Occoquan - working to preserve the natural integrity of the Occoquan watershed, the main source of drinking water, fishing, and water sports for northern Virginia.
• Great Artesian Basin@
• Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment - promotes stewardship activities in the Gulf and its watershed.
• Gunnison Basin Selenium Task Force - group of local, state, and federal interests committed to finding ways to reduce selenium concentrations in the Western Colorado watershed.
• Huron River Watershed Council - mission is to protect, rehabilitate, and sustain the Huron River System.
• Information Integration for Watershed Planning and Risk Assessment - pilot project using GIS focusing on risk assessments of eastern Sierra Nevada biological species and fire hazards.
• Lake Eyre Basin@
• Michigan Watershed - resources for and about Michigan watersheds, watershed organizations, management, and programs.
• Minnesota Association of Watershed Districts (MAWD) - represents 42 watershed districts in the state. Watershed districts are partners in water protection and management.
• Murray-Darling Basin@
• Nine Springs E-Way - learn about the educational and recreational opportunities found in this seven-mile environmental corridor located just south of Madison, Wisconsin.
• North Carolina Watershed Projects - cooperating with other agencies in a variety of watershed projects spanning all three physiographic regions of the state.
• Orcas Watershed Education Alliance - fresh water on Orcas Island comes from rainfall. Our rainfall and the amount of water that can be stored varies widely. Some areas are amply supplied while others are critically short.
• Oyster Pond Environmental Trust, Inc. - nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and studying the health of the Oyster Pond watershed in Falmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
• Rio Grande Alliance - alliance concerned with the protection, improvement, and conservation of the Rio Grande Watershed.
• Rockingham County Watershed Preservation Coalition - mission is to protect river, watershed, and groundwater resources within the county.
• Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project - a comprehensive program dealing with the problems of combined sewer overflows, polluted storm water runoff, and various other nonpoint source pollutants.
• Salmon River Enhancement Society - citizens working to protect and enhance Langley's watershed.
• Salmon River Restoration Council - community-based watershed management group on northern California's Salmon River.
• San Luis Rey Watershed Council - provides integrated resource planning for the watershed and river that meanders from eastern San Diego County to the Pacific Ocean.
• Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority - joint powers agency dedicated to protecting water quality in the Santa Ana River watershed.
• Saugus River Watershed Council - concerned with the health and beauty of the Saugus River and its watershed.
• Skaneateles Lake Watershed - includes geography, landuse, demographics, limnology facts, and agency contacts.
• Steelhead Society of BC, The - nonprofit watershed conservation organization dedicated to protecting, enhancing, and restoring British Columbia's wild salmon and steelhead habitat.
• Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Association - maintains and preserves the local watershed, runs an organic farm, and educates local residents in Pennington, New Jersey.
• Sturgeon General - learn about the Fraser River watershed with this Environment Canada web site for kids. Get information on the environment, sturgeon, wildlife and pollution. Join in discussion groups.
• Surf Your Watershed (3)
• Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) - water management agency serving the Susquehanna River watershed.
• Thames River Anglers Association - group of anglers working to preserve the fisheries in the Thames River watershed.
• Tobyhanna Creek/Tunkhannock Creek Watershed Association - grassroots volunteers working to preserve one of Earth's last great places.
• Tri-County Leech Lake Watershed - project and foundation working towards conservation.
• Upper Des Plaines River Ecosystem Partnership - promotes collaboration among public and private groups to improve the quality of life within the watershed.
• Upper White River Watershed Alliance - consortium of local governments, industry leaders, agriculture, and regional communities in central Indiana.
• www.deschuteswatersheds.org - clearinghouse of watershed organizations and information for Oregon's Deschutes River Basin.
• York Watershed Council - York River Basin's seven SWCDs take advantage of the opportunity that the Chesapeake Bay Tributary Nutrient Reduction Strategy process represents.