Center for Watershed Protection

Don’t miss our upcoming webcast, “Behavior Change for Watershed Health: Social Science Strategies That Work ” featuring expert insights from Dr. Monica Miller-Smith from Coral Bay Community Council & Na'Taki Jelks from Spelman College

📅 October 14 | 1 PM
👉 Learn more and register though our website

The newest issue of Coast Post, the digest of the Coastal Stormwater Center of the Southeast, is out now! Check it out on our website to see the latest Coastal Stormwater Center updates, news, events, funding, resources, and more. Want to see past issues? They’re also available on our website on the Coastal Stormwater Center Resources Page.

Apply to become an instructor for the Clean Water Certificate Training Program! The CWC training program for workforce development provides high quality training opportunities that promote job growth in the stormwater industry and delivers industry specific, job-readiness skills and knowledge. Learn more and register by going to our website!

Some consider it to be the most incredible time of the year. Gorgeous colors vibrantly encoring the end of summer as the trees put themselves to bed for the long sleep of winter.

The 2026 Fall Foliage Map is the ultimate visual planning guide to the annual progressive changing of the leaves. While no tool can be 100% accurate, this tool is meant to help travelers better time their trips to have the best opportunity of catching peak color each year. See the tool at SmokyMountains.com

Muni­cipal offi­cials and com­munity lead­ers will have an oppor­tun­ity to learn more about storm­wa­ter man­age­ment and the role local ordin­ances can play in pro­tect­ing their com­munit­ies’ water resources dur­ing an upcom­ing Storm­wa­ter Man­age­ment Work­shop on Monday, Octo­ber 19, 2026.

The free work­shop will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Mt. Jew­ett Vet­er­ans Memorial Club. The work­shop is sponsored by the Mck­ean County Con­ser­va­tion Dis­trict, Elk County Con­ser­va­tion Dis­trict, Cen­ter for Water­shed Pro­tec­tion, and the Pennsylvania State Asso­ci­ation of Town­ship Super­visors. For more inform­a­tion about the Storm­wa­ter Man­age­ment Work­shop and to register, con­tact the Mck­ean County Con­ser­va­tion Dis­trict at 814-887-4025

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The newest edition of Runoff Rundown is here! Dive in for:
✅ Exciting project updates
✅ Fresh blogs + resources
✅ Upcoming events you won’t want to miss
✅ And plenty more!

👉 Check it out by going to our website and clicking 'Resources'. Let us know what you think or if you would like to contribute!

Along a quarter of the planet’s coastal waterways, humans contribute more harmful nitrogen – via agricultural runoff, wastewater discharges and other activities – than all natural sources combined.

That is a key finding from a new study, led by Washington State University, that measured and mapped the human impact on nitrogen, phosphorus and silicon inputs to the planet’s coastal waters, which can have a destructive impact on marine life, as well as health risks for people.

“Coastal ecosystems provide food, jobs, and recreation for billions of people worldwide, but these coastal waters are threatened by nutrient pollution that can fuel harmful algae blooms, oxygen-depleted dead zones, and biodiversity shifts,” said John Harrison, the corresponding author of the new publication and Edward R. Meyer Distinguished Professor in WSU’s School of the Environment, where he directs the Global Change and Watershed Biogeochemistry Laboratory.

This Pennsylvania church site is a leader in emerging stormwater management techniques! 🌱🌧️🖤

The Center for Watershed Protection, in partnership with Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, implemented a rain garden with a pollution-reducing twist: adding biochar!

Biochar is a modified charcoal soil additive that naturally improves pollutant removal potential in stormwater management practices, helping to improve downstream water quality. For more information on biochar, check out our free guidebook on our OWL website.

Join Beth Uhler at the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed's 14th Annual Forum, taking place September 29-30, in Newark, Delaware! She will be presenting "Tale of Two States: Improving Water Quality through MS4 Permits" with Mike Pisauro from The Watershed Institute and they will review how PA and NJ accomplish their goals and share lessons learned. Register through their website!

The 2027 CWP Webcast Series is here! 💻

Ready to learn, connect, and strengthen your watershed and stormwater expertise? Our 2027 Webcast Series brings together timely topics, practical insights, and industry experts throughout the year. Whether you're a stormwater professional, watershed planner, engineer, local government professional, or simply looking to expand your knowledge, there's something for you.

Save the dates, make professional development part of your 2027 goals and register at our website!