Free Watershed Academy Webcast: Nutrient Innovations Task Group Report

Tuesday. Dec. 1, 2009

Nutrients have been identified as one of the top causes of water quality impairment in the United States. This Webcast will present findings from the new report called An Urgent Call to Action: Report of the State-EPA Nutrient Innovations Task Group posted at Water Science Home Page. Tune into this Webcast to learn about this report, which characterizes the scope and major sources of nutrients, and includes recommendations to address the issue. The Webcast will also include a presentation from the Environmental Working Group on effective ways to address nutrient pollution from agriculture. And finally, Utah’s Department of Environmental Quality will share successful approaches to reduce nutrient pollution from agricultural livestock and municipal sewage treatment plants.


Webcast participants are eligible to receive a certificate for their attendance. The Webcast presentations are posted in advance at www.epa.gov/watershedwebcasts and participants are encouraged to download them prior to the Webcast.
2.0 hour audio Web broadcast
Eastern: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Central: 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Mountain:
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Pacific: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service

Make plans now to attend the 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service, the world's largest gathering of volunteer leaders, June 28-30, 2010, in New York City as service takes center stage. Come to the city that never sleeps in the Empire State as we take service and volunteering to the next level!

The National Conference on Volunteering and Service, convened by Points of Light Institute and the Corporation for National and Community Service and locally convened by NYC Service and New Yorkers Volunteer, provides you with an opportunity to:

• Learn best practices, trends and news
• Connect with change agents and experts from across the country
• Be inspired to shape the future of volunteering and service

New York City will be an inspiring and dazzling backdrop for the 2010 conference. Conference participants will have the opportunity to explore the city to see change in action and enjoy famous entertainment venues for special events. The conference will be held in the combination of two hotels in close proximity to Times Square:

Hilton New York
1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
Sheraton New York and Towers
811 Seventh Avenue at 52nd St. New York, NY 10019

Central Park, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, Broadway, MoMa and a multitude of shopping venues are steps away from both hotels. The conference conveners have secured hotel rooms at amazingly reduced rates that will be available through the conference registration system that opens in early spring.

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2010 National River Rally!

River Network invites you to join with 500 of your closest friends at Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort (45 minutes from the Salt Lake City International Airport) in the Wasatch mountains from May 21-24, 2010.
* A series of intensive, 4-hour workshops on Friday afternoon
* Over 70 additional workshops covering topics of interest to staff, volunteers and
board members of river conservation organizations
* Office hours, mentoring sessions and in-person conversations with funders and
exhibitors
* The River Heroes Banquet: a memorable and inspirational night of celebrating
our environmental protection leaders
* Unsurpassed networking opportunities plus pre-Rally online social networking
* Field trips, music jams, Patagonia's Environmental Film Fest
and the return of River Idol!
Visit www.rivernetwork.org/rally

Green Grant Writing Workshop

WHAT: A Green Grant Writing Workshop presented by Erie Solid Waste District, Erie Soil and Water Conservation District, and the Ohio Coastal Training Program. The workshop will provide skill building and networking opportunities for those interested in securing grants for environmental projects. Several grantors will be on hand to discuss details of upcoming funding programs.

WHEN: December 3rd, 2009, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

WHERE: BGSU- Firelands Cedar Point Center, Huron, Ohio

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Community officials, agency staff, and non-profit organizations

REGISTER ONLINE: www.coastaltrainingohio.net

FEE: $20 (includes continental breakfast and lunch)

DEADLINE: November 27, 2009

FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.eriecountyrecycles.org

2010 Ohio Stormwater Conference

June 10-11, 2010
Kalahari
Sandusky, Ohio

Call for Abstracts - Deadline December 10, 2009*

*Call for Posters - Deadline December 30, 2009*

The Tinkers Creek Watershed Partners and the Ohio Stormwater Association, along with a number of collaborating partners, are hosting the 2010 Ohio Stormwater Conference.

The 2010 Conference offers a unique opportunity to directly interact with over 400 representatives from many organizations, all of whom have a direct interest in stormwater and watershed management issues and technologies. This call for abstracts is your invitation to join a broad range of professionals and be part of a dialogue addressing issues associated with stormwater and watershed management in Ohio. The presenters and attendees will include elected officials, scientists, engineers, academia, planners, governmental employees, regulators, conservationists and vendors. Professionals in state and local government, the consulting community, academia and others are invited to make presentations on case studies, research projects and current policy questions during the Conference's workshops sessions.

You can submit your abstract online at the Conference website:
http://ohioswa.com/conf_home.php

This year we are having Poster Presentations as well. For more information on the submittal process for the posters, please visit:
http://ohioswa.com/conf_posters.php

Please contact Harry Stark at hstark@ccbh.net or at 216-201-2001 ext
1205 with any questions.

Geology As We Know It... Or Do We? Discoveries in "Known" Geologic Terrains Using Airborne Geophysics

The Groundwater Foundation is excited to continue its 2009 Webinar Series and invites you to join them for our next webinar on Tuesday, November 24 at 2 p.m. CST, featuring James Cannia and Jared Abraham.

Learn how the US Geological Survey uses a suite of airborne geophysical tools to map the subsurface geology in selected areas of Nebraska to better understand the groundwater-surface water relationship and related hydrogeologic framework. This information can then be used by the groundwater modeler to improve models for groundwater management. This project is in cooperation with the local Natural Resources Districts and the University of Nebraska Conservation and Survey Division.

Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Time: 2 p.m. Central Time
Length: 1 hour
Cost: $35
Registration: Online
Questions: Email webinar@groundwater.org or call
1-800-858-4844.

Winner Central Ohio Green Education Film Award

Sunday November 15
7:30pm – 9:00
Canzani Center at the Columbus College of Art & Design
107 N. 9th St., Columbus

Admission is $5, free with student id.

Parking is free in CCAD lots.

Filmed in 15 countries in both hemispheres, the film churns together stirring visual sequences, compelling expert commentary, hypnotic local music and a score performed by the world-renowned Russian National Orchestra to immerse audiences in a direct and exhilarating experience of all that water means to humanity.

The film highlights a world where water is exquisitely abundant in some places and dangerously lacking in others, where taps flowing with fresh, clean water are contrasted with toxic, polluted waterways that have turned the blue arteries of our planet murky.

One Water leaves audiences with a series of provocative questions that culminate in one that will impact all of our futures: is water a human right or a commodity? Through a starkly emotional journey, the audience is invited to bear witness and encouraged to recognize this major global crisis as his or her very own.