Healthy Watersheds Learning Exchanges
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Quarterly Healthy Watersheds Learning Exchanges
Healthy Watersheds Learning Exchanges Flyer (pdf)
Join EPA's Healthy Watersheds Learning Exchanges, a virtual webinar series aimed at highlighting watershed protection approaches and facilitating discussions across practitioners to promote the sharing of experiences, lessons learned, and tools.
- Who can attend? State, Territory, and Tribal water quality programs; other government agencies; non-profit organizations; colleges/universities; and others interested in joining a community of practice focused on healthy watersheds protection.
- When will exchanges occur? Learning exchanges occur on a quarterly basis.
- What topics will be covered? Each exchange will focus on a different aspect of healthy watersheds protection, such as building protection-based partnerships, watershed protection prioritization, financing watershed protection projects, and landowner and community engagement.
Upcoming Events
May 15, 2025, 2-3:30pm Eastern: Protection Perspectives from the Great Lakes Region - Monitoring, Assessment & Tools.
- The Next Frontier: Development of a Lake Fish Biogeographical Model in the Canadian Shield, Minnesota. Jessica Massure, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Hiding in Plain Sight? Lessons Learned From A Monitoring Pilot to Identify/Verify High-Quality Waters Within Healthy (But Unmonitored) Watersheds of Northern Wisconsin. Aaron Marti, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Great Lakes StreamCat: A Scalable Binational Database of Watershed Metrics for the Great Lakes Watershed. Tom Hollenhorst, Marc Weber, Ryan Hill, USEPA
- Moderated by Paul Walkup, USEPA Region 5
Past Events
Visit our YouTube channel for previous webinar recordings.
- October 23, 2024: Data Tools and Resources to Advance Watershed Protection
- Janae Davis, American Rivers
- Arlene Olivero, the Nature Conservancy Center for Resilient Conservation Science
- Ryan Toot, US Forest Service
- Moderated by Beth Smith, USEPA Region 4
- Click here for the recording
- May 29, 2024: Local Implementation of Healthy Watersheds Protection
- Heather Amster, NY Department of Environmental Conservation, NY
- Emily Baldauff, PA Trout Unlimited
- Ana Gonzalez, City of Austin, TX Watershed Protection Department
- Moderated by Brian Fontenot, USEPA Region 6
- Click here for the recording
- February 27, 2024: Kickoff Healthy Watersheds Learning Exchange - Introduction to Healthy Watersheds Protection
- Ali Dunn, CA Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program
- Pamela Toshner, WI Department of Natural Resources
- Sophie Waterman, EPA Chesapeake Bay Program
- Moderated by Paul Thomas, USEPA Region 5
- Click here for the recording
- CWA 303(d) and 319 Protection Learning Exchange (2022)
- In 2022, Environmental Law Institute hosted a multi-day learning exchange for EPA Headquarters, Regional, and State staff focused on healthy watersheds protection. Visit their webpage to learn more and access presentations and materials.