Thursday, October 3, 2013

bedfordny.info/html/pdf/planning/stormwater.pdf

The Town of Bedford, NY has a list of recommendations for residents to improve water quality as it relates to stormwater management.
bedfordny.info/html/pdf/planning/stormwater.pdf

Monday, August 13, 2012

Chinese mitten crab found in Greenwich

Connecticut's first documented specimen of a highly invasive crab species native to eastern Asia was found at the end of June in Greenwich's Mianus Pond fishway. READ MORE (Stamford Advocate).

Monday, July 30, 2012

U.S. EPA announces Campus Rainworks Challenge

The U.S. EPA’s Office of Water is pleased to announce the Campus RainWorks Challenge for college and university students. EPA is inviting student teams to design an innovative green infrastructure project for their campus. Student teams will collaborate with a faculty advisor to develop design boards, a project narrative, and a short video describing their project. The winning teams will be awarded cash prizes as well as research funding.

Registration: September 4, 2012 – October 5, 2012
Entries Due: December 14, 2012
Winners Announced: April 22, 2013

Friday, July 20, 2012

Bedford conservationists need cash to save Twin Lakes plateau


BEDFORD — Million-dollar views would be protected forever and never sold to the highest bidder under an ambitious plan by a local conservation group to buy land from a luxury home developer. READ MORE (LoHud.com)

Friday, June 29, 2012

American Rivers report on water financing

American Rivers recently released a report following a series of interviews with water providers, finance experts, and NGOs about green infrastructure investment and implementation. The document provides a set of market-based strategies to optimize water financing for environmental as well as consumptive and wastewater uses:

Restoring Flows: Financing the Next Generation of Water Systems (American Rivers/Ceres, April 2012)