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Win a travel scholarship to the March Forum

Win a travel scholarship to the March Forum

Community Watershed Stewardship
Community-Based Watershed Management Forum Poster Session March 8th, 5:30 – 6:30 pm Baranof Hotel, Juneau [two_columns ] The Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition (SAWC) and the National Forest Foundation (NFF) invite you to attend the Forum and participate in a poster session. This is a free event for participants and there are travel scholarships available for those individuals/organizations who contribute to the forum by sharing their community-based watershed related projects during the Poster Session on March 8th. There are numerous examples of community-based watershed projects being implemented across Southeast Alaska and the State. This poster session will provide an opportunity to inform other municipalities, tribes, watershed councils, and community-based organizations of your project and promote watershed resiliency and sustainable communities. Posters that emphasize the following points will be entered in a drawing…
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Water Quality Training: February 15  (webinar)

Water Quality Training: February 15 (webinar)

Community Watershed Stewardship
Water quality standards are the building blocks to developing projects that restore and protect high value rivers, lakes and wetlands... [two_columns ] This is 101- level training and is suitable for: [list style="check" color="blue"] Watershed Organizations Land Trusts Tribal governments Wildlife Groups Municipality staffers [/list] Water quality standards establish the uses we make or want to make of our rivers (from swimming to tourism to salmon habitat to hydropower) and set limits for pollutants and other parameters necessary to make rivers safe for the uses a community identifies as important and necessary. Save your spot! February 15, 2012, 8am Alaska Time RSVP online at www.rivernetwork.org/forms/river-network-webinar-RSVP. What you will learn? The basic components of standards - designated uses, water quality criteria, and the antidegradation policy - and how they can be used…
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Regional Assessment Results

Regional Assessment Results

Community Watershed Stewardship
Watershed Assessments and Plans, Effective Adult Outreach and Education & Potential Funding Opportunities... these are the top three resources community professionals reported they needed in order to be more effective at promoting, stewarding and sustainably developing their local watersheds In 2011 SAWC conducted a Southeast Alaska regional assessment in order to understand better the resources local government employees, tribes and community-based non-profit organizations need to enhance their local watershed efforts. [two_columns ] Community-Based Needs Assessment of Watershed Management Survey Survey participants were selected based on their involvement with community and municipal organizations in Southeast Alaska and contact information was found through internet searches.  Participants were asked three questions regarding community-based watershed management in their communities.  These questions were as follows: [list style="arrow" color="blue"] Who deals with watershed issues and management…
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Seeking Partnerships for Restoration

Seeking Partnerships for Restoration

Community Watershed Stewardship
Funding Opportunities for Community-Based Restoration Projects At the local level we have to work together to restore, steward, and wisely develop our natural resources. Partner with SAWC to bring watershed based projects, programs and trainings  to your community. Many grant opportunities for restoration projects require strategic partnerships. SAWC supports these projects and partnerships. Here are two opportunities for SE Alaska that are coming up and require partnerships: CONTACT SAWC if you are interested: alaskawatersheds@gmail.com [two_columns ] [list style="arrow" color="blue"] Trout Unlimited and NOAA Grants for River Restoration TU and NOAA announce grants for river restoration projects Trout Unlimited is partnering with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants for river restoration work in the Northeast and in Alaska. Candidate projects should benefit slamon and ocean going trout populations. Read…
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Agency Employment Opportunity

Agency Employment Opportunity

Community Watershed Stewardship
The Alaska District Army Corps of Engineers is hiring http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/303843300 Job Title:Interdisciplinary Regulatory Project Manager GS-0401/0150/1301-11/12 Department:Department of the Army Agency:U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Job Announcement Number:WTEV11459142567800D SALARY RANGE: $58,564.00 to $91,252.00 / Per Year OPEN PERIOD: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 to Monday, December 12, 2011 SERIES & GRADE: GS-0150/0401/1301-11/12 POSITION INFORMATION: Full Time - Permanent DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy(s) - Juneau, AK United StatesView Map WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: United States Citizens JOB SUMMARY: Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army. This is an Interdisciplinary position which may…
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