National News about Urban Waters
On this page:
- Press Releases
- In the News
- Partnership Purpose and Progress
- Location Background Information
- News Library
Press Releases
In the News:
- Oct. 30 2015: Partner Spotlight on the Forest Service Exit
- Oct. 27 2015: UW Funded Program Leads At-Risk Youth to a Brighter Future Exit
- Oct. 27 2015: UWFP, Wilderness Inquiry: Paddling on the Potomac Exit
Partnership Purpose and Progress
- Urban Waters Team Wins Service to America Medal!
- Webinar: Urban Forestry and the Urban Waters Federal Partnership
- August 20, 2015: Urban Waters Partnership Handbook: Building and Sustaining Successful Urban Waters Partnerships
- Fact Sheet: Urban Waters Federal Partnership
- Partnership in Action Report: Progress of seven original locations
Meetings
December, 2015
Michael Rains, member of the Urban Waters Federal Partnership through the US Department of Agriculture, discusses the promise Urban Waters holds and answers how partnership at the federal level can model effective public service and bring benefits to communities on the ground.
(13.4 MB, 23:29 minutes) To download, right click the player file and select "Save As."September 2, 2015: National Brownfields Conference
- Urban Waters Local Government Roundtable Agenda
- Urban Waters Brownfields Presentation
- All Conference Presentations
Project Backgrounds
- Greater Boston – Mystic River Watershed
- Atlanta - Proctor Creek Watershed
- Puerto Rico - Martin Pena Canal
- Kansas City - Middle Blue River
- Albuquerque - Middle Rio Grande River
- Passaic, NJ – Passaic River
- Toledo, OH - Western Lake Erie Basin
- Seattle – Green-Duwamish River
- Philadelphia/Camden/Chester/Wilmington – Delaware River Basin, Cooper River
- Saint Louis - Big River and Meramec River Watersheds
- Grand Rapids, MI - Grand River
- Anacostia Watershed (Washington, DC / Maryland)
- Patapsco Watershed / Baltimore Region (Maryland)
- Bronx & Harlem River Watersheds (New York)
- South Platte River in Denver (Colorado)
- Los Angeles River Watershed (California)
- Other Resources: Los Angeles River Tries On New Role, as Waterway Exit
- Lake Pontchartrain Area (New Orleans, Louisiana)
- Northwest Indiana Area
- San Antonio River Basin within Bexar County
News Library
- December 3, 2014 Organizations Pledge Support, Align Resources with Urban Waters Federal Partnership
- Announcement — Press Release
- Ambassadors — Press Release
Post Announcement Teleconference Call:
(13 MB, 55:50 minutes) To download, right click file and save | Transcript