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Watershed Central: A New Gateway to Watershed Information
Citation:
WILLIAMS, J. R., S. LEHMAN, AND K. Balassiano. Watershed Central: A New Gateway to Watershed Information. Presented at OW's Watershed Academy Presentation through a webcast, Ada, OK, April 15, 2009.
Impact/Purpose:
Objective is to help users find environmental data, watershed models, local organizations, and guidance documents -- and other information depending on the task at hand.
Description:
Many communities across the country struggle to find the right approaches, tools and data to in their watershed plans. EPA recently posted a new Web site called "Watershed Central, a “onestop" tool, to help watershed organizations and others find key resources to protect their local watershed. Watershed Central helps users find environmental data, watershed models, local organizations, and guidance documents -- and other information depending on the task at hand. It also contains links to watershed technical resources and funding, mapping applications to help find information specific to named watersheds, and includes a “Watershed Wiki” that watershed practitioners may use to collaborate. Join us for this exciting Webcast to learn about Watershed Central including instructions on how use the new Watershed Wiki. Watershed Central is located at: www.epa.gov/watershedcentral.