The Center for Watershed Protection advances in providing stormwater and watershed management resources with new website features and enhanced membership benefits

Ellicott City, MD

April 30, 2013

The Center for Watershed Protection is making it easier for thousands of practitioners to quickly identify their water resource challenge and find a variety of approaches and solutions that are practical and affordable – all in one place. The Center is launching a new website with expanded news, more frequent installments of the peer-reviewed Watershed Science Bulletin and a regular blog on hot topics in the industry. The improvements are especially helpful to The Center’s growing network of professionals focused on sustaining the nation’s water resources for the future. The launch of the new website coincides with the re-naming of the professional association from AWSPs to the Center for Watershed Protection Association (CWPA). Popular benefits like the webcast discounts, free trainings and the Online Watershed Library will continue and others added. To accommodate tight budgets, individual membership has been reduced by 10% for 2013. HyeYeong Kwon, Executive Director, explains, “The new name signifies a renewed commitment to our original reason for starting the association in 2010 – to provide valuable resources and build a broad network of professionals who can share their experiences. Unifying the names reinforces the value connection between the Center’s work over 20 years and membership in the organization. ”

The Center for Watershed Protection, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to fostering responsible land and water management through applied research, direct assistance to communities, award-winning training, and access to a network of experienced professionals. As national experts in stormwater and watersheds since 1992, our strength lies in translating science into practice and policy, and providing leadership across disciplines and professions. Join the movement to protect and restore our streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands and bays. CONTACT INFORMATION: HyeYeong Kwon Executive Director 410-461-8323 x212 hyk@cwp.org