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Confluence Newsletter

CONFLUENCE is the online newsletter dedicated to strengthening the ties between groups involved in improving the economic, ecological, and quality of life factors that collectively contribute to watershed health in the Appalachian region.

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Table of Contents

VOLUME 5:

May 2003

This Issue's Featured Watershed Group - Raccoon Creek Watershed Project
In Focus - Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fund
Eye on the Individual - Bruce Babbitt, U.S. Secretary of the Interior 1993-2000
Starting/Maintaining Your Group - Grow Your Group
Legislation & Policy - Rules and Regulations that Affect your Group
Funding - You Know You Need Money!
Upcoming Events - Conferences, Seminars, Networking
Watershed Media - Knowledge is Power
Employment - Internships, Careers and Temporary Employment in Environmental Fields
Education & Outreach - Education for Kids, Professionals, and the Public
Exploring Appalachia - Spotlight on Elizabethton, TN
Subscribing, Redistribution, and Contacting Confluence

March 2003

Featured Watershed Group – Eastern Coal Regional Roundtable
In Focus – Acid Mine Drainage (AMD)
Eye on the Individual – Allen Comp, Eastern Coal Regional Roundtable
Starting/Maintaining Your Group – Is Your Group Achieving Its Potential?
Legislation & Policy – Rules and Regulations That Affect Your Group
Funding – You Know Your Organization Needs Money!
Upcoming Events – Conferences, Seminars, Networking
Watershed Media – Knowledge is Power
Employment – Internships, Careers and Temporary Employment in the Environmental Field
Education and Outreach – Education for Kids, Professionals, and the Public
Exploring Appalachia – Ginseng Growing and More
Subscribing, Redistribution and Contacting Confluence

January 2003

Featured Watershed Group — Great Miami River Watershed
In Focus — Changes Proposed for the Clean Water Act
Starting / Maintaining Your Group— Collaborative Learning, Free Subscription for Non-profits
Funding — Tons of Opportunities for Your Non-Profit
Upcoming Events — Conferences, Seminars, Networking
Watershed Media — Tidepool, New Tools for Environmental Protection, Aquatic Insect Guide
Employment — Jobs for the Environmental Professional
Education & Outreach — The Greenroom, Backyard Conservation, Sustainable Development
Exploring Appalachia — Bill Hudson’s Folk Music Website, Wayne National Forest
Subscribing, Redistribution & Contacting Us

VOLUME 4:

October 2002

Featured Watershed Group — Kentucky Watershed Alliance
In Focus — Phase II Storm Water Program for Small Municipalities
Interesting Individuals — Mike Mitchell, EPA Region 4
Starting / Maintaining Your Group— Watershed Slideshow, Smart Growth Tool Kit
Funding — Many opportunities for grants, help with grant-writing, more
Upcoming Events — Conferences, workshops, and other fun activities
Publications — TMDL Video, Nonpoint Source News-Notes, Capacon Institute Newsletter
Employment — Lots of great jobs
Education & Outreach — Teachers, Industry, & the Environment, Explorer, Digital Field Trip
Exploring Appalachia — Cumberland Mountain Fall Festival, Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour
Subscribing, Redistribution & Contacting Us

August 2002

Featured Watershed Group — Greenbrier River Watershed Association
Starting / Maintaining Your Group — Watershed Project Management Guide, RiverSmart
Funding — Many opportunities for grants, help with grant-writing, more
Upcoming Events — Conferences, workshops, and other fun activities
Publications — Watershed Forum News, Wetland Monitoring Guide, The Farm as Natural Habitat
Employment — Jobs and internships galore
Education & Outreach — Local Drinking Water Info, Hefner Zoology Museum
Exploring Appalachia — Marietta’s Hometown Website, Old-Time Radio Hour, Victorian Teas
Subscribing, Redistribution & Contacting Us

June 2002

Featured Watershed Group - Brandywine Valley Association
In Focus - Mountaintop Mining
Interesting Individuals - Bill Hoffman,
Dir. EPA's Office of Environmental Programs
Starting / Maintaining Your Group - Nutrient Criteria, National Agricultural Library, more
Funding - Many opportunities for grants, help with grant-writing, more
Upcoming Events - Conferences, workshops, and other fun activities
Publications - EPA Publications for Small Businesses, Check Your Success, Agroforestry Notes, more
Employment - Jobs and internships galore
Education & Outreach - Water Works Wonders, Dragonfly, Creative Writing Institute
Exploring Appalachia - Highlander Center and Fur Peace Ranch

April 2002

Featured Watershed Group - Mill Creek Watershed
In Focus - Diverse Partnerships: EPA's Five-Star Restoration Challenge Grants
Interesting Individuals - John Meagher of the EPA
Getting Started - GroupStone, TCDDM, EPA Watershed Initiative
Maintaining Your Group - Board Café, Maptech's MapServer, NPower
Funding - Show me the money!
Publications - Federal Funding Handbook, Appalachian Life, Environmental News Network, more
Education & Outreach - Redefining Progress, Protecting Our Watersheds
Exploring Appalachia - East Tennessee Historical Society, Ohio's Hill Country Heritage Area
Subscribing, Redistribution & Contacting Us

February 2002

Featured Environmental Website - AMD&ART
In Focus - Environmental Art
Interesting Individuals - Jill Byers of AMD&ART
Getting Started - EPA's Smart Growth Program, Adopt Your Watershed Database, more
Maintaining Your Group - Global Rivers Environmental Education Network, Rural Connections
Funding - Show me the money!
Publications - Environmental Building News, Forest Service Toolkit, more
Education & Outreach - GLOBE, Online Watershed Game, Watershed Academy
Exploring Appalachia - Morehead State University's Kentucky Folk Art Center
Subscribing, Redistribution & Contacting Us

December 2001

Featured Watershed Group - Little Tennessee River Greenway and Restoration Project
In Focus- Remining and Reclamation
Interesting Individuals- Max Luehrs of the US Office of Surface Mining
Getting Started - MADD, Non-Profit FAQ, idealist.org
Maintaining Your Group- Digital Divide Network, Establishing a Presence, Free Management Library
Funding - Show me the money! (please)
Publications - Coal Waste Impoundments: Risks, Responses, and Alternatives, Conservogram, more
Education & Outreach- Pennsylvania Environmental Council, "The Wonders of Wetlands"
Exploring Appalachia - Center for Virtual Appalachia, Appalachian Focus
Subscribing, Redistribution & Contacting Us

VOLUME 3:

October 2001

Featured Watershed Group -Floyds Fork Watershed
In Focus- Flood Planning
Interesting Individuals- John Joyce, Maryland Department of the Environment
Getting Started -Volunteer Legal Handbook, The Drucker Foundation, and more
Maintaining Your Group- NonProfit Pathfinder, United Cerebral Palsy Foundation, IKNOW
Funding - Show me the money!
Publications - The Anacostia Watershed Society, Watershed Weekly, Environmental Grantmaking 2001
Education & Outreach- Free Educational Video
Exploring Appalachia - Appalachian Cultural Museum, Southern Appalachia Railway Museum
Subscribing, Redistribution & Contacting Us

July 2001

Featured Watershed Group -Friends of Deckers Creek
In Focus-Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring
Interesting Individuals- Ken Cooke, Coordinator, Kentucky Water Watch
Getting Started - Dr Charity, The Alliance, OSU Fact Sheet
Maintaining Your Group- New Tithing Group, Coping with Cutbacks
Funding - Show me the money!
Publications - Dot Org, Freshwater Initiative
Education & Outreach- BEES, National Geographic, Videos and more
Exploring Appalachia - The Archives of Appalachia, Mountain Heritage Center
Subscribing, Redistribution & Contacting Us

May 2001

Featured Watershed Group -Beech Creek Watershed Association
In Focus-Natural Channel Design
Interesting Individuals-Pam Stachler - USFS
Getting Started -SBA, IRS and more
Maintaining Your Group-Information Technology Assistance, National Center for Nonprofit Boards
Funding - Show me the money!
Publications - New report from American Rivers, Runoff Rundown
Education & Outreach- Activism made easy, How to remove a dam
Exploring Appalachia - Appalachia Online
Subscribing, Redistribution & Contacting Us

March 2001

Featured Watershed Group -Monocacy Creek Watershed Association
In Focus-Community Based Environmental Protection
Interesting Individuals---Jerry Filbin, EPA's CBEP coordinator
Getting Started -Getting water quality samples
Maintaining Your Group-Dealing with conflict at work
Funding - Five Star Restoration Challenge Grant
Publications - TerraKnowledge Network
Education & Outreach- Acid Mine Drainage Experiments
Exploring Appalachia - AppySenior.com
Subscribing, Redistribution & Contacting Us

January 2001

Featured Watershed Group -Kentucky Watershed Watch
In Focus-Political Activism
Getting Started -Writing a Mission Statement
Maintaining Your Group-Coping with Stress and Burnout
Funding - OEEF, Ben & Jerry's, CTSP, CVI, Toyota
Publications - Stream restoration video, Making Democracy Work
Education & Outreach- Acorn Group, USEPA
Exploring Appalachia - Appalachia Media Arts & Cultural Center, Museum of Appalachia
Subscribing, Redistribution & Contacting Us

October 2000

Featured Watershed Group -Brodhead Watershed Association
In Focus- Politics, the Environment, and Election Day. OH MY!
Getting Started - Legal Handbook for Nonprofit Volunteers, Building an Effective Web Site
Maintaining Your Group- Dealing with Personality Conflicts
Funding - Environmental Education Grants, Water Matters Mini-Grants
Publications - Watershed Weekly, Financial Tools, Graphics and Press Releases
Education & Outreach- 3-D Watershed Model
Exploring Appalachia - Martin County Sludge Disaster, Kentucky Folk Art Center
Subscribing, Redistribution & Contacting Us

VOLUME 2:

September 2000

Featured Watershed Group: Huff Run Watershed Restoration Partnership Inc
In Focus: Watershed Economics
Interesting Individuals: Dr. Brent Sohngen
Getting Started: - Tax help
Maintaining Your Group: MAP, Environmental Leadership
Funding: Cottonwood Foundation
Publications:Community Economic Assessment Workbook, A Country Rag
Education & Outreach: E-nature, Bug Club
Exploring Appalachia: The Virginia Folklore Society, Mountain Laure
Subscribing, Redistribution & Contacting Us

June 2000

Featured Watershed Group: The Cacapon Institute
In Focus: Volunteerism
Interesting Individuals: Susan J. Ellis, Energize, Inc.
Getting Started: Building a Mission Statement
Maintaining Your Group: Tech Soup, River Network
Funding: WAG, Appalachian Community Fund, Beldon Foundation
Publications:The Appalachian Reader, ENN
Education & Outreach: Tips for increasing local water education in Appalachia
Exploring Appalachia: Look around the region
Subscribing, Redistribution & Contacting Us

May 2000

Featured Group: The North Bay Riparian Station
In Focus: What is GIS? Watershed Applications
Interesting Individuals: Paul Kinder, Canaan Valley Institute
Getting Started: EPA Training Programs, Building a Partnership
Maintaining Your Group: How To Make A Webpage, Writing a Management Plan
Funding: Conservation Assistance Tools
Publications: Topozone
Education & Outreach: GREEN, The Watershed Game
Exploring Appalachia: The Kentucky Coal Mining Museum
Follow-up: Millennium Trails and Ohio's Canals
Subscribing, Redistribution & Contacting us

March 2000

Featured Group: Greenways Oak Ridge, HOLT
In Focus: Greenways
Interesting Individuals: Peggy Pings, National Park Service
Getting Started: Filing 501(c)3, Hiring Guide
Maintaining Your Group: Retreat, Representatives, Website
Funding: Moriah, Five-Star, OICA, Justice
Publications: Greenways Planning, 501(c)3 Monthly
Education: Testing, Forum, Wildlife
Exploring Appalachia: Spencer Ainsley, Family Tree
Follow-up: Logjam Removal

January 2000

Featured Group: Sewickley Creek Watershed Association
In Focus: Woody Debris- Habitat or Nuisance?
Getting Started: Getting in Step, Academy 2000
Maintaining Your Group: Local Ordinances, EarthDreams.net
Funding: Mapping Grants, Endangered Species, Pollution
Publications: Dam Removal, Save Our Streams, Management...
Education: Summer Institute, USEPA
Exploring Appalachia: Countdown to the Millennium

November 1999

Featured Group: Russell Fork Water Watch
In Focus: Part II- Compliance in the Business Community
Getting Started: Funding Proposals, Grant Writing
Maintaining Your Group: Bookkeeping and Accounting
Funding: Wetlands Conservation, CTSP, EPA
Publications: Synergy, Coal Mine Drainage, Orion Society
Education: Awareness, Project WET
Exploring Appalachia: Matewan

VOLUME 1:

August 1999

Featured Group: The French Creek Project
In Focus: Part I- The Regulated Community and Local Government
Getting Started: State of the Water, Forming a Nonprofit
Maintaining Your Group: Minnesota Council, INC
Funding: Earthwatch, King, ESRI
Publications: EcoCompass, Stream Corridor Restoration
Education: Girl Scouts, GLOBE
Exploring Appalachia: Cooking, 1999 Fair

June 1999

Featured Group: Mountain Watershed Association
In Focus: Acid Mine Drainage
Getting Started: Water Net, Top Ten List, Starting
Sustainability: Cleanup, Terminology, Raising Money
Funding: Challenge, EE link, Penn. Center, PDEP, USEPA
Publications: Heritage, Tradition, Smoke, Poverty, AMD
Education: Stream Team, NALMS, USGS, Adopt, FWI, Courses
Exploring Appalachia: East Kentucky, Appalshop

April 1999

Featured Group: The Monday Creek Restoration Project
In Focus: Ecotourism
Getting Started: Talking to the Media, Websites
Sustainability: Foundation Center, ARC News, Major Donors
Funding: ELF, Acorn, Grantee Exchange, ESRI
Publications: Naturalist Chronicles, Rivers of Life, Conflict
Education: American Rivers, Splash, Youth Leaders
Exploring Appalachia: Whistlepig, Traveller, Baseball

February 1999

Featured Group: SCRIP
In Focus: Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
Getting Started: Action Plans, Rural Change
Sustainability: Financial Tools, CD-ROMs
Funding: AMD Remediation, Health Research
Publications: Watershed book, Aquifer, ED Digest
Education: Hydroexplorer, USDA, CD-ROM
Exploring Appalachia: Writing Contest, Hillbilly Bear, Reading

December 1998

Featured Group: Kentucky Waterways Alliance
Getting Started: Attainment, Grant Writing, ORWA
Sustainability: Directors, Survey, Event Ideas
Funding: ARC, EPA, CTSP, Kellogg, Five-Star
Publications: Appalachian Reporter, Waterworks, Protection
Education: Conservation, Schools, ETSU, Now & Then
Exploring Appalachia: Highways, Clogging, History

October 1998

Featured Group: West Virginia Rivers Coalition
Getting Started: Forming a group, Internet resources
Sustainability: Fundraising, Understanding Legal Terms
Funding: Environmental Support Center, Sustainable Dev't
Publications: Information Transfer, Watershed Contacts
Education: EPA Student Center, Poetry