NAB 2020 will be held March 4–6, 2020 at the Newport Harbor Hotel and Marina in Newport, RI.

This conference, coordinated by New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) in partnership with member states and EPA, continues the tradition of providing a forum for the professional sharing of knowledge and collaboration.

This conference is open to all registrants, and attendees will include representatives from public and private sectors in New England and New York State, including participants from state, federal, and municipal governments; the private sector; academia; and watershed organizations.

For more information, check out the conference webpage.

Announcing the 31st Annual Nonpoint Source Pollution Conference.

NEIWPCC is hosting the event with support from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and the EPA Region 1.

The event will take place April 23-24, 2019 in Woodstock, Vermont.

A Call for Abstracts will be released in late October.

The conference is open to federal, tribal, state, and municipal government and private sector professionals. Nonprofit and watershed organizations staff, and college and university students and professors are also welcome.

For more information, visit the conference website.

Additional Information

NEIWPCC maintains a NPS Conference archive, with access to conference materials between 2007 and 2019.

2018 National Nonpoint Source Training Workshop and Archive

Nonpoint Source Pollution

Do you work with people and communities to tackle environmental challenges that impact Long Island Sound and its rivers, harbors and bays?

The Long Island Sound Study is pleased to sponsor a workshop on how to plan and implement an effective outreach campaign, incorporating scientific knowledge on behavior change to encourage local citizens to commit to and take positive actions for cleaner waters and a healthier environment.

The two-day training for environmental and municipal leaders will be led by Dr. Doug McKenzie-Mohr, a Canadian environmental psychologist. More than 75,000 program managers have attended Dr. McKenzie-Mohr’s workshops throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. This is his first workshop in our region.

Workshop attendees will learn the five steps of Community-Based Social Marketing: selecting behaviors, identifying barriers, developing strategies, conducting pilots, and broad scale implementation; and be exposed to numerous case studies illustrating its use.

• Date: April 28-29, 2020
• Location: Hanson Exploration Station, Beardsley Zoo, 1875 Noble Ave., Bridgeport, CT
• Registration: Early Bird (through April 6): $75; Regular (April 7 or later): $95

Registration includes 2-day attendance, light breakfast, lunch, free on-site parking, and a copy of McKenzie-Mohr’s book, Fostering Sustainable Behavior.

Check the Long Island Sound Study CBSM workshop web page for further information. Registration is expected to open mid-February.

McKenzie-Mohr is a recipient of the American Psychological Association’s inaugural award for innovation in environmental psychology and the World Social Marketing conference’s inaugural award for contributions to the field of social marketing.  You can learn more about his approach at www.cbsm.com.

The Long Island Sound Study is a multi-jurisdictional ecosystem-based management program that works with federal, state, and local partners to restore and protect Long Island Sound. NEIWPCC, with support from The Nature Conservancy-Connecticut and the Eastern Connecticut Conservation District, is helping to organize the workshop.