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Reports Detail NEIWPCC’s Annual Scope of Work for Each Member State
NEIWPCC’s annual state summaries are now available on its website. These two-page reports provide a breakdown of NEIWPCC’s work from 2022-2023 in each member states, as well as collectively across…
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Hudson River Aquatic Plant Guide Now Available
A new identification guide to the unique suite of plants found in the Hudson River Estuary and its tributaries is now available online. The “Aquatic Plants of the Northeast” field…
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Clean Water Podcast Addresses Septic Leachate Pollution in Montana Watershed
The latest episode of the “Clean Water Pod” travels to northwestern Montana’s Flathead Basin to explore nutrient pollution resulting from underperforming or failing septic systems. Multiple studies have identified septic…
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Updated Website Enhances Understanding of Hudson River Data
Scientists, teachers, and local communities along the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers in New York can now quickly access water quality and weather data in real time through a newly redesigned…
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Mapping the Hudson River Estuary Shoreline
Last summer, NEIWPCC staff at the Hudson River Estuary Program mapped the shoreline via boat survey from the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge near Tarrytown to the Federal Dam in Troy,…
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Environmental Stewardship Through Art
By James Brangan Art inspires appreciation, which spurs understanding that leads to positive action. In 2019, the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) established an Artist-in- Residence (AiR) grant program to…
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Stormwater Mitigation Program Rewards Long Island Homeowners
The inaugural year of the Long Island (New York) Garden Rewards Program provided more than 200 homeowners with grants to help cover the cost and maintenance of stormwater runoff mitigation…
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Dam Removal Advances Atlantic Salmon Restoration in Lake Champlain Basin
Two dams that stand between Atlantic salmon and upstream spawning habitat on the Saranac River in New York are coming down, the culmination of years of collaboration among the U.S….
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Volunteers Remove Invasive Plant from Waterways
Working from both land and water, volunteers hand-pulled water chestnut, an invasive plant, from waterbodies in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Over the course of 10 events this past June and…
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Beneath the Surface
By Matthew C. H. Vaughan In forested watersheds, we are accustomed to seeing tranquil headwater streams and cascading rivers flow through the trees. In cities, gutters and storm drains replace…