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Newsletter 3rd ed. Spring 2011

March18, 2011

National Council Highlights

  • Cover – (Started by Tate but really needs work and new ideas – need ideas for small photo)
  • Words from Co-Chairs -Hamilton/Holdsworth/Tate(in Pixie’s hands)
  • Save the Date – 2012 National Monitoring Conference/River Rally – Tate (Reviewed by Alice)
  • Web Seminars – Tate (Not edited)
  • Council Member News
  • Thanks to outgoing council members! – Wendy (Incomplete – needs date)
  • Welcome New Council Member!
  • Derric Iles, State Geologist of South Dakota is the AASG representative –(Reviewed by Tate)
  • Michael Eberle, Forest Service, National Surface Water Program Leader–Fall newsletter
  • Monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico – Tate (Reviewed by Alice and Wendy - needs logos)

Collaboration through Partnerships

  • Federal Partnerships
  • The National Wetland Condition Assessment– Mayio(Not edited)
  • WaterSmart – Wendy (Not edited)
  • Regional and State Partnerships
  • Water-Quality Monitoring as part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative – Sullivan (Not edited, needs better resolution map)
  • Collaboration in the Rocky Mountains on Nutrients and Water Quality –Horn (Needs edit to shorten more)
  • Harmful Algal blooms (one page article)
  • Harmful Algae Blooms and Public Health – Cude (Reviewed by Cathy)
  • HABs in Oregon – Cude (Reviewed by Cathy)
  • State Council’s updates OR Spotlight on State Councils
  • Happy Birthday to Utah Monitoring Council, which is now one year old! -- Wendy(Reviewed by Cathy .. but could use another eye)
  • Monitoring Council Recommends Comprehensive Monitoring Program Strategy for California – Marshack (Needs edit)
  • SWAMP Releases 2010 Monitoring and Assessment Strategy – Marshack (Needs edit)
  • The Maryland Water Monitoring Council held its 16th Annual Conference–Boward (Needs edit)
  • NJ Council meeting – Volwinkel (Needs title and edit)
  • Monitoring the Monongahela(Want to blend these two – it’s been a challenge for Alice and Cathy; needs other eyes and ideas)
  • West Virginia Water Research Institute Monitoring Effort -- Dave Saville
  • Volunteers working for the Upper Monongahela River Watershed - Duane G. Nichols
  • Volunteer Monitoring
  • Taming the QAPP Beast – Donkersloot, Lawler, and Horn(Needs edit)
  • Tribal Monitoring
  • Protecting Manoomin (wild rice) -- Nancy Schuldt(Reviewed by Cathy)
  • World Water Monitoring Day - Carl Myers(Reviewed by Cathy)

Articles of Interest – None received

Updates from Workgroup:

  • WIS Workgroup Updates – NOT RECEIVED
  • South Carolina Exploring Use of Third Party Data For Regulatory Decision-Making – Case and Chestnut (Reviewed by Alice and Wendy)

New Tools

  • Diatoms of the U.S. – Spaulding(Needs edit)
  • Optical Brighteners testing – Bowcutt and Ostermiller (Needs edit)

National Monitoring Network

  • National Ground Water Network Pilot Studies update –Carpenter (Needs edit)

Announcements

  • Archiving Information About Sustainable Water Resources – Tim Smith (Reviewed by Wendy)
  • NAWQA Science Framework Review by National Research Council – Wendy
  • Third Maryland Streams Symposium– Boward (Reviewed by Wendy)
  • The USGS NAWQA program initiates quarterly highlights – Tate (Reviewed by Wendy)

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