http://www.napawatersheds.org Watershed Information Center & Conservancy of Napa County your WICC WICC Support Group <info@napawatersheds.org> http://www.napawatersheds.org/images/sb.gif http://www.napawatersheds.org Watershed Information Center & Conservancy of Napa County http://www.napawatersheds.org/cal.php?event=1&oid=22046&ogid=9996 Final session in the City of Napa's 2008 Water-Wise Landscaping Workshop Series: September 24 - Plant Selection Just in time for the fall planting season, local design pros will show that drought-tolerant landscapes are anything but boring. Colorful and beautiful tree, shrub, perennial, grass, ... Plant Selection Workshop (event) 2008-07-11T16:27:25-07:00 WICC Support Group <info@napawatersheds.org> http://www.napawatersheds.org/cal.php?event=1&oid=22045&ogid=9996 Third session in the City of Napa's 2008 Water-Wise Landscaping Workshop Series: September 17 - Site Preparation Learn how to prepare your site for efficient irrigation. After a look at the eight basic principles of water-wise landscaping, local Master Gardeners will thoroughly review local soi... Site Preparation Workshop for Efficient Irrigation (event) 2008-07-11T16:22:49-07:00 WICC Support Group <info@napawatersheds.org> http://www.napawatersheds.org/cal.php?event=1&oid=22084&ogid=9996 The California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) Stormwater Conference theme for this year is: "Collaboration and Innovation to Achieve Water Quality Goals." The CASQA 2008 Conference will again offer a full program of training workshops, presentations and exhibits for holders of municipa... Stormwater Conf.: Collaboration & Innovation to Achieve Water Quality Goals (event) 2008-08-12T11:11:01-07:00 WICC Support Group <info@napawatersheds.org> http://www.napawatersheds.org/cal.php?event=1&oid=22089&ogid=9996 Creek to Bay Cleanup Day Saturday, September 20 9 am - Noon Come out and participate in the statewide effort to keep our local waterways clean, healthy, and beautiful. From 9am until noon, volunteers will collect trash and recyclables at various locations along the Napa River and other waterw... Creek to Bay Cleanup Day (event) 2008-08-13T07:53:44-07:00 WICC Support Group <info@napawatersheds.org> http://www.napawatersheds.org/cal.php?event=1&oid=22103&ogid=9996 This is a public meeting and all are encouraged to attend. Meeting agenda and supporting materials are available via the link provided. WICC Board Meeting (event) 2008-08-25T14:33:48-07:00 WICC Support Group <info@napawatersheds.org> http://www.napawatersheds.org/cal.php?event=1&oid=22065&ogid=9996 The National Association of Flood & Stormwater Management Agencies (NAFSMA) is pleased to announce its 30th Anniversary Annual Meeting, which will be held at the Meritage Resort in Napa, California, on August 25-28, 2008. The 2008 meeting will focus on critical flood risk reduction issues, including... National Association of Flood & Stormwater Mgmt. Agencies 30th Annual Mtg. (event) 2008-08-05T14:47:38-07:00 WICC Support Group <info@napawatersheds.org> http://www.napawatersheds.org/news.php?oid=22104&ogid=9999&display=1 "The Napa Valley was once a place of enormous natural bounty, fed by a vibrant, healthy river teeming with salmon and steelhead. Today, the valley is more famous for its managed bounty of grapes and fine wine. The river, hemmed in by vineyards, has too often been relegated to the status of a waste canal. But now a unique alliance of growers and scientists has come together to give the Napa's upper reach a chance to regain some of its wildness." An article for Bay Nature, By Glen Martin New! - Valley of Water and Wine: Changing Course Along the Napa River (news) 2008-09-02T17:30:18-07:00 WICC Support Group <info@napawatersheds.org> http://www.napawatersheds.org/cal.php?event=1&oid=22069&ogid=9996 This workshop, not only intended for water law professionals, is important to anyone in the water industry that needs to stay on top of legal water issues in California. The workshop registration fee will include continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks, luncheons, a reception on Thursday even... Workshop for Water Law (event) 2008-08-05T14:50:27-07:00 WICC Support Group <info@napawatersheds.org> http://www.napawatersheds.org/cal.php?event=1&oid=22073&ogid=9996 New supplement: Hands-on Planning for Environmental Monitoring This course expands upon the previous segment (a??Water Quality Monitoring Designa?? course), to include hands-on exercises for selected steps in the process of planning a water quality monitoring Project. Participants will f... Hands-on Planning for Environmental Monitoring (event) 2008-08-05T15:20:10-07:00 WICC Support Group <info@napawatersheds.org> http://www.napawatersheds.org/cal.php?event=1&oid=22071&ogid=9996 Water Quality Monitoring Design Course at UC Berkeley Extension , August 20 & 21, 2008 This course has been tailored to meet the specific needs of grant managers, grant Project directors and/or technical leaders, contractors, or anyone in charge of developing and implementing a scientifically ... Water Quality Monitoring Design Course (event) 2008-08-05T15:17:31-07:00 WICC Support Group <info@napawatersheds.org> http://www.napawatersheds.org/docs.php?oid=22102&ogid=10687 Water Quality Monitoring Design Course at UC Berkeley Extension , August 20 & 21, 2008 This course has been tailored to meet the specific needs of grant managers, grant Project directors and/or technical leaders, contractors, or anyone in charge of developing and implementing a scientifically ... New! - WICC Board Packet 08.28.08 (lib) 2008-08-25T14:28:17-07:00 WICC Support Group <info@napawatersheds.org> http://www.napawatersheds.org/docs.php?oid=22101&ogid=11017 Water Quality Monitoring Design Course at UC Berkeley Extension , August 20 & 21, 2008 This course has been tailored to meet the specific needs of grant managers, grant Project directors and/or technical leaders, contractors, or anyone in charge of developing and implementing a scientifically ... New! - Final Geotechnical Report for Zinfandel Lane Fish Passage Assessment (lib) 2008-08-21T08:58:50-07:00 WICC Support Group <info@napawatersheds.org> http://www.napawatersheds.org/news.php?oid=22099&ogid=9999&display=1 The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board), Division of Financial Assistance is accepting applications for the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grant Program [Clean Water Act Section 319(h) NPS Grant Program]. The purpose of the 319 (h) NPS Grant Program is to provide funds to projects that restore and protect the beneficial uses of water throughout the State through the control of NPS pollution consistent with completed Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) or TMDLs under substantial development. New! - Nonpoint Source Implementation Grant Program (news) 2008-08-20T12:13:23-07:00 WICC Support Group <info@napawatersheds.org> http://www.napawatersheds.org/cal.php?event=1&oid=22096&ogid=9996 Wildlife Conservation Commission Meeting (event) 2008-08-15T14:50:56-07:00 WICC Support Group <info@napawatersheds.org> http://www.napawatersheds.org/docs.php?oid=22095&ogid=10752 August 18, 2008 Wildlife Conservation Commission Meeting Agenda (lib) 2008-08-15T14:49:15-07:00 WICC Support Group <info@napawatersheds.org> http://www.napawatersheds.org/cal.php?event=1&oid=22057&ogid=9996 The Groundwater Resources Association of California (GRA) invites you to join us for a Symposium focusing on the implications of Climate Change for groundwater supplies. Regardless of the uncertainties in various Climate Change scenarios, the State of California is taking aggressive steps based both... Climate Change: Implications for groundwater management (event) 2008-07-21T12:04:50-07:00 WICC Support Group <info@napawatersheds.org> http://www.napawatersheds.org/cal.php?event=1&oid=22037&ogid=9996 See: http://sercal.org/conference.htm for details For conference brochure visit: http://sercal.org/conference2008/sercal08registration.pdf The California Society for Ecological Restoration Conference (event) 2008-07-11T14:52:16-07:00 WICC Support Group <info@napawatersheds.org> http://www.napawatersheds.org/docs.php?oid=22094&ogid=10676 See: http://sercal.org/conference.htm for details For conference brochure visit: http://sercal.org/conference2008/sercal08registration.pdf New! - Creek to Bay Cleanup Day Flyer (lib) 2008-08-14T15:41:15-07:00 WICC Support Group <info@napawatersheds.org> http://www.napawatersheds.org/docs.php?oid=22091&ogid=10676 See: http://sercal.org/conference.htm for details For conference brochure visit: http://sercal.org/conference2008/sercal08registration.pdf New! - Creek to Bay Cleanup Day Flyer (lib) 2008-08-13T10:28:59-07:00 WICC Support Group <info@napawatersheds.org> http://www.napawatersheds.org/news.php?oid=22087&ogid=9999&display=1 Opened in January, the Orange County Groundwater Replenishment System is the largest of its type in the world. It cost $480 million to build, will cost $29 million a year to run and took more than a decade to get off the ground. The stumbling block was psychological, not architectural. New York Times, August 10, 2008, By ELIZABETH ROYTE New! - A Tall, Cool Drink of ... Sewage? (news) 2008-08-12T11:33:10-07:00 WICC Support Group <info@napawatersheds.org>